Spent catalysts being considered hazardous wastes exhibit a high metal content in mobile forms. In addition, growing demand for circular economy policy applications requires proper utilization of these wastes. This study aimed at the assessment of vanadium leaching from spent desulfurization catalyst derived from sulfuric acid plant dump located nearby a copper smelter. Chemical and phase composition

Dissimilar joints of AISI 430 ferritic and AISI 304L austenitic stainless steels were produced by friction stir welding process. A sound and defect-free joint was obtained at 1 mm tool offset towards the ferritic sample located in the advancing side, and at rotational and welding speeds of 560 rpm and 50 mm/min, respectively. The XRD measurements revealed the presence of approximately equal volume

Die-sinking electrical discharge machining is an unconventional technology that allows to machine all at least minimally electrically conductive materials regardless of their physical and mechanical properties. Despite the fact that it is not a conventional technology, the tool gets also worn out, which is a tool electrode. The wear of the electrode does not only mean its loss but also the degradation

An experimental method of evaluating the fatigue behavior of alloys in different particle environments was designed, and the effects of four kinds of particles (i.e., graphite, CaO, Al2O3, and MnO2) on the crack propagating behavior of 7N01-T6 behaviour alloys were investigated. The results show that the particles deposited on the crack surface exert significant influence on the fatigue crack propagation

To study the mechanical performances of a new kind of overlapping connection with grouted anchor reinforcements in embedded metal corrugated pipes, a total of 24 groups of 72 specimens were prepared and tested. The overlap connection performance of grouting anchor reinforcements in embedded metal corrugated pipes was studied by bi-directional tension test. The factors such as the diameter of anchor

Quaternary powder mixtures yNi–20Cr–1.5Al–xTiCp (y = 78.5, 73.5, 68.5; x = 0, 5, 10) were deposited on ferritic 10CrMo9–10 steel to form on plates ex-situ composite coatings with austenitic-based matrix. Plasma deposition was carried out with various parameters to obtain eight variants. The microstructure, chemical composition, phase constitution, phase transformation temperatures, and microhardness

This paper proposes a novel cross-shaped column in which steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) is integrated with a high-strength stirrup to enhance its seismic behaviour. An experimental investigation was conducted on eight cross-shaped column specimens subjected to cyclic lateral loading. All of the specimens were evaluated in terms of their cracking patterns, failure modes, hysteresis behaviour

Recent progress in the understanding of the deformation-induced martensitic transformation, the transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) effect, and the reversion annealing in the metastable austenitic stainless steels are reviewed in the present work. For this purpose, the introduced methods for the measurement of martensite content are summarized. Moreover, the austenite stability as the key factor

A highly reflective metal–ceramic anticorrosion coating is proposed to address temperature-induced track arching and concomitant damage of the China Railway Track System II ballastless tracks. The term ceramic refers to the inorganic phosphate coating binder and the metal pertains to the aluminite powder filler. Its thermal properties were studied through finite element modeling and heat radiation

The quaternary Mg–9Li–2Al–0.5Sc alloy (in wt%) was prepared from pure components. After homogenization, the alloy was subjected to severe plastic deformation by KoBo extrusion and cyclic forging leading to grain refinement in the range of 0.5–2 µm of hexagonal close-packed (HCP) α phase. Deformed alloys showed high ultimate tensile strength near 200 MPa and good elongation in the range 30–40% at room

The article deals with the wear of forging tools used in hot forging processes. The research presented in the work includes analysis of tool life used in a selected industrial hot die forging process. Multiple treatment variants were used to increase wear resistance, including thermo-chemical treatment (nitriding), welding methods (surfacing) and an innovative new hybrid technology combining surfacing

The concrete structures under impact loading duress may be destroyed within an extremely short period of time. The importance and complexity of exploration on the impact resistance of concrete members make this area still open for discussion. In the present study, a 3-D mesoscale numerical model was established to investigate the effect of the combination of impact mass and velocity on the mechanical

The effect of multi-pass multi-directional forging (MDF) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Zn–22Al–xSi (X = 4 and 8 wt. %) alloy, also known as SiP/ZA22 composite, was investigated. MDF process was applied at 100 °C for one, three, and five passes with the strain of 0.47 per pass. According to the results, MDF refined and homogenized the composites microstructure so that the average

Refill friction stir spot welding (RFSSW) is a solid state joining technology that has the potential to replace processes such as the open-air fusion bonding technique and rivet technology in aerospace applications. Selection of proper RFSSW parameters is a crucial task which is important to ensure the mechanical strength of the joint. The aim of this paper is to undertake numerical modelling of the

