In this paper a functional graded material (FGM) thermal barrier coating (TBC) is prepared using Atmospheric Plasma Spraying (APS) method. The FGM layers were deposited by varying the feeding ratio of CYSZ/NiCrAlY and conventional CYSZ on a NiCrALY-coated Inconel 738 substrates. Hot corrosion behavior, bonding strength and the related failure mechanisms of a conventional TBC and a FGM TBC are i...

We propose a novel diamond synthesis method based on molten salt electrolysis. In our method, carbon deposition and hydrogen generation occur simultaneously, reacts selectively with atoms that possess sp 2 hybrid orbitals to form CH 4 gas. Therefore, only 3 grows diamond. Scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy analysis confirmed was synthesized by...

In the present study, Thermo-Reactive Deposition method (TRD) in a molten bath was used to form niobium carbide coating on AISI L2 steel. The coating was formed in five different composition of borax (Na2B4O7), boric acid (B2O3), and ferro-niobium. For all of the five compositions of molten bath, niobium carbide coating treatment was carried out at 1173 K, 1273 K, and 1373 K for 2, 4 and 8 hour...

One of the most important resources we need today is electricity to carry out comfortably our day-to-day activities. While many nations in the world are abundantly enjoying this resource, more than 1.2 billion people do not have access to electricity. Most of these people are from developing nations typically from Africa and India. They happen to be poor and living in remote villages and mounta...

Given the strong influence of surface structure on reactivity heterogeneous catalysts, understanding mechanisms that control crystal morphology is an important component designing catalytic materials with targeted shape and functionality. Herein, we employ density functional theory to examine impact growth media NiO faceting in line experimental findings, showing molten-salt synthesis alkali ch...