Showing 55 results for Mechanical
S. Safi, Dr G. H. Akbari,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (6-2017)
Abstract
Strengthening of copper matrix by dispersion of metallic oxides particles as an efficient way to increase strength without losing thermal and electrical conductivities has been recognized for many years. Such a composite can withstand high temperatures and keep its properties. Such copper alloys have many applications especially in high temperature including resistance welding electrodes, electrical motors and switches. In the present work, at first, the Cu-1%Al solid solution was prepared by the mechanical alloying process via 48 hours of milling. Subsequently, 0.66 gr of copper oxide was added to Cu-1%Al solid solution and mechanically milled for different milling times of 0,16, 32, 48 hours. The milled powder mixtures were investigated by X-Ray Diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The lattice parameter of Cu increased at first, but then decreased at longer milling times. The internal strain increased and the average Cu crystal size decreased during milling process.The particle size decreased during the whole process. With increasing annealing temprature from 450°C to 750°C, the microhardness values of samples decreased at the beginning but then increased. From these results, it can be concluded that nanosize aluminaparticles are formed in the copper matrix.
Mr M. Hajizamani, Dr. M. Alizadeh, Dr. S.a. Jenabali-Jahromi, Dr. A. Alizadeh,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (9-2017)
Abstract
Al-Zn-Mg/3 wt-% Al2O3 nanostructured composite powder was synthesized through Mechanical Alloying (MA). At first, the 7014 alloy matrix constituents were milled in a planetary ball mill for 20 hours. Then, 3 wt.% µ-Al2O3 particles were added to the pre-milled matrix and the nanostructured composite powder was produced at different MA times to investigate the effects of MA time on the characteristics of the produced composite powders such as morphology, crystallite size, lattice strain and microhardness. The characterization results proved that synthesizing nanostructured composite powder with a low amount of micrometric reinforcements in addition to pre-milled micrometric matrix is possible. Also, synthesis of the nanostructured composite powder with the minimum crystallite size of 24 nm and the minimum mean particle size of 5 µm was confirmed. Moreover, the steady state occurred after around 20 hours milling and further milling did not affect the powder characteristics excluding crystallite size, lattice strain and microhardness. In addition, sinterability of the composite powders increased with increasing the milling time due to decreased average particle size. However, after the steady state, the sinterability did not change.
M. Poorkabirian, H. Mostaan, M. Rafiei,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (9-2017)
Abstract
In this research, dissimilar welding between 4130 low alloy steel and austenitic stainless steel 316L has been investigated using Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). Two types of filler metals, including ERNiCr-3 and ER309L, were used for this purpose. Moreover, the joint microstructures including the weld metals, heat affected zones and interfaces were characterized by optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The mechanical behavior of the joint was tested by impact and tension tests. Observations by SEM showed that in impact test, the fracture is soft. In the tensile test, the welded sample by ER309L filler metal was fractured from 316L base metal, but welded specimen with ERNiCr-3 was fractured from welded zone. Also, the results showed a dendritic structure in the nickel-based weld metal. No crack was found in the cellular-dendritic microstructure of ER309L weld metal due to the existance of delta ferrite between them.
Mrs M. Akbari, Dr S. Sabooni, Dr M. H. Enayati, Dr F. Karimzadeh,
Volume 36, Issue 2 (9-2017)
Abstract
In the present study, FeAl/Al2O3 nanocomposite coating was produced on the carbon steel plate using mechanical alloying (MA) technique via a mechanochemical reaction. Stoichiometric ratios of Fe, Al and Fe2O3 as well as a substrate were mixed and milled up to 22h in a vibrating high energy mill with a 4 mm ball. Samples prepared after 18h of MA were subjected to annealing at 773 K for 1-3 h. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and microhardness measurements were carried out to study mechanochemical reaction and coating formation characterization. The results showed that mechanochemical reactions were started after 10h of MA, which finally caused the slight formation of FeAl/Al2O3 nanocomposite. Increasing the milling time to 18 hours led to the continuous increase of the coating thickness up to 80 μm, while the coating layer fractured and began to peel by further milling. The microhardness of the coating after 18h milling was 1050 vickers. Annealing of the 18h milled powders at 773K for 3h led to the complete formation and synthesis of the FeAl/Al2O3 nanocomposite. The results showed that the annealing treatment had considerable effects on the hardness increase up to 1200 vickers as well as adhesion strength of the composite coating.
