scholarly journals Tribological Performance of CoCrMo Alloys with Boron Additions in As-Cast and Heat-Treated Conditions

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Marco A. L. Hernandez-Rodriguez ◽  
Diego E. Lozano ◽  
Gabriela M. Martinez-Cazares ◽  
Yaneth Bedolla-Gil

The present study evaluates the effect of boron additions on the tribological performance of CoCrMo alloys. The alloys were prepared with boron ranging from 0.06 to 1 wt%. The materials were characterized using metallographic techniques, scanning electronic microscopy, and roughness and hardness tests. Tribological evaluation was made by means of ball-on-disc tests for sliding distances of 4, 8 and 12 km. The samples were in the as-cast condition and after a heat treatment at 1200 °C for 1 h, finished by water quenching. The results showed that wear resistance was influenced by the microstructure and the number of secondary phases. The volume loss decreased as the boron content increased. Due to hard phases, abrasion wear was observed. Delamination fatigue was also detected after long sliding distances. Both wear mechanisms diminished in higher boron content alloys.

2010 ◽  
Vol 660-661 ◽  
pp. 904-909
Author(s):  
M.S. Lima ◽  
Jean Pierre La Martini Lima Sousa ◽  
Débora A. Vieira ◽  
Hélio Lucena Lira ◽  
J.M. Sasaki ◽  
...  

CoFe2O4 powders were synthesized by combustion reaction using glycine as fuel, aiming obtaining nanosized and monophase powders. Thus, different conditions of external heating during the synthesis were investigated. The powders were prepared according to the propellants and explosives theory, using glycine as fuel in the stoichiometric proportion (Φe = 1). During the synthesis the flame temperature and time were measured. The resulting powders were characterized by X-rays diffraction and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). The results show that the condition in which the synthesis was done it influences in the combustion flame temperature and time and contributes for the obtainment of powders with majority phase without secondary phases. Crystallite size varied of 33 to 50 nm. All powders presented morphology constituted by soft agglomerated formed by nanoparticles.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Silvia Soreto Teixeira ◽  
Manuel P. F. Graça ◽  
José Lucas ◽  
Manuel Almeida Valente ◽  
Paula I. P. Soares ◽  
...  

The physical properties of the cubic and ferrimagnetic spinel ferrite LiFe5O8 has made it an attractive material for electronic and medical applications. In this work, LiFe5O8 nanosized crystallites were synthesized by a novel and eco-friendly sol-gel process, by using powder coconut water as a mediated reaction medium. The dried powders were heat-treated (HT) at temperatures between 400 and 1000 °C, and their structure, morphology, electrical and magnetic characteristics, cytotoxicity, and magnetic hyperthermia assays were performed. The heat treatment of the LiFe5O8 powder tunes the crystallite sizes between 50 nm and 200 nm. When increasing the temperature of the HT, secondary phases start to form. The dielectric analysis revealed, at 300 K and 10 kHz, an increase of ε′ (≈10 up to ≈14) with a tanδ almost constant (≈0.3) with the increase of the HT temperature. The cytotoxicity results reveal, for concentrations below 2.5 mg/mL, that all samples have a non-cytotoxicity property. The sample heat-treated at 1000 °C, which revealed hysteresis and magnetic saturation of 73 emu g−1 at 300 K, showed a heating profile adequate for magnetic hyperthermia applications, showing the potential for biomedical applications.


Author(s):  
A. Alberdi ◽  
M. Marin ◽  
I. Etxeberria ◽  
G. Alberdi

Combined techniques of Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD), laser ablation and UV-Photolithography have been set up to produce well defined surface textures able to increase the seizure resistance of high loaded lubricated systems. Using these new techniques, different predefined surface textures, following rectangular grid and zigzag stripped patterns have been generated. The microstructured surfaces developed have been characterised with confocal microscopy, optical and scanning electron microscopy. Ball-on-disc tribological tests under progressively increased load have been carried out using mineral oil as lubricant to determine the influence of surface microtextures on seizure resistance. The influence of shape and size of texture patterns on the tribological performance of the surface have been also studied.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul M. Kadam ◽  
Shitalkumar S. Patil