The use of high-strength longitudinal and transverse reinforcements in confined concrete columns can improve bearing capacity and deformability. Besides, experiments on confined concrete columns with side length of 400 mm can better reflect the behaviour of confined concrete columns in engineering project. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the seismic behaviour of full-scale confined

The article presents original methodology of testing the moisture content of brick walls in buildings. It was developed on the basis of own experience acquired during testing the moisture content in many excessively wet buildings erected in various historical periods. The tests were conducted using different methods, including non-destructive methods. To emphasize the importance of the problem, an

Fatigue performance of notched specimens of G20Mn5QT cast steel was investigated experimentally and analytically. Fatigue tests on a total number of 22 semi-circular notched specimens were conducted with the load ratios of − 1 and 0.1. Nominal stress-fatigue life relationship was obtained, and mean stress correction rules were verified for the notched specimens based on the test results. A new strain-based

The present paper deals with the effect of exponential temperature and moisture concentration on the bending and buckling analysis of functionally graded plates resting on two-parameter elastic foundations via a four-variable exponential shear deformation theory. The mechanical properties of the plates are assumed to vary through the thickness. The equations of equilibrium are derived using Hamilton’s

In this paper, the effects of plane pre-stresses on the free vibration and static analyses of circular and annular sandwich panels are examined based on an accurate formulation, as first time. It is assumed that initially pre-stresses consist of in-plane normal (tensile/compressive) and pure bending stresses. New first-order shear deformation theory together with a layerwise approach for sandwich panel

Shear thickening fluid (STF) is a very interesting and promising material in several application fields where a different mechanical is demanded based on loading rates, like body armor and vibration insulators. Cork is a natural cellular material by excellence, filled with well-known beneficial effects in terms of insulation and also interesting crashworthiness properties. In this work, cork grains

The paper presents the influence of low alloy steel degradation on the acoustic emission (AE) generated during static tension of notched specimen. The material was cut from a technological pipeline long-term operated in the oil refinery industry. Comparative analysis of AE activity generated by damage process of degraded and new material has been carried out. The different AE parameters were used to

Hydrostatic cyclic extrusion–compression as a novel severe plastic deformation method in the processing of the rods is introduced and used for refining ultrafine-grained commercial pure aluminum. HCEC is solving the limitation of the conventional CEC in producing long-length samples by utilizing pressurized hydraulic fluid and eliminating the frictional effects. An increase in the length of the processable

Computer system for the design of technology of the manufacturing of pearlitic and bainitic rails was presented in this paper. The system consists of the FEM simulation module of thermal–mechanical phenomena and microstructure evolution during hot rolling integrated with the module of phase transformation occurring during cooling. Model parameters were identified based on dilatometric tests. Physical

In cold environment, the damage of freezing and thawing poses a great threat to the safety of concrete structures. In this study, six frost-damaged squat reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls were subjected to low cyclic reversal loading to investigate the effects of axial compression ratio, concrete strength and freeze-thaw cycles (FTCs) on the seismic performance of squat RC shear walls. The seismic

The current report is devoted to the flexural analysis of a composite structural insulated panel (CSIP) with magnesium oxide board facings and expanded polystyrene (EPS) core, that was recently introduced to the building industry. An advanced nonlinear FE model was created in the ABAQUS environment, able to simulate the CSIP’s flexural behavior in great detail. An original custom code procedure was

Due to the limitation of huge forming load, inhomogeneity of plastic deformation, and small volume of deformation region, it is difficult to prepare bulk ultra-fine grains material (UFGM) with industry size by the existing severe plastic deformation (SPD) methods. In this study, a novel SPD method, namely 3D-SPD, was proposed. By establishing finite element model, the distribution of material flow

This study presents spatial vibration modelling of steel–concrete composite beams. Structures of this type are commonly used as elements of composite floors and primary carrying girders in bridge structures. Two-dimensional models used to date did not enable analysis of all eigenmodes, specifically torsional, flexural horizontal, and distortional. A discrete computational model was developed in the

Experimental and numerical study on the mechanical performance of curved steel–concrete composite box girders is reported in this research. First, this research establishes a theoretical model for curved composite girders with 11° of freedoms (DOFs) for each node. The DOFs include the longitudinal displacement, transverse displacement, deflection, torsion angle, warping angle, and interface biaxial

Thermal barrier coating (TBC) with Al2O3 and 8YSZ as topcoat constituents has been developed. The commercially available 8YSZ (80% wt.), Al2O3 (17 and 19% wt.) and multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) (3% and 1% wt.) were plasma sprayed to produce composite coatings. A stress relaxation technique using a slow-speed diamond cutter has been used to relax the strain and determine the through-thickness residual