F. Z. Akbarzadeh, M. Rajabi,
Volume 36, Issue 4 (3-2018)
Abstract
In this study, the composite material with composition of MgH2-10 wt% (25Ce-75Ni) has been prepared by co-milling of magnesium hydride powder with Ce-Ni alloy produced by vacuum arc remelting method. The effect of milling time and additive on magnesium hydride structure, i.e. crystallite size, lattice strain and particle size, and also hydrogen desorption properties of obtained composite were evaluated and compared with pure milled MgH2. It has been shown that the addition of 25Ce-75Ni alloy to magnesium hydride yielded a finer particle size. As a consequence, the desorption temperature of mechanically activated MgH2 decreased from 340 °C to 280 °C for composite 1(5 h mechanical alloying) and to 290 °C for composite 2 (15 h mechanical alloying). Further improvement in the hydrogen desorption tempreture of composite 1 can be related to finer particle size and higher Mg2NiH4 phase value, which corresponded with calculated enthalpy results.
Gh. Akbari, M. H. Enayati, H. Minouei,
Volume 37, Issue 1 (6-2018)
Abstract
In the present study, the mechanical alloying process was used to produce the Ni-Nb-Si amorphous alloy. X-ray diffraction (XRD)analysis and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) were used to approve the amorphous phase formation after 12 hours of mechanical alloying. The results obtained from the SEM morphological images of powder particles during mechanical alloying showed that increasing the milling time caused the reduction of the powder particles size and uniformity in the shape of the particles. Enhancing the embrittlement and fracturing rate caused brittleness and the increase in the failure rate; these were followed by a decrease in the powder particle size to 1-5μm. Cold welding and flattening of the pure elemental powders after mechanical alloying for 2 hours formed a lamellar structure of the alternative layers of different elements lying over each other. SEM image of cross-section of powder particles showed that by increasing the milling time, the interlamellar spacing was decreased, the elements were distributed more uniformly, and finally, a uniform structure of theamorphous phase was completed.
M. Lashani Zand, B. Niroumand, A. Maleki,
Volume 37, Issue 4 (3-2019)
Abstract
Mechanical properties of the alloys are a strong function of the average silicon particles size and the secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS). Modified Hall-Petch equation expresses the effects of these two microstructural parameters on the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of the Al-Si based alloys. These microstructural parameters depen on parameters such as chemical composition, cooling rate and melt treatment. In this study, the effect of cooling rate on the equation constants of the alloy were determined. For this purpose, the alloy was poured at 750 °C in three different molds including a sand mold, a preheated steel mold, and a water cooled steel mold. The Thermal and microstructural analysis showed that the cooling rate in the metal mold was 15.7 times higher than that of the sand mold, which resulted in a decrease of the SDAS from 54 micrometers to 17 micrometers. It was also found that by reducing the SDAS from 45 micrometers to 17 micrometers, the yield strength and tensile strength were increased by 16.5% and 6.5%, respectively. The modified Hall-Petch equation constants and the microstructure-mechanical properties relationships were then established by the microstructural and tensile test studies.
M. Rajabi, M. Shahmiri, M. Ghanbari,
Volume 37, Issue 4 (3-2019)
Abstract
In this study, the effects of boron (B) and zirconium (Zr) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe3Al-based alloys were investigated. Cylindrical samples were produced using a vacuum induction melting furnace (VIM); consequently, the melt was cast into a metallic mold. The microstructure, phase identification, tensile and compressive mechanical properties and fractography of the samples were investigated. Upon microstructural observation, it was found that the alloys microstucture was denderitic and the precipitated phases were mostly present between interdendritic regions. Addition of B and Zr to the alloys resulted in the formation of boride precipitates and Laves phases. The results, therefore, showed that Zr had the most pronounced effect on the mechanical properties because of the formation of Laves phases. Fractographic studies of alloys also revealed that the brittle fracture was dominant between the samples.
