Rare-earth metals create unique opportunities in improving properties of aluminum alloys.
For over a century, there have been attempts to explore cerium for aluminum alloying …

Aluminium alloy components are used in lightweight engineering applications and lack
mechanical properties, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. When hard reinforcement …

In the present paper, multiple reinforcements TiO2 and fly ash were utilized for the
fabrication of AA7075 matrix based hybrid composites using stir casting technique followed …

Nano-treating is a novel concept wherein a low percentage of nanoparticles is used for
microstructural control and property tuning in metals and alloys. The nano-treating of …

Scandium is the first of the transition elements and occupies an intermediate position
between the typical rare-earth elements and the light metallic elements. The most significant …

The effects of Ni on the phases, microstructural evolution, hot tear susceptibility and
mechanical properties of Al–6Zn-1.4 Mg-1.2 Cu alloys fabricated by gravity casting were …

Interactions between the solidification front and the remaining suspended particles take
place during solidification of particles reinforced composites. The particles are either …

The microstructure and mechanical properties of the rheoformed parts of 7075 aluminum
matrix composite were investigated. The results show that more liquid phase and spheroidal …

Solid-state recycling is a direct conversion method for producing metal chips, whereas the
materials are plastically deformed into the final product without melting, offering lower …

In the present review, the main findings on the rheological characterization of semi-solid
metals (SSM) are presented. Experimental results are a fundamental basis for the …