Objective: The purpose of current study was to improve physicochemical properties such as micrometric, compressibility and solubility of linezolid (LNZ) by preparing crystallo-co-agglomerates (CCA) in the presence of polymer for the enhancement of overall physicochemical performance.Methods: The process of agglomeration involves the use of dichloromethane (DCM) as a good solvent and chloroform as bridging liquid were used to prepare agglomerates. Agglomerates were characterised in the solid state using several techniques such as Scanning electronic microscopy(SEM), Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction analysis (XRPD) The agglomerates obtained were evaluated for micrometric, mechanical, deformation, compressibility and drug release properties.Results: It was found that micrometric properties and dissolution characteristics of agglomerates were significantly improved than that of pure linezolid. Solubility was found to be increased than pure linezolid. The solubility of crystallo co-agglomerates was found an increase in 5 fold 3 fold and 3.7 fold for PVPK30 (0.5%), PVPK30 (0.25%) and PVPK30 (0.75%) respectively. The angle of repose for all batches was found between 22 ° to 30 °Carrs index was between 12.27±0.6 to 18.73±0.4 and Hausners ratio Near to 1, indicated good flow ability of agglomerates. The time required for drug release over a period of 60 min, is as LA1>LA2>LA3. LA3 shows fast drug release than LA1 and LA2, due to solubilization of drug due to more concentration of PVPK30 and less concentration of talc.Conclusion: Based on the above results, it was revealed that CCA of linezolid prepared with DCM and HPMC (Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose)/PEG (Polyethylene glycol)/PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone) K30 exhibited improved micrometric properties, compressibility and in addition to improving solubility and dissolution rate.


2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Andjic ◽  
M. Korac ◽  
Z. Kamberovic ◽  
A. Vujovic ◽  
M. Tasic

In this paper synthesis of a composite based on Cu-Al2O3 by a thermo-chemical method is shown along with a comparative analysis of the properties of the obtained nanocomposite sintered samples, which are characterized by a good combination of electric-mechanical properties, suitable for work at elevated temperatures. Ultra fine and nanocrystal powder Cu-Al2O3 is obtained by a chemical method, starting from water solutions of nitrates up to achieving the requested composition with 3 and 5% of Al2O3. Synthesis of composite powders has been developed through several stages: drying by spraying, oxidation of the obtained powder of precursor and then reduction by hydrogen until the final composition of nanocomposite powder is achieved. After characterization of the obtained powders, which comprised examination by the Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM) method and X-ray-structure analysis (RDA), the powders were compacted with compacting pressure of 500 MPa. Sintering of the obtained samples was performed in the hydrogen atmosphere in isothermal conditions at temperatures of 800 and 900oC for 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. Characterization of the obtained Cu-Al2O3 of the nanocomposite sintered system comprised examination of microstructure by the Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM), as well as examining of electric mechanical properties. The obtained results show a homogenous distribution of dispersoides in the structure, as well as good mechanical and electric properties. .


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endah Retnaningrum ◽  
Wahyu Wilopo

The present research was conducted to investigate sulphate and manganese removal from synthetic wastewater. The continuous laboratory scale of down-flow fluidized-bed reactor (DFBR) using sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) consortium and Indonesian natural zeolite as a bacterial support material was designed. At 9 days operation, maximum sulphate and manganese removal was observed to be 23% and 15.4%, respectively. The pH values were also changed to neutral. The population of SRB increased which effect on the raising of their activity for removing sulphate and manganese. Using the scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), it was observed that natural zeolite possesses excellent physical characteristics as a bacterial support material in DFBR. The imaging SEM result of SRB consortium on zeolite surface clearly showed the developed SRB biofilm on that particle. Analysis result of EDX confirmed that manganese was precipitated as manganese–sulfides.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9269
Author(s):  
Saddam Hussein Abo Sabah ◽  
Luis Hii Anneza ◽  
Mohd Irwan Juki ◽  
Hisham Alabduljabbar ◽  
Norzila Othman ◽  
...  

This study investigated the optimization of the bioconcrete engineering properties and durability as a response of the calcium lactate (CL) content (0.22–2.18 g/L) and curing duration (7–28 days) using the response surface methodology (RSM). Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) was conducted to evaluate the microstructure of calcium precipitated inside the bioconcrete. The results indicated that the optimal conditions for the engineering properties of concrete and durability were determined at 2.18 g/L of CL content after 23.4 days. The actual and predicted values of the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, and water absorption were 43.51 vs. 43.43, 3.19 vs. 3.19, 6.93 vs. 5.50, and 7.55 vs. 7.55, respectively, with a level of confidence exceeding 95%. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) images and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) proved that the amount of calcium increased with the increase in CL content up to 2.81 g/L at 23.4 days, reducing the pores inside the concrete and making it a great potential option for healing of concrete structures.


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