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Special features of magnesium such as low density, perfect bio-compatibility in the human body, and close elastic modulus to the human bone have increased the use of Mg alloys in the bio-medical applications. Nevertheless, low mechanical properties and poor corrosion resistance of Mg alloys have limited their bio-medical applications. The addition of alloying elements together with the use of precipitation hardening and plastic deformation are the most effective methods to improve the mechanical properties and increase the corrosion resistance of Mg alloys. Thus, the present research with the aim of improving the mechanical properties of an Mg-Zn alloy by Ca and Gd additions together with... 

The Al-Mg-Si alloys are an important group of industrial materials used extensively in the automotive and aerospace industry, due to their high strength to weight ratio, good corrosion resistance and the recycle ability. In order to achieve a combination of optimized microstructure and properties during the production processes, the study of deformation behavior and heat treatment of these alloys is necessary. Therefore, the prediction of microstructural evolution and mechanical properties as a function of alloy chemical composition and thermomechanical treatment is important for these alloys, from both the scientific and industrial aspects. In the present research, the flow behavior of this... 

The austenitic heat resistant stainless steels have been widely used in petrochemical industry as furnace tubes which are exposed to extremely high temperatures. In this study, the quench aging process of a HP modified heat resistant stainless steel is assessed and the kinetics of aging is evaluated by the JMAK model. The microstructure of steel in as cast and aged conditions was characterized by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope equipped with EDS. The effects of aging time and temperature on the microstructure, tensile propertices, shear strength, hardness, and ductility of the aged steel were determinded. The results of tensile and shear punch tests show a linear... 

The Austenitization, influence of ageing condition and the prediction kinetics of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel were studied in this paper. The Austenitizing temperature of 9200C, 9500C and 10200C were achieved. The specimens were heated for 15, 30 and 60 minutes then quenched in 250C Oil. The cooled samples were tempered at 2000C for 1 hour. The maximum tensile strength obtained at 10200C and 60 minutes were about 1800 MPa. The effect and ageing temperature and time on the strengthening behavior of this steel was modeled and analyzed by shear punch test and means of artificial neural networks (ANNs). Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov (JMAK) analyses were applied to characterize the... 

Low carbon steel sheets have many applications in the automotive industry. The mechanical properties and ductility of the steel change significantly by the aging phenomena. In this study, the effects of temperature and time of quench aging phenomenon on the tensile properties and formability of a low carbon steel sheet has been investigated. Samples with dimensions of 10×10 cm were prepared for the Erichsen test and also samples with geometry in ASTM E8 standard were prepared for the tensile test of the steel sheet. After performing solution treatment on the samples at 650 °C, they were rapidly cooled to room temperature (25 °C) and then placed in water, air and oil at certain temperatures...