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Thermomechanometric study of AI-Cu-B composites reinforced with diboride particles
(2011)
Al-Cu composites reinforced with diboride particles were fabricated by gravity casting. A thermomechanical analysis (TMA) system allowed studying hardness and creep behavior of the composites. The composite hardness was ...
Tortuosity index based on dynamic mechanical properties of polyimide foam for aerospace application
(2014)
The aerospace industry has focused on the development of high performance polyimide foams because these materials are known for their thermal and acoustic insulation properties. Tortuosity is defined as a parameter that ...
Fabrication and characterization of porous aluminum and zinc via selective dissolution of AI-Zn alloys
(2013)
Chemical dealloying can be used to fabricate porous metals by removing one or more of the species out of an alloy. Generally, a corrosive electrolyte is used to selectively dissolve a noble element. Alloy concentration, ...
Fabrication and characterization of chitin-carbon nanotubes composites
(2015)
Most polymers by themselves have limitations due to their poor mechanical, thermal and
electrical properties compared with metallic and ceramic materials. Therefore, to expand
their range of applications these properties ...
Fabrication and characterization of sintered recycled glass designed for polluted soil filtering
(2014-07)
Soil pollution generates diseases, hunger, and agricultural problems. Porous recycled glass beds were produced to study the feasibility of using them for polluted soil filtering. This research discusses structural and ...
Study of wire fabrication of aluminum treated with diboride particles
(2014)
The present thesis focuses on the fabrication of aluminum wires by adding XB2 nanoparticles into an aluminum matrix, where X is a transition metal: Nb, Mg and Zr.
The incorporation of aluminum in the XB2 particles is ...
Biodegradable chitosan matrix composite reinforced with titanium dioxide for biocidal applications
(2019-12-09)
Access to drinkable water is increasingly difficult to find in developing nations. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.2 billion people lack access to this basic resource. What is worse, water being the ...
Effects of processing on the properties of aluminum-cerium-based alloys
(2020-12-09)
This research seeks to characterize Al-Ce-based alloys processed via different routes. These production methods include powder-in-tube, gravity casting, and powder extrusion. Al-Ce alloys samples were made by gravity casting ...
Effects of Mg and Si additions to novel Al-Ce based alloys for aerospace applications
(2020-07-24)
The experimental work in this thesis is focused on the alloying effects of Mg and Si in Al-Ce base alloys. The alloys were gravity cast over a 20-point (or target chemical compositions) test matrix. X-ray diffraction, ...
Fabrication, characterization and testing of functionally graded aluminum-based targets for sputtering deposition of hybrid composites
(2011)
The fabrication, characterization and testing of sputtering targets were completed for the deposition of hybrid composites. The chemical composition of the target specimens consisted of an aluminum-silicon matrix reinforced ...