Yarub Al Douri, American University of Iraq, Iraq
The 21st century calls for nanotechnology researches. However, the potential for the technologies today is limited by high capital costs, low production rates and limited control. Breakthroughs in nanotechnology research could accelerate the development and implementation of the [....] » Read More
Title : Crystallographic Basis of Thermal and Mechanical Reversibility in Shape Memory Alloys
Osman Adiguzel, Firat University, Turkey
Some materials take place in class of advanced smart materials with adaptive properties and stimulus response to the external changes. Shape memory alloys take place in this group, due to the shape reversibility and capacity of responding to changes in the environment [....] » Read More
Title : ZrB2-SiC, ZrB2-SiC-ZrC and TaB2-SiC Composites Manufactured Under High 4 GPa and 30 MPa Pressures
Tetiana Prikhna, V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
Comparison of structures (studied by X-ray with Rietveld refinement and SEM EDX) and Vickers hardness, Hv, (under 9.8 N-load) of ZrB2 - (20, 30 wt.%) SiC, ZrB2 - 20 wt.% SiC - (5, 10, 15 wt.%) ZrC, and TaB2 - (20, 30 wt.%) SiC composites consolidated at 30 MPa by hot pressing (Ho [....] » Read More
Title : Improving interlayer bonding and strength in 3D-printed thermoplastics
Atefeh Golbang, Ulster University, United Kingdom
One of the biggest drawbacks in additive manufacturing of thermoplastic parts using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is the relatively low mechanical properties such as strength and Young’s modulus compared with parts manufactured using conventional methods such as injection [....] » Read More
Title : Joining of high strength alloys and dissimilar materials using Magnetic Pulse Welding Technique
Archana Sharma, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
High strength alloys of Ti, Al, SS and dissimilar materials joining are required to meet new challenges for light weight, structural reinforcement and other functional requirements. Innovative solutions had led to the combinations of metallic assemblies with different melting tem [....] » Read More
Title : Development of current sensors using giant magnetoresistance effect in magnetic multilayers
Prasanta Chowdhury, CSIR - National Aerospace Laboratories, India
In recent years, Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) technology became prominent in the field of magnetic sensing. One of the important applications of magnetic field sensors developed using GMR technology is detection and measurement of current. The current sensors are vital elements i [....] » Read More
Title : Engineered Spin Properties in Open Shell Conjugated Polymers
Daniel J Adams, The University of Southern Mississippi, United States
Organic semiconductors with open-shell electronic structures offer a fundamentally new paradigm for integrating the spin degree of freedom within emerging functional devices. We have recently demonstrated electronic control over low-spin (S = 0) and high-spin (S = 1) conjugated p [....] » Read More