Materials Engineering (MatEng): Recent submissions
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Effect Of Free-Volume On The Fracture And Fatigue Of Amorphous Alloys
(2010-07-01)Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are a new class of structural materials and exhibit unique combinations of mechanical properties. As a result, their mechanical behavior has been an active area of scientific pursuit in the ... -
Multi-Scale Approaches For Understanding Deformation And Fracture Mechanisms In Amorphous Alloys
(2010-03-09)Amorphous alloys possess attractive combinations of mechanical properties (high elastic limit, ~2%, high fracture toughness, 20-50 MPa.m1/2, etc.) and exhibit mechanical behavior that is different, in many ways, from that ... -
Tensile And Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior Of A Ni-Base Superalloy
(2009-12-14)Background and Objective: Nickel-base superalloys, strengthened by a high volume fraction of Ni3Al precipitates, have been the undisputed choice for turbine discs in gas turbines as they exhibit the best available combination ... -
Microstructure Development During Laser And Electron Beam Welding Of Ti/Ni Dissimilar Joints
(2009-09-02)Fusion welding of dissimilar metals constitutes a crucial processing stage in a variety of applications, and the use of high energy beams (HEB) like lasers and electron beams for such welding applications has several ... -
Studies On Acid Production Potential Of Some Sulphide Minerals And Bioremediation Of Acid Mine Drainage
(2009-08-19)Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a worldwide environmental problem associated with the mining wastes, generated from active and inactive mining sites from mineral processing activities. AMD is defined as the drainage that occurs ... -
Evolution Of Multivariant Microstuctures With Anisotropic Misfit
(2009-06-17)Many technologically important alloys such as Ni base superalloys and Ti-Al base alloys benefit from the precipitation of an ordered β phase from a disordered α matrix. When the crystallographic symmetry of the β phase is ... -
Superplastic Deformation Behaviour Of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy
(2009-05-29)Superplastic deformation behaviour of AZ31 magnesium alloy having initial grain sizes 8, 11 and 17μm alloy was investigated at 673 K with initial strain rates ranging from 1x10-2 to 1x10-4 s-1. Mechanical data on fine ... -
Study Of Fracture Properties Of NiAl Bond Coats On Nickel Superalloy By Three Point Bending Of Microbeams
(2009-05-13)The continuing quest for higher performance levels of modern gas turbine engines has been accompanied by the demand for higher engine operating temperatures. The use of Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) enabled gas turbines ... -
Ion-Nitriding Of Maraging Steel (MDN 250A Grade) For Light Combat Aircraft Applications
(2009-05-12)Maraging steels have got high strength and good toughness. Maraging steel MDN 250A grade is used for slat tracks on the leading edge of the wing of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). This application requires high strength and ... -
Development And Validation Of Two-Dimensional Mathematical Model Of Boron Carbide Manufacturing Process
(2009-03-06)Boron carbide is produced in a heat resistance furnace using boric oxide and petroleum coke as the raw materials. In this process, a large current is passed through the graphite rod located at the center of the cylindrical ... -
Kinetics Of Pressureless Infiltration Of Al-Mg Alloys Into Al2O3 Preforms : A Non-Uniform Capillary Model
(2009-03-06)Al-Mg alloys spontaneously infiltrate into porous ceramic preform in a nitrogenous atmosphere above 750 °C with Mg either pre-alloyed or introduced at the interface to initiate the process. The governing process variables ... -
Modeling Of Liquid Flow In A Packed Bed Under Influence Of Gas Flow
(2009-03-05)The aim of the current study is to model (non-wetting) liquid flow in a packed bed under the influence of gas flow. It has been observed experimentally that non-wetting liquid flows in a packed bed in form of small droplets ... -
Microstructure And Texture Evolution And Its Effect On Mechanical Properties In Dilute Magnesium Based AZ21 Alloy
(2009-03-05)Dilute Mg alloys are exclusively identified for wrought structural applications in automotive industry. Any improvement in mechanical properties of alloys is possible only by grain size refinement and by the development ... -
Studies On The Bioremoval Of Hexavalent And Trivalent Chromium Using Bacillus Polymyxa
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-06-07)The removal of toxic and heavy metal contaminants from aqueous waste streams and industrial effluents is one of the most important environmental issues being faced the world over. In order to combat this problem, the ... -
Role Of Interfacial Phenomena In Bioprocessing Of Minerals Using Bacillus Polymyxa
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-12-11)In recent years there has been growing interest in bio-mineral processing due to its low operating costs and its application in processing lean-grade ores. Bioprocessing is a good alternative to conventional hydrometallurgy ... -
Modeling Constitutive Behavior And Hot Rolling Of Steels
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-03-17)Constitutive behavior models for steels are typically semi-empirical, however recently neural network is also being used. Existing neural network models are highly complex with a large network structure i.e. the number ... -
Symmetry-Breaking Transitions In Equilibrium Shapes Of Coherent Precipitates
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-12-22)We present a general approach for determining the equilibrium shape of isolated, coherent, misfitting particles by minimizing the sum of elastic and interfacial energies using a synthesis of finite element and optimization ... -
Study Of Friction And Wear Behaviour Of Nano-Embedded Aluminium Alloys
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-12-22)In general, the bearing alloys have two types of microstructure i.e., either a soft matrix with discrete hard particles or a continuous matrix of the harder metal with small amount of the softer metal finely dispersed in ... -
Studies On Corrosion Of Some Structural Materials In Deep Sea Environment
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-12-22)Efficient exploitation and conservation of the oceans poses great technological challenges for scientists and engineers who must develop materials, structures and equipment for use in harsh environment of the oceans. For ... -
Studies On Bio-Oxidation A Refractory Gold Containing Sulphidic Concentrate With Respect To Optimization And Modeling
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-12-22)Although bacterial leaching of sulphidic minerals is a well-known phenomenon, it is only in the last ten years that full-scale bacterial leaching plants have been commissioned for gold processing. In order for bacterial ...