In this study, the grindability of cast magnetic alloys (Fe-Pt-Nb magnetic alloy and magnetic stainless steel) was evaluated and compared with that of conventional dental casting alloys (Ag-Pd-Au alloy, Type 4 gold alloy, and cobalt-chromium alloy). Grindability was evaluated in terms of grinding rate (i.e., volume of metal removed per minute) and grinding ratio (i.e., volume ratio of metal rem...

An Aluminum based in-situ alloy reinforced with Mg2Si and Si hard particles produced by casting Al-6Si-0.5Mg alloy. The microstructure, tensile properties and fracture behavior of the alloy were investigated and the results show that the Mg2Si and Si hard particles produced by precipitation hardening have great effects. The homogenized (24hr at 500 o C) and solutionized (2hr at 540 o C) cast al...

In this study we examined the hypothesis based on relevant literature survey that the in vitro corrosion behavior of a Cobalt-chrome dental casting alloy for metal-ceramic restorations is better than that of a Nickel-chrome dental casting alloy. The corrosion released metal ions were analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. Moreover, the specimens were electrochemica...

In this study, Al-17%Si alloys were dual modified by fine-grained structural materials (FSM) according to structural heredity. Microstructure and thermal analyses were undertaken to study the modification effect of the FSM master alloy on primary and eutectic Si. Primary Si is refined to a smaller size and eutectic Si is modified from needle-like to fibrous shape after FSM master alloy addition...

This paper presents the wear characteristics of the composite ceramic coating made with Al2O3-40wt%8YSZ on the biomedical grade Ti-6Al-4V alloy (grade 5) used for total joint prosthetic components, with the aim of improving their tribological behavior. The coatings were deposited using a plasma spraying technique, and optimization of plasma parameters was performed using response surface method...

Intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) of Alloy 132 weld metal in light water reactor (LWR) structural components is a great concern. The microstructure of Alloy 132 is dendritic and the grain boundaries that are parallel to the direction of the dendrites growth are known to be most susceptible to cracking. In order to correlate the grain boundary microstructure to IGSCC, and in genera...

Mg-5wt.% Sn alloy is often used in portable electronic devices and automobiles. In this study, mechanical properties of Mg-5wt.% Sn alloy processed by Equal Channel Angular Extrusion (ECAE) were characterized. More precisely, its hardness and wear behavior were measured using Vickers hardness test and a pin-on-disc wear test. The microstructures of ECAE-processed Mg-Sn alloys were investigated ...

Alloy is a declarative specification language especially designed for object modelling. Using Alcoa, an automatic design checking tool, models in Alloy can be automatically analyzed to yield simulations or to find bugs. Models in Alloy consist of a number of separate paragraphs representing conditions or operations to be simulated, or claims to be verified. When a given paragraph in an Alloy mo...

The β titanium alloy Ti-35Nb-7Zr-5Ta (TNZT) has been recently developed as a new implant material. This alloy is composed of non-toxic elements with low modulus of elasticity and is ideal for implant applications. The aim of present study was to evaluate the corrosion resistance of this alloy in an artificial physiological solution. In the present work, the electrochemical behavior of TNZT allo...