H. R. Shahverdi, R. Alipour Mogadam,
Volume 38, Issue 2 (9-2019)
Abstract
Creep age forming (CAF) process is a novel metal forming method with major benefits including improved mechanical properties and cost reduction for aviation industry applications. CAF happens due to creep phenomenon and stress-release during the artificial aging of heat-treatable aluminum alloys. In this work, the creep age forming of 7075 Aluminum alloy at 120, 150 and 180 °C for 6, 24 and 48 h was done; tensile and hardness tests were used to characterize the samples. Results on spring-back revealed that it was influenced by time and temperature; by increasing the time and temperature, it was reduced from 54.1 to 39.51. Mechanical property evaluation also showed that by increasing the time, the strength and hardness could be enhanced due to microstructural evolution and precipitation during the CAF process. According to the mechanical and CAF results, two samples were selected as the optimum ones and their work hardening behavior and fracture surfaces were investigated
S. Torabi, S. Khorshidi, A. Karkhaneh,
Volume 39, Issue 2 (8-2020)
Abstract
For many years, dexamethasone has been used as an anti-inflammatory drug and is still one of the safest glucocorticoids for treating various diseases. Due to the wide range of the side effects of this drug, it is essential to find a suitable delivering system for reduction in dosage with increased effectiveness. Electrospinning is one of the fiber fabrication methods which is widely used to develop drug carriers due to its ability to load various drugs and biological components and control their release. In this research, neat poly (lactic acid) electrospun fibers and dexamethasone loaded fibers were prepared. To evaluate the effect of polymer concentration on morphology, mechanical properties and drug release profile of the resulting fibers, three polymer concentrations of 10%, 14% and 18% w/v were processed. Thereafter, 5% w/v dexamethasone was added to solutions. The scanning electron microscopy images were investigated to obtain the average diameter of fibers and the average area of pores in each sample. In neat samples, by moving from 10% to 18% composition, the average diameter of the fibers increased by 63.21%. However, in drug loaded samples this increased by 51/19%. After evaluating mechanical properties, an increase of 81/34% in Elastic modulus by moving from 10% to 18% composition was observed. Moreover, the ultimate strength increased by 68/021% when increasing the polymer concentration from 10 to 18%. Drug release from the electrospun samples was continued up to 7 days. Linear release was observed in 10% and 14% compositions. The drug release pattern of these samples was of zero order. Considering the importance of zero order release in different applications of dexamethasone, these delivering systems could be useful. The maximum drug release rate belonged to 14% composition (0.044 1/h).
S. Asghari, A. M. Eslami, A. Taheri Zadeh, N. Saeidi,
Volume 39, Issue 3 (12-2020)
Abstract
In this study, the effect of welding heat input on microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar joints of API-X42 and API-B pipeline steels was investigated. Evaluation of the microstructures showed that increasing the welding heat input decreased acicular ferrite in weld metal microstructure, while amount of Widmanstatten ferrite, polygonal ferrite and grain boundary ferrite increased. Also, results of microhardness test showed that by increasing the heat input, hardness of weld metal and the heat affected zone decreased. Tensile test results showed that as the heat input increased, fracture transferred from base metal of API-B to the heat affected zone. Impact test results also showed that increasing the welding heat input could sharply drop the impact energy of the heat affected zone for both base metals due to extensive grain growth.
