Center for Advanced Materials Research: Recent submissions
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Salt water corrosion resistance of electrodeposited Ni-layered silicate nanocomposite coatings from Watts' type solution
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Pure nickel and nickel-montmorillonite (Ni-MMT) composite coatings were produced using pulse current electrodeposition from Watts' type solution. Experimental results show that the codeposition of MMT particles into the ... -
Corrosion behavior of superhydrophobic surfaces: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2015 , Article)Superhydrophobic surfaces have evoked great interest in researchers for both purely academic pursuits and industrial applications. Metal corrosion is a serious problem, both economically and operationally, for engineering ... -
Synthesis and electrochemical properties of nickel oxide/carbon nanofiber composites
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)The electrospinning of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with a polyaniline and graphene sol–gel mixture produced uniform, smooth fibers with an average diameter of 0.3 μm. These electrospun fibers were stabilized for 2 h at 200 °C ... -
Improved mechanical and corrosion properties of nickel composite coatings by incorporation of layered silicates
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Layered silicates as exfoliated montmorillonite are incorporated into nickel films by electrodeposition, enhancing both corrosion resistance and hardness. Films were deposited onto stainless steel from a plating solution ... -
Deep drawability and deformation behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets at 473K
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Deep drawing experiments carried out at 473. K revealed that the AZ31 magnesium alloy sheets could be successfully drawn at a limiting drawing ratio (LDR) of 2.3 with a drawn depth of 54. mm. Microstructural and textural ... -
Nanoscale-controlled architecture for the development of ultrasensitive lectin biosensors applicable in glycomics
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2014 , Article)In this mini-review the most advanced patterning protocols and transducing schemes for the development of ultrasensitive label-free and label-based lectin biosensors for the glycoprofiling of disease markers and some ... -
Thermal and mechanical characterization of injection moulded high density polyethylene/paraffin wax blends as phase change materials
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Thermal and mechanical properties of blends based on high density polyethylene and paraffin wax were investigated. The blends were prepared from 5 to 50vol. % of paraffin wax employing a twin-screw extruder. Thermal behaviour ... -
Dispersion of soft Bi particles and grain refinement of matrix in an Al-Bi alloy by equal channel angular pressing
( Elsevier BV , 2014 , Article)The deformation behavior of a soft particle containing Al-8Bi hypermonotectic alloy during equal-channel angular pressing was studied. The size, shape and distribution of soft Bi particles are substantially modified via ... -
Improved mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy plates by pre-rolling followed by warm compression
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)AZ31 magnesium alloy plates were processed by pre-rolling followed by warm compression. The corresponding microstructure evolution and mechanical properties were investigated in the present paper. The pre-introduced twins ... -
Designing dual phase sensing materials from polyaniline filled styrene-isoprene-styrene composites
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)The demand for developing oil detectors is ever increasing since the cleanup and recovery from oil spill usually take long time. Here we propose oil sensors made of polyaniline (PANI) filled poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) ... -
Grain refining and improving mechanical properties of a warm rolled AZ31 alloy plate
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)The mechanical properties of an AZ31 magnesium alloy were improved after warm rolling. The study involved a pre-rolling condition in which the material consisted of twins, playing a key role in recrystallization grain ... -
Electrically conductive composites based on an elastomeric matrix filled with expanded graphite as a potential oil sensing material
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2014 , Article)The preparation and properties of electrically conductive polymeric composites based on an elastomer matrix (styrene-isoprene styrene block copolymer) filled with expanded graphite are reported in this paper. The developed ... -
Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of twinned AZ31 alloy plates at lower elevated temperature
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)The AZ31 alloy plates were pre-rolled at room temperature along the transverse direction to introduce extension twinning. The effect of pre-existing twins on the mechanical properties of AZ31 alloy plates at lower elevated ... -
Deep drawability and drawing behaviour of AZ31 alloy sheets with different initial texture
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Repeated unidirectional bending (RUB) process was carried out to improve the texture of AZ31 alloy sheets. Compared to the as-received sheet with a strong basal texture, the RUB processed sheet with a weaker basal texture ... -
Quadrupolar benzobisthiazole-cored arylamines as highly efficient two-photon absorbing fluorophores
( American Chemical Society , 2014 , Article)A computer-aided design of novel D-?-A-?-D styrylamines containing five isomeric benzobisthiazole moieties as the electron-accepting core has revealed the linear centrosymmetric benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d?]bisthiazole as the most ... -
Calorimetric and dynamic mechanical behavior of phase change materials based on paraffin wax supported by expanded graphite
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)This study addressed the characterization and description of calorimetric and dynamic mechanical properties of phase change materials (PCMs) based on linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), paraffin wax (W) and expanded ... -
Tryptophan-functionalized gold nanoparticles for deep UV imaging of microbial cells
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)Biocompatible fluorescent nanostructures were prepared by a functionalization of gold nanoparticles with the amino acid tryptophan. The gold-tryptophan bioconjugates were investigated by TEM and HRTEM and various spectroscopy ... -
Mechanical properties and surface characteristics of an AA6060 alloy strained in tension at cryogenic and room temperature
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Mechanical properties at 77 K and 295 K and surface characteristics of an AA6060 alloy have been studied. The alloy exhibited significant differences in mechanical properties and fracture mechanisms at 77 K in comparison ... -
A new experimental device and inverse method to characterize thermal properties of composite phase change materials
( Elsevier BV , 2015 , Article)A new experimental device has been developed in order to characterize the phase change material (PCM) thermal properties (thermal conductivity k, sensible and latent heat thermal energy storage, cp and Lf) in the solid ... -
Compatibilizing role of carbon nanotubes in poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend
( WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. , 2015 , Article)Polymer nanocomposites based on poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend and carbon nanotubes (CNT) were prepared by solution mixing, followed by casting. Glycerol was used as a plasticizer and added in the starch dispersion. The ...
