Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Si alloys produced by rapid solidification and hot extrusion

P Noga, T Skrzekut, M Wędrychowicz - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The paper presents the results of tests of rapid solidification (RS) aluminum alloys with the
addition of silicon (5%, 11%, and 20%). Casting by melt-spinning on the surface of an …

A combination strategy targeting the combustion enhancement of electrically controlled rocket fuels exerts synergistic elimination against zirconium's electrostatic …

Z Wang, F Li, Q Zhang, K Ouyang, R Shen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing reliable strategies to enhance the energy density of electrically controlled solid
propellants (ECSPs), promising intelligent propulsion fuels, is a challenge due to the …

[HTML][HTML] A Comparative Study on Force-Fields for Interstitial Diffusion in α-Zr and Zr Alloys

J Li, T Shi, C Zhang, P Zhang, SA Ibrahim, Z Sun, Y Li… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Interstitial diffusion is important for radiation defect evolution in zirconium alloys. This study
employed molecular dynamics simulations to investigate interstitial diffusion in α-Zr and its …

Recycling of Hard Disk Drive Platters via Plastic Consolidation

T Skrzekut, M Wędrychowicz, A Piotrowicz - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The paper presents the comparison of two methods of recycling aluminum from HDD platters—
the melting method and the method of plastic consolidation. The main elements of HDD …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of the high-pressure ω-Zr phase on selected properties of sintered zirconium powder materials

A Zwolinski, A Letocha, J Cyboron, P Noga… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most commercial zirconium alloys are obtained by melting methods and consist of α-Zr. The
sintering of zirconium powders is carried out mainly by pressure methods, which is the …

Evaluation of the corrosion resistance of spark plasma sintered stainless steel 316L matrix composites with zirconium diboride in sulfuric acid

M Stępień, I Sulima, P Hyjek, R Kowalik - Archives of Civil and Mechanical …, 2022 - Springer
The influence of the zirconium diboride content and the method of initial material preparation
on the corrosion properties of the composite on the 316L stainless steel matrix were …

Mössbauer and X-ray Studies of Radiation-Induced Processes in Nb–Zr Alloys Implanted with 57Fe Ions

M Vereshchak, I Manakova, A Shokanov - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effect of implanting 57Fe ions on the crystal structure of Nb–Zr alloys has been studied
using Mössbauer spectroscopy on 57Fe nuclei and X-ray diffraction. As a result of …

[HTML][HTML] Development of alternative method for manufacturing structural zirconium elements for nuclear engineering

K Ozhmegov, A Kawalek, D Garbiec, H Dyja, A Arbuz - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zirconium is used as a structural material for use in aggressive environments, including the
core of nuclear reactors. The traditional technology of manufacturing the structural elements …