Kh. Zamani, M. Tavoosi, A. Ghasemi ,
Volume 39, Issue 4 (2-2021)
Abstract
In this research, effect of B and Si addition on the structural and magnetic properties of AlCoCrMnNi high-entropy alloys was investigated. The structural and magnetic properties of AlCoCrMnNiX(X= B, Si) alloys were studied by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). First, the constituent components of the AlCoCrMnNiX (X=B, Si) alloys were mixed for 10 hours. XRD analysis revealed that the solid solution was not formed by mixing. The alloys were then annealed at 900 ˚C for 10 hours. XRD results revealed formation of a solid solution with BCC structure in AlCoCrMnNi and AlCoCrMnNiB alloys. For AlCoCrMnNiSi and AlCoCrMnNiSiB alloys, Ni2Si and Cr2Si3 intermetallics were formed in addition to the solid solution with BCC structure. VSM results suggested that while forming the solid solution for AlCoCrMnNi alloy, soft magnetic properties improved so that magnetic saturation and coercivity increased from 40.22 to 64.46 emu/g, and from 180.143 to 14.09 Oe, respectively.
M. Salehi, M. Eskandari, M. Yeganeh,
Volume 40, Issue 2 (9-2021)
Abstract
In this study, microstructural changes in the thermomechanical processing and its effect on the corrosion behavior of 321 austenitic stainless steel were investigated. EDS analysis and optical microscopy were used to identify precipitates and microstructure, respectively. To evaluate the corrosion properties, potentiodynamic polarization test and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were performed. First, the as-received sample was subjected to cold rolling with a 90% thickness reduction at liquid nitrogen temperature, and then annealing was performed at temperatures of 750, 850, and 1050 °C for 10 min. The results showed that severe cold rolling slightly improved the corrosion properties and in annealed samples, the corrosion resistance increased with more uniform microstructure, more reversion of martensite phase to austenite, and reduction of grain size. Annealed samples at 850 °C and 1050 °C with polarization resistance values of 8.200 kΩ.cm2 and 3.800 kΩ.cm2 depicted the highest and lowest corrosion resistance compared to other samples, respectively.
F. Rafati, N. Johari, F. Zohari,
Volume 40, Issue 4 (3-2022)
Abstract
In the present study, PCL/ZnO nanocomposite scaffolds containing 0, 5, and 15 wt.% of ZnO nanoparticles were prepared via the salt leaching/solvent casting method. The influence of ZnO nanoparticles on the morphology of prepared PCL/ZnO scaffolds was investigated using SEM images. The compressive strength test evaluated the effect of scaffolds’ morphology on mechanical properties. The XRD technique confirmed the desired phases in the scaffold composition. The results showed that the compressive strength and structural integrity of the scaffolds increased by increasing ZnO nanoparticles content as the reinforcement. However, the compressive strength and structural integrity decreased by increasing the amount of ZnO nanoparticles up to more than 5 wt.%. In summary, PCL/ZnO nanocomposite scaffold containing 5 wt.% of ZnO nanoparticles revealed the highest strength, compressive modulus, and structural integrity.
B. Sharifian, G. H. Borhani, E. Mohammad Sharifi,
Volume 41, Issue 2 (11-2022)
Abstract
In this study, mechanically milled (MM) Al-24TiO2-20B2O3 powder in molten Al7075 matrix was used in order to fabricate in-situ TiB2 and Al2O3 reinforcements in Al7075 matrix. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) examination was adopted to find reaction temperature between milled Al, TiO2, and B2O3 powders. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) patterns showed the existence of TiB2 and Al2O3 peaks (750 °C at Ar atmosphere) in MM powder. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) results revealed the uniform distribution of TiO2 and B2O3 particles in the aluminum matrix. 6 wt.% MM powder was added to molten Al7075 at 750 °C. The molten Al7075/TiB2-Al2O3 composite was poured in copper mold. The stir casted composites were hot extruded at 465 °C with extrusion ratio of 6:1 and ram speed of 5 mm/s. The microstructures (optical microscopy and TEM) and mechanical properties (hardness and tensile testing) of samples were evaluated. TEM results showed that in-situ TiB2 nanoparticles were formed. The tensile strength of extruded Al7075/TiB2-Al2O3 composite was reached the value of 496 MPa. This result was around four times greater than that of the as cast Al7075 alloy.