This study was conducted to investigate the capability of multi-pass friction stir processing (FSP) on microstructure modification and mechanical properties improvement of FVS0812 alloy. FSP was performed at different rotation speeds (1250, 1600, 2000, and 2500 rpm) and traverse speeds (8, 12, and 25 mm/min) for one, two, and four passes. According to the results, applying single-pass FSP at optimized

This paper investigates the metallurgical behavior and mechanical properties of the P91 steel welds joint. The joint of heat-resistant P91 steel has been welded by the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process using the dissimilar Inconel grade 617 filler. The P91 welds joints have been subjected to varying heat treatment regimes in the temperature range of 650–810 °C for 2 h. The normalizing-based tempering

For the first time, ceramic nano particles were incorporated into the brass alloy to produce surface nano composites by friction stir processing. For this aim, Al2O3 particles with an average diameter of 30 nm were inserted into a Cu-37Zn alloy at different tool rotational speeds of 450, 710, and 1120 rpm, multi passes, and a constant traverse speed of 100 mm/min. The microstructures of the processed

Road traffic accidents involving coaches do not happen very often, but they are very dangerous because they affect a large number of passengers. Coaches (or intercity buses) are not equipped with safety belt harnesses. Valid regulations do not impose any obligation on coach manufacturers to provide intercity buses with either two- or three-point safety belts. This fact may result from the unawareness

Magnesium alloys containing rare earth metals exhibit good creep resistance up to 300 °C and good tensile properties at ambient temperature. The high cost of rare earth has led to studies regarding the creep resistance of Mg alloys with cheap alloying elements (Sn, Ca, Si) that could be substituted for Mg-RE alloys. In this paper, the influence of Si and Al on microstructure and mechanical properties

The majority of jointed rock mass failures mainly occur along the joints in shear mode, which promotes a wide investigation on the proposal of a reasonable and reliable shear constitutive model of rock joints. In this paper, based on Improved Harris function and laboratory shear tests, a new constitutive model of saw-tooth joints was proposed. Firstly, a series of laboratory direct shear tests were

The heat transfer coefficient (HTC) is critical for hot stamping and in-die quenching. The air gap at interface is a dominant factor affecting the HTC, which is normally resulted from initial tooling clearance and thinning of deformed aluminum sheet. To precisely determine the HTCs under different air gaps, this research performed a comprehensive investigation on determining HTCs between an AA7075

This paper reports the tensile, impact, and mode-I behaviour of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites modified by incorporating graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs) on the fiber surface and in the epoxy matrix. The composites were fabricated through a hand lay-up technique followed by hot compression moulding. The homogeneous dispersion of GnPs in the matrix was achieved by mechanical mixing followed

Masonry was the most used material during the last centuries to build constructions. Most of the existing masonry structures (buildings, bridges, etc.) were built without considering some important structural considerations that are important nowadays. Moreover, due to factors such as the increasing of service loads, materials aging, structural damage, etc., the existing masonry structures require

Ductile linings have been proved to be highly effective for tunnelling in heavy squeezing grounds. But there still has not been a well-established design method for them. In this paper, an investigation on an analytical design method for ductile tunnel linings is performed. Firstly, a solution in closed form for ground response of a circular tunnel within Burgers viscoelastic rocks is derived, accounting

Although, the friction method is well known for metals surface modification, the novelty of the article is based on the new idea of ceramics surface treatment with metal. The paper describes AlN ceramic metallization process by titanium coating deposition, obtained in friction surfacing method, which has been developed by the authors. The friction energy is directly transformed into heat and delivered

In this article, we propose a new class of metal-polymer architected sandwich structures that exhibit different mechanical behaviors. These lightweight sandwich structures have been made of aluminum face sheets and 3D-printed lattice cores with 2D (Bi-grid, Tri-grid, Quadri-grid and Kagome-grid) and 3D (face-centered cubic-like and body-centered cubic-like) topologies. Finite element simulation and

Ti–6Al–4V (TC4) and Ti–6.5Al–3.5Mo–1.5Zr–0.3Si (TC11) joints were achieved via Ti–37.5Zr–15Ni–10Cu (wt%) filler metal when the brazing temperature was in the range from 950 °C (below β-transus) to 1040 °C (above β-transus) for 10–60 min. The role of brazing parameters in the microstructure evolution as well as mechanical properties of both base alloys and brazed joints was studied. The research analysis

