Introduction:Improvement of glycemic control reduces the risk of diabetic complications. Reports suggest that Vitamin D supplementation improves glycemia. However, there are no data on the influence of Vitamin D on diabetes ...

This paper uses a data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) from Nigeria and World Bank to analyze how the receipt of international remittances (from the rest of the world) affects the National Household ...

Aluminium alloys exhibit some outstanding properties which make them to be widely used in many applications. This study examined the effect of particles of ZnO and graphite on mechanical and wear characteristics of Al-Si ...

Macrosegregation phenomenon regardless of casting size often induces high partition coefficient (k) impacting adversely the thermal and electrical properties of cast binary alloy. In this study, an experimental investigation ...

Materials selection and development for application in advanced systems is becoming highly complex involving the need for lower cost alternatives without compromising service performance. This paper investigated ...

A promising sintered particulate ceramic matrix composite suitable for automobiles and aircrafts brake pad application was developed by powder metallurgy method in an attempt to enhance the performance and service life ...

The viability of utilizing cheaply sourced quarry tailings (QTs) particles as reinforcing materials for the development of low cost high performance aluminium matrix composites for structural and industrial applications ...

Development of ecofriendly biocomposites to replace non-biodegradable synthetic fibre composites for optimum performances is the main objective of this study. To highlight biocomposites as suitable replacements, polyethylene ...

Ceramic matrix composites were developed by powder metallurgy and the blended matrix was reinforced with millscale particles from 3-18 wt.% at particles size distribution of 106-250 µm. Microstructural, hardness and wear ...

A study of weld heat affected zone (HAZ) cracking and its dependence on heat input during laser beam welding of a newly developed γ’ precipitation strengthened nickel-base superalloy Haynes 282 (HY 282) was carried out. ...

In the current study, the effect of carefully designed Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) laser parameters on the microstructure and hardness of Co-Cr alloy straight, thin-wall additively manufactured test coupons that are as-built ...

Chromium-manganese austenitic stainless steel is a low cost grade with metallurgical and mechanical properties approximating a standard nickel-chromium austenitic stainless steel. It serves as a good substitute to the ...

The effect of independently adding Cu and Zn on the mechanical properties of 6063 aluminium alloy has been examined. In this study, sand cast samples of aluminum alloy containing Cu/Zn (0-20 vol %) and homogenized at ...

This paper presents the effect of deformation on the tensile strength, toughness, hardness and electrical resistance of aluminum 6063 alloy. Cast samples were cold rolled in the range of 0-24 percent thickness reduction ...

The physical, chemical composition and service properties of imported monolithic refractory and locally produced refractory lining materials were investigated and compared in this study. The samples were compacted in a ...

Physical and numerical simulations study of heat input dependence of cracking in the weld heat affected zone (HAZ) in a nickel base superalloy, IN 718, was performed. Gleeble thermo‐mechanical physical simulation showed ...

The conditions influencing the phenomenon of heat affected zone (HAZ) cracking during tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding of a gamma-prime (γ’) precipitation strengthened nickel-base superalloy, IN 738, is discussed here. ...

Aluminum hybrid reinforcement technology is a response to the dynamic ever increasing service requirements of such industries as transportation, aerospace, automobile, marine, etc. It is unique in that it offers a ...

In the current study, the effect of heat treatment on the dissimilar metal welding of austenitic stainless steel (AISI 304L) and low carbon ferritic steel (AISI 1005) using Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process was ...