Ten chromite ores from ophiolite complexes in SE Iran were analyzed mineralogically by XRD, chemically by XRF, and mineral chemistry by EPMA. The identified paragenesis of silicate minerals of chromite ores with the X-ray diffraction is pronounced differently. It consists of secondary phases formed as serpentine, Cr-containing chlorite (kaemmererite), chromic garnet (uarovite) with preserved pa...

In this study, degradation by so-called “Obake” , an advanced stage of external corundum growth on alumina-silica refractory surfaces, was investigated. The Obake successfully recreated melting Al-5%Mg in the crucible under thermal cycle conditions. test temperatures were chosen at 1000°C or 1150°C. It confirmed that internal occurred formation spinel (MgAl2O4) where touch with molten Al-5Mg an...

Al/MgAl2O4in situ metal matrix composites have been synthesized using value-added silica sources (microsilica and rice husk ash) containing ∼97% SiO2 in Al-5 wt.% Mg alloy. The thermodynamics and kinetics of MgAl2O4 formation are discussed in detail. The MgO and MgAl2O4 phases were found to dominate in microsilica (MS) and rice husk ash (RHA) value-added composites, respectively, during the ini...

increasing demands for cement, iron and steel industries for refractories with suitable workability in severeconditions (without any environmental risks), make the refractories’ researches to be an active area. refractories containing spinel has been developed with addition of chromia as a substitute in refractories using magnesite - chromite. in this research, different amounts of cr2o3 were a...

In the present investigation, wire arc additive manufacturing of Inconel 625 was carried out with cold metal transfer variant inert gas process. The heat input varied between 0.46 and 0.63 kJ/mm, which is a rather low deposition rate. built walls were subjected to Charpy V crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) fracture toughness testing, in addition microstructure examination light microscope s...

Oxygen isotopic measurements of 20 spinel (MgAl2O4) grains from the CM2 meteorite Murray (average diameter 0.45 m), seven spinel grains from ordinary chondrites (OC, 0.3 to 2 m) and three spinel grains from the CI chondrite Orgueil (0.4 to 0.7 m) have revealed large anomalies and thus established their presolar origin. Their O isotopic ratios fall into all four previously defined groups and ind...

High-resolution electron microscopy was employed to characterize the interface structure of a cast Al-Mg-Si-Bi-Pb aluminium(6262)-based composite reinforced by alpha alumina particles with a trace of beta alumina in order to investigate the behaviour of alloying elements in cast composites. Except for a few primary Mg2Si particles, few reaction products were detected at the interface of Al/alph...