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Continuous casting is one of the ingot production methods in which the product has uniform chemical structure, low defects and high production rates. These days, carbon steel and nonferrous alloys are mainly produced by this special method. The design of continuous casting process includes a lot of difficulties due to its technological complexity. One of the most important aspects of this process is the heat transfer during solidification. In the present study, a new mathematical model and its corresponding numerical solution method have been introduced to establish the condition of directional solidification along the major ingot’s axis. The controlling parameters used in the model are... 

Physical and mechanical properties of cast alloys is partly a function of the morphology and volume fraction of phases from freezing. The microstructure of the eutectic solidification is function of physical properties (especially mobility and surface tension) and the volume fraction of phases involved in the evolution. The prediction of solidification microstructures will be very helpful for improving the mechanical properties of casting alloys and designing of new families of alloys. The theoretical study of the formation of eutectic microstructures is very difficult and almost impossible in general cases and empirical studies are expensive. The purpose of this study is to predict the... 

Recent research suggests that the electrochemical deposition of cobalt-based binary alloys, such as cobalt-tungsten and cobalt-iron, can lead to the formation of amorphous structures in the coatings. Theoretical studies suggest that these structures are equivalent to structures created by the melt cooling of the alloy at speeds of about 〖10〗^10 Kelvin per second. The formation of a glass phase can significantly increase the abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance of these coatings. Empirical studies show that the ability of the glass to become glassy, or more precisely, the transition from crystalline to amorphous, is largely a function of the chemical composition. Simulation of... 

One of the major challenges in Additive Manufacturing is the creation of residual stresses due to the high temperature gradient in the solidification zone. This will cause problems such as cracks in the structure, metallurgical defects as well as deformation and dimensional accuracy reduction in the finished product. The purpose of this study is to perform mathematical modeling and computer simulation of the selective laser melting process (SLM) to predict these stresses as well as identify the effective parameters on this phenomenon. The conditions were adjusted in this model with the actual coefficients of the device. Additionally, the powder used in this project is Ti6Al4V material. By... 

bulk metallic glass Unlike metal materials that have a crystalline structure, amorphous glass is an amorphous material with an irregular atomic structure that simultaneously has the same physical properties as metals. Due to the absence of crystal defects such as dislocation and grain boundaries, these materials show unique mechanical properties such as high strength and elastic strain, abrasion resistance and proper corrosion. However, their plastic deformation is heterogeneous, concentrated, and accompanied by sudden failure. Unlike metals, these materials do not have a long-range crystalline order, and their atomic structure includes short-range and mid-range order. The short-range order... 

In this thesis, by deliberately embedding “emplacements” in the system to locally break the inversion and the time reversal symmetries, the manifold of all possible microstructures is navigated in pursuit of the one that can give rise to maximal magnetoelectric effect mediated by elastic energy of piezoelectric-piezomagnetic phases via their interface --- needless to mention the low intensity of such an effect in single-phase multiferroics. The configuration with the maximal coupling is sought within the context of phase-field modeling. In order to numerically track the conserved dissipative dynamics of the interface (namely, the Cahn-Hilliard equation) --- that is nonlocal by the nature of... 

Corrosion is an electrochemical process that results in the degradation of metallic materials in a corrosive environment. Localized corrosion is a destructive form of corrosion that can lead to catastrophic failure of structures. In developed countries, corrosion costs more than 3% of gross national product every year, much more than the costs arisen from all-natural disasters combined. It is very important to understand this process to prevent sudden accidents and also develop high strength corrosion resistant metallic materials. This study presents the formulation and implementation of a phase field model for simulating the activation- and diffusion-controlled pitting corrosion phenomena... 

Although the anisotropy of the solid-liquid interfacial free energy for most metal alloys is small, this anisotropy plays a significant role in the growth rate, morphology, and preferred crystallographic directions in dendritic growth. In recent research, the binary nickel-niobium alloy has been suggested as a suitable substitute for studying the solidification behavior of the superalloy Inconel 718. In this study, using molecular dynamics simulation with the LAMMPS software, pure nickel and Ni-%1Nb, Ni-%5Nb, and Ni-%10Nb alloys were examined (composition is based on atomic percent). After equilibrating the liquid and solid phases at the melting temperature, the interfacial phase was studied... 

