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Diverse methods of producing semi-solid metal have been the subject of extensive study for the past 40 years. Among all these methods, electromagnetic stirring (EMS) and gas induced semi solid (GISS) have been used on a commercial scale. Considering the fact that in previous studies the intensity of electromagnetic field in the central part of the stirring chamber was negligible, a hollow cylinder with an almost pure iron core was utilized in the central part of the chamber in order to intensify the electromagnetic field in the center and to introduce gas bubbles into the melt. Aluminum A356 alloy was stirred by a three phase electromagnetic stirrer and introduction of gas bubbles under... 

Today, Mg and Al as the widely used metals, make a special contribution to automotive, electronics and aerospace industries. Increasing the application of alloys of these metals, has extended the demand for reliable joint between alloys of these two metals. The main problem with the dissimilar joining of A356 alloy and AZ91 alloy is hard and brittle intermetallic compounds formation such as Mg17Al12 and Mg2Si which brings about welding strength reduction. By far, a large number of researches about dissimilar joining of AZ91 alloy and A356 alloy in semi-solid condition have not accomplished. In this method two fragments, one from AZ91 alloy and another from A356 alloy among which was a 2... 

Aluminum is the lightest industrial element after magnesium. As a result, aluminum alloys have many industrial usages because of their high specific strength. Semisolid casting is one of the processes that is capable of producing aluminum alloys with high mechanical properties. In this process, there are a wide variety of methods to prepare semisolid slurry, one of the best ways of which to produce globular structure is electromagnetic stirrer. In this research, the semisolid slurry of A356 aluminum alloy is fabricated by electromagnetic stirrer under different conditions of stirrer intensity current, stirring time and pouring temperature. Then the fabricated semisolid slurry is injected... 

Hypereutectic A390 alloy has some exclusive specification among aluminum alloys because of its' excellent properties such as high wear resistance and low thermal expansion. In this research powder-thixoforming method, a compilation of powder and thixoforming methods is used for production of parts. In this method gas atomized powder of pre-fabricated alloy was consolidated by hot pressing under argon atmosphere and converted to an acceptable feedstock for thixoforming stage. The feedstock is reheated to semi solid region and rapidly transferred to a injection sleeve with central runner. The semi-solid feedstock is injected in a step die by a hydraulic press of 1 m/s ram speed. According to... 

2024 Aluminum alloy has an abundant application in the aerospace and automobile industries. One of the most important problems of the alloy is hot cracking during the fusion welding process. It is stated that the solidified grains can be refined by a static magnetic field and an alternative electric field applied simultaneously during solidification. To make the alternative electric field, an alternative current was passed through the specimen. In order to prevent hot cracking, electromagnetic vibration was used. Then the effect of intensity of the static magnetic field and alternative electric current on joint was examined. Joining was carried out at electric currents of 40, 60, and 80A and... 

The purpose of this investigation was to study the microstructure of the Inconel718 alloy wich was produced by VAR and suction casting method, and study the effect of cooling rate on the solidification structure of Inconel718 alloy. In the first a labratoary scale VAR furnace was made. After producing some sample's with this furnace, a suction casting sample was produced using a 3mm diameter copper mold. Metallography, SEM, EDS, and microhardness analysis was carried away. Cooling rate evaluation was done by using a equation between secondary dendrite arm spacing and solidification time. Results showed that by increasing cooling rate from 63 c/s to around 2000 c/s, columnar and equiaxed... 

A356 Aluminium alloy has an abundant application in the aerospace and automobile industries. One of the most important problems of the alloy is in it’s microstructure after solidification with long dendrite grain of Aluminium.It is stated that solidied grains can be refined by electromagnetic vibration and an alternative electric feild applied simultaneously. To make electric field, electric current passed through the specimen. In order to change in microstructure, electromagnetic vibration was used. Then the effect of intensity of electromagnetic field and alternative electric current on microstructure was examined.Grain refining carried out at electric current 80A and magnetic flux of 13,... 

Due to the increasing spread of metal industries and the need for raw material as feed for electric furnaces in order to produce cast iron and steel, as well as scrap deficiency and rising prices, the use of sponge iron as a substitute for scrap was considered in this project Therefore, in order to achieve the chemical analysis of the sorel ingot that is special for spherical graphite cast iron production with low manganese and chromium content, the direct reduction process was carried out using tunnel kiln method on low-manganese iron ore concentrate.After the investigation on direct reduction parameters including the saggers and coal grading,the produced sponge iron has melted in... 

Aluminum Bronzes have many applications in marine environments. These alloys suffer from both hot cracking and cold cracking. In order to overcome the hot cracking and cold cracking, Semisolid Stir Joining method and a proper thermal cycle was used respectively. Effects of temperature, stirring rate, and tool type were investigated in Semisolid Stir joining method. In this method, butt joint design was used in order to place specimens, and the specimens were heated up to specific temperatures (920, 925, 930°C). A stirrer (Cylindrical and Grooved tool) with three rotational speeds (800, 1200, 1600 RPM) was introduced into the stir weld seam. Welded specimens were cooled to the 900°C... 

Semisolid joining is a relatively new method that is started since 2002. So far, Aluminum alloys semisolid joining is not studied in details. In this research, by obtaining local semisolid region in the vicinity of the joining seam, two A356 Aluminum part were welded. Hot Nitrogen gas was used to prepare local semisolid region. Since the hot gas was not capable to produce the region by itself, samples were preheated. In experimental procedure, preheating plane type, hot gas temperature, gas flow, sample dimensions, and welding speed were investigated. Effects of each parameter were determined by microstructure studies and measuring the mechanical properties of welding seam. Results showed... 