The single-crystal superalloy materials have been rapidly developed and widely used in advanced thermal structural components due to their excellent comprehensive physical and chemical properties under high-temperature service conditions. However, conventional micro-hole making results in defects such as edge breakage and burr. In this study, the electrical discharge drilling (EDD) combined with helical

The paper explores the new method of improving the workability of materials in the dieless drawing processes. The proposed method is based on the implementation of a multi-pass incremental deformation. Moreover, in each pass, strain and strain rate sensitivity of flow stress should be positive and significant. An approach based on the finite element calculation of instability coefficient of plastic

New concepts proposed for processing of dual phase (DP) steels as one of the main classes of advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) to enhance their mechanical properties (strength–ductility combination) and corrosion resistance were introduced. The current review covers (I) the processing routes to obtain the ferritic–martensitic microstructures, (II) parameters of intercritical annealing (IA) treatment

Friction spot extrusion welding process is successfully performed on dissimilar aluminum alloys of AA2024-T3 and AA6061-T6 under the influence of shoulder features. The joints were analysed by microstructural features and mechanical properties using conventional and advanced tools of visual inspection, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron back

Copper–alumina composites of the interpenetrating networks type are interesting materials for many applications because of their properties. On the base of preliminary investigations and practical works, in order to obtain a material with high resistance to friction wear as well as good dissipation of heat generated during work, it was decided that a developed material would be prepared on the base

The welding of nitrogen (0.29 wt%)-alloyed austenitic steel (grade 23-8-N) was performed with gas metal arc welding process. Solution treatment was performed at 950 °C and 1150 °C on base metal prior to weld. Base metal after second treatment has maximum ultimate tensile strength of 942 MPa and impact toughness 66 J. The microstructures of different zones of the weld joint were characterized using

This paper presents the design, modeling, fabrication, and test of a monolithic compliant gripper for micro-manipulation applications. A compact compliant mechanism that enables in-principle straight-line parallel jaw motion is obtained, by combining the Scott–Russell mechanism and the parallelogram mechanism. The right-circular corner-filleted (RCCF) flexure hinge is adopted to achieve a large displacement

The hydraulic support column of comprehensive mining equipment is the most important part, subjecting to corrosion, wear and collision. The scrapped columns are restored by laser cladding to replace plating process for enhancing service life. All that is required after laser cladding is subtractive machining to improve the surface quality of the laser cladded coatings. This work focused on the remanufacturing

A set of ultrasonic burnishing equipment with two different burnishing tips was designed and manufactured, with which a series of experiments were performed to explore the effects of process parameters and burnishing tips on the surface integrity of austenitic stainless steel material being treated by ultrasonic burnishing (UB). Based on the experiment data, the two surface treatments, i.e. UB with

This article deals with the subject of layers produced in a hybrid process combining hardfacing and nitriding. These layers are characterized by improved resistance to wear, which arises from the synergy between favorable materials during hardfacing and nitriding treatment. Tests were conducted on hot-work tool steel (H11) samples. Hardfaced layers consisting of three layers were applied to these samples

Within the framework of this study, the 1050A/AZ31 round bimetal bars were produced by the explosive cladding method and subsequent groove rolling process. LM/SEM investigation shown that by proper selection of the explosive cladding parameters (mainly initial distance between 1050A tube and AZ31 core and detonation velocity) it is possible to produce 1050A/AZ31 feedstocks without a continuous layer

For the first time, the analytical electron microscopy has been used to determine the solute concentration profiles left behind the moving reaction front (RF) of the discontinuous precipitation (DP) reaction in a Fe-13.5 at.% Zn alloy. These profiles have been converted into grain boundary diffusivity (sδDb) values, using Cahn’s diffusion equation in its original form and the data of the growth rate

Circular concrete filled double skin steel tubular (CFDST) has broader application aspects in engineering practice due to its superior confinement and elegant architectural appearance compared with square CFDST. However, there is still lack of an effective and reliable assembled method to connect the circular CFDST column to the beam. This paper focused on the theoretical and structural behavior on

3D printing technology is currently used in various fields. Precision is also becoming more important as the usage of the 3D printing increases. However, the precision of the 3D printing is still low due to limitations of manufacturing methods. Especially, the surface roughness and quality are inconsistent. While the post-treatment is necessary, there are no systematic post-treatment methods. Thus

This paper proposes a new type of bolted glulam joint for small-span and medium-span reticulated timber dome structures. The joint fastens the timber elements and the angled slotted-in steel plates together with steel bolts. Reasonably simplified experiments were designed and conducted to understand the mechanical properties of the proposed joint. Finite element models were also developed and calibrated