In many casting experiments, a well is used in the bottom of downsprue, which causes smooth flow in the runner. When the well is not properly designed, sand erosion happens in the runner and some oxide films and gaseous trap within the melt. These oxide films enter into the cast and decrease its strength and fatigue resistance. In addition, the gaseous trapped in the melt turn into solidification voids within the casting part which deteriorate its mechanical properties. The purpose of this research is to enhance casting efficiency by eliminating the mentioned defects. Modified design of sprue-well is proposed by the means of simulation with ProCAST software. Effective variables considered... 

A gating system is network of canals which leads molten metal to mold cavity. Fluid flow during mold filling is highly complex, involving transients, combined and divided flows at junctions, simultaneous heat transfer during fluid flow, turbulence, momentum exchange and energy loss. In case of non-uniform fluid flow at ingates, it causes week mechanical properties, and non-directional solidification. Accordingly, it cause riser insufficiency . In this Work by solving Bernoulli equations, fluid flow at each ingate was obtained and Genetic Algorithm was utilized for fluid flow optimization. Using this optimization method leads to reach to ideal design, simultaneously SUTCAST software was used... 

A numerical algorithm is proposed to design microstructure of a two-phase functionally graded material under dynamic loading. In order to direct energy propagation through the desired regions in the domain, we introduced a regularized Heaviside function, H(x), in our objective functional, namely the time-averaged sum of the elastic strain energy and the kinetic energy. Real-life systems are however, not undamped, but possess some kind of energy dissipation mechanism or damping. In order to apply modal analysis of undamped systems to damped systems, we use Rayleigh damping model in our formulations. To generate a well-posed topology optimization, we used homogenization via a solid isotropic... 

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), in contrast to conventional crystalline materials, are defined as metals with an amorphous and disordered atomic-scale structure. Due to the absence of dislocations and grain boundaries, BMGs have considerably unique mechanical properties such as high strength and elastic strain, high wear resistance and desirable corrosion resistance. However, they generally suffer from poor plasticity caused by an inhomogeneous deformation which leads to catastrophic failure by localization of strain into narrow regions, known as shear bands. This factor has extremely restricted their application as advanced structural materials. Furthermore, the recently discovered phenomenon... 

Multi-principle alloys exhibit microstructure and different properties from most conventional alloys due to their high entropy, very slow diffusion and distorted crystal structure properties. Heat treatment, thermomechanical treatment, addition of alloying elements and control of solidification process are common methods of microstructure modification and property improvement. Among the solidification parameters, undercooling and cooling rate is one of the most suitable methods to obtain semi-stable and fine-grained phases. These parameters have been less studied in multi-principle alloys, while in the case of ferrous and cobalt alloys has been much studied. The main purpose of this type of... 

Due to its biodegradability, magnesium can be a good option for making degradable medical implants that disappear in the body over time and thus there would be no need for secondary surgery. However, high rate of corrosion of magnesium in the body environment and low formability at room temperature are the two main problems of magnesium, which lead to rapid destruction of the sample in a short time and serious problems. For these reasons, much research is currently being done to improve the corrosion behavior and mechanical properties of magnesium alloys through microstructure modification. In this regard, special attention has been paid to Mg-Li alloys as the lightest magnesium alloys. The... 

In the last decade, mechanical metamaterials have attracted more attention due to new design principles that combine the concept of hierarchical architecture with material size effects at the micro or nano scale. This strategy shows extraordinary mechanical performance that we use in unknown parts of the material property space, including strength-to-density ratios, extraordinary flexibility, and the ability to absorb energy with brittle components. The aim of this research was to print metamaterial scaffolds from a combination of biocompatible and bioactive to be used as scaffolds in bone tissue engineering. In addition to the biological properties appropriate to the host tissue, the... 

The transient liquid phase bonding is a combination of penetration bonding and hard soldering processes. This method is based on the diffusion in the solid state of the melting point reducing elements from the joint zone into the base metal and isothermal solidification that the kinetics of this reaction are controlled by diffusion in the solid state. In this study, we investigate the bonding of 304 stainless steel with cobalt base interlayer by transient liquid phase method and studies of microstructural and corrosion resistance of the joint. Three different temperatures are considered for the bonding and after each bonding, the microstructure is examined with a optical and scanning...