Increasing emissions of greenhouse gases from one hand and decline in the fossile resources of energy on the other hand has raised the motivation of searching for renewable sources. Biodiesel, because of having perfect feature for replacing with petroleum diesel, has been considered as candidate for this purpose. Using enzymatic reaction is one of the methods for biodiesel production. Understanding the kinetics of this reaction is important to achieve higher production rates. In present work, the kinetic of transesterification of castor oil with use of Novozyme 435 (as enzyme) was investigated. Enzymatic biodiesel production is a bi-substrate (oil and alcohol) reaction. Genetic algorithm was... 

Conventional defects in GTAW welding of Aluminum 5052 alloy are the decrease in weld zone strength because of grain growth, formation of columnar grains in the fusion line, solidification cracks and porosities. In this work, effect of strong field electromagnetic stirring on solidification structure of 5052 alloy and elimination of GTAW defects have been investigated. For arc welding processes (especially tungsten inert gas welding), a process called magnetic stirring was proposed, patented, and investigated in the 1970s. The essential aim was to improve weld quality and they indicated that the the Lurentz force is cause of weld stirring. In the earlier researches, alternating magnetic field... 

The study on new rheoforming technologies of semi-solid alloys has recently been one main subject interesting many researchers and industrials, and so many new methods about preparing semi-solid alloy slurry and rheoforming process have been suggested. Among more than 20 proposed methods, only MHD (Magneto Hydro Dynamics) and EMS (electromagnetic stirring) methods has been industrialized. In this research, the semi-solid slurry of A356 aluminum alloy was fabricated by electromagnetic stirrer under different conditions of stirring current, stirring time and pouring temperatures. Then the semi-solid slurry prepared in optimum conditions was injected into a step-die cavity by a drop device and... 

Since its discovery in 1943, the use of ductile iron is increasing continuously, this is due to the combination of various excellent mechanical properties. Excessive amount of research has being carried out to improve the properties. Austempererd ductile iron is the most recent development in this field. The application of this material included to automobile, railway, military, agricultural, mining & construction industries. The newly developed austempered ductile iron is now replacing steel in many fields so it has become very important to various aspects of this material. In this thesis, the effect of alloying elements (copper & nickel) and the austempering process variables on the... 

Aluminum alloys are one of the most economical light alloys that are used in automobile and aerospace industries. Application of Al-Si alloys are considerably used more than other Al alloys. Hypereutectic Al-Si alloys are well developed among Al-Si alloys due to their excellent properties such as high wear resistance and low thermal expansion coefficient. In these alloys formation of the primary silicon particles and hard intermetallic compounds in a ductile matrix provides a desirable wear properties. Coarsening of these particles in the structure of castings will reduce their mechanical properties. Moreover, oxidation of powders and difficulty in manufacturing complex parts in powder... 

In the process of Additive manufacturing for metals, the ability to predict and control the microstructure can reduce the need for subsequent heat treatment and accelerate the component quality assessment process. The ability to predict and control the microstructure of materials in the laser deposition method needs to understand the thermal conditions during the solidification process. For this purpose, the present study investigated the relationship between cooling rate and temperature gradient during local solidification, and control parameters of the laser deposition process such as power, beam radius, scanning speed and strategy of laser, ambient temperature and preheating temperature.... 

Today, factors such as the growing energy consumption in the world, followed by the reduction of fossil fuel reserves, and more importantly, the global warming phenomenon due to excessive consumption of fossil fuels have caused attention towards clean energy, especially solar energy, to increase significantly. Researchers throughout the world are looking for solar cells with high efficiency and stability, and of course affordable. In today's world, one of the materials that has grabbed the researchers' attention is perovskite. The reason behind this is that in the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the efficiency of perovskite solar cells to surpass that of Silicon solar... 

In this project, the melting, solidification and remelting processes and also, the epitaxial growth of thin molten layer on the solidified crystalline substrate is studied using molecular dynamics simulation for the aluminum as an instance for the fcc metals. Sutton-Chen potential is used for energy calculations; the modified version of verlet algorithm is used for determination of position and velocity of atoms; and the berendsen algorithms are used as thermostat and barostat. The effects of pressure and temperature changing rate on the melting and crystallization temperatures and the crystal structure are investigated. The crystal structure of the system is examined using radial... 

Magnesium and its alloys are among the new degradable implants due to their characteristics such as biodegradability, low density, elastic modulus close to bone, and biocompatibility, which have received much attention from researchers. However, in most biological applications, the insufficient corrosion resistance of this alloy causes the accumulation of hydrogen gas around the implant, the loss of mechanical strength and its destruction before the completion of the treatment period. In this research, magnesium base alloys Mg–4Sn, Mg–4Sn–0.2Ag and Mg–4Sn–1Ag are investigated to improve mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. Finally, after casting and alloying, microstructural,... 

Solution-processed quantum dots (QDs) have attracted significant attention for the low-cost fabrication of optoelectronic devices. Here, we synthesized PbS QDs via hot injection method and passivated the trap states by using short thiols and dopant elements for photovoltaic application. In order to study the effect of dopants on photovoltaic application, PbS QDs were doped by using three different cations: Cadmium, Calcium, and Zinc. The results showed that Cd dopant has a better improvement than Ca and Zn dopants in order to increase the efficiency of the PbS QDs solar cells. We achieved solar power conversion efficiencies of 5.81% using Cd therapy. Recently, hybrid nanocomposites...