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The uses, processing, structure, and properties of alumina are summarized in this article. Various polymorphs of alumina and its phase relations with other oxides are described. The following properties are discussed: mechanical, thermal, thermodynamic, electrical, diffusional, chemical, and optical. Quantitative values for these properties are given in tables. The usefulness of alumina results from its high strength, melting temperature, abrasion resistance, optical transparency, and electrical resistivity. Traditional uses of alumina because of these properties are furnace components, cutting tools, bearings, and gem stones; more recent applications include catalyst substrates, tubes for arc lamps, and laser hosts. Possible new uses of alumina are in electronic circuits, optical components, and biomaterials. Alumina fibers for composites and optics must be pure, defect free, and cheap.
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The improvements in the design of the HPT tools lead to a well defined torsiondeformation and permits, therefore, a comparison with other SPD-techniques. The design of thetools, the advantages and disadvantages of HPT, as well as the limitation in the sample size are discussed.For a long time torsion has been frequently used to determine the stress strain behaviour at large strains. In free torsion, the geometrical changes are usually very small. The fracture strain is significantly larger than in tensile experiments due to the vanishing macroscopic hydrostatic tension component of the stress. By applying an additional hydrostatic compression stress, the fracture strain can be further enhanced and can be increased to infinity at very high hydrostatic compression stresses.High pressure torsion, HPT, is a realisation of such a torsion experiment [1-3]. One can distinguish between constrained and unconstrained version.
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Quantum chemical calculations based on DFT method were performed on three quinoxalines compounds namely ethyl 2-(4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-2-p-tolylquinoxalin-1(4H)-yl)acetate (Q1), 1-[4-acetyl-2-(4-chlorophenyl)quinoxalin-1(4H)-yl]acetone (Q2) and 2-(4-methylphenyl)-1,4- dihydroquinoxaline (Q3), used as corrosion inhibitors for copper in nitric acid media to determine the relationship between the molecular structure of quinoxalines and inhibition efficiency. Quantum chemical parameters such as the highest occupied molecular orbital energy (EHOMO), the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy (ELUMO), energy gap (DE), dipole moment (l), electronegativity (v), electron affinity (A), global hardness (g), softness (r), ionization potential (I), the fraction of electrons transferred (DN), and the total energy (TE), were calculated. The theoretically obtained results were found to be consistent with the experimental data reported.
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Methyl 3-((2-mercaptophenyl)imino)butanoate (MMPB) was synthesized as inhibitor compound for copper protection. The molecule was designed with azole, thiol functional groups and carboxylate tail group. The inhibition efficiency was examined in acidic chloride media, by means of various electrochemical and spectroscopy techniques. Electrochemical study results showed that high efficiency of MMPB was mainly related with its capability of complex formation with Cu(I) at the surface. The thiol group also improves the adsorptive interaction with the surface, as the carboxylate groups provide extra intermolecular attraction.
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A feasibility study of the partial squeeze and vacuum die casting process was performed to make defect-free casting products with excellent mechanical properties. The trial die casting process in this study was industrially implemented for producing a reaction shaft support made of a hyper eutectic Al±15%Si alloy. To combine the squeezing and vacuum effect, the plunger injection system was designed and attached to a chill vent type vacuum machinery system. The combination of the vacuum effect before injection and the squeezing effect after injection resulted in excellent defect-free die casting products. The uniform distribution of ®ne acicular eutectic and proeutectic silicon obtained from the trial process also provided excellent mechanical properties.
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The study of the effectiveness of several potential copper corrosion inhibitors in acidic media was studied. The investigated thiazole derivative functional groups contain heterocyclic atoms such as nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen. Thiazole derivatives, 5-benzylidene- 2,4-dioxotetrahydro-1,3-thiazole (BDT) 5-(4′-isopropylbenzylidene)-2,4-dioxotetrahydro- 1,3-thiazole (IPBDT), 5-(3′-thenylidene)-2,4-dioxotetrahydro-1,3-thiazole (TDT), and 5-(3′,4′-dimetoxybenzylidene)-2,4-dioxotetrahydro-1,3-thiazole (MBDT) were tested for copper corrosion inhibition properties. The electrolyte solution was 0.1 M Na2SO4. In situ information on corrosion and inhibition processes can be obtained using different techniques. Electrochemical measurements (EIS), in situ scanning probe microscopy (SPM), in addition to quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements were applied. Those methods are very useful owing to their high sensitivity and resolution. Dynamic STM and AFM measurements on Cu(111) single-crystal electrode with and without the addition of some inhibitors were performed. The presence of the isopropyl group in the case of IPBDT produced far better protection against copper corrosion in acidic sulfate-containing media than the rest of the derivatives.
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The high corrosion inhibition effectiveness of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MBIH) in 3 wt.% aqueous NaCl solution is reported using long term immersion tests, 3D-profilometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and potentiodynamic curve measurements. The high corrosion inhibition performance was proven after 180 days of immersion. The impedance spectra were characterized by two time constants relating to charge transfer and finite layer thickness or semi-infinite diffusion of copper ions through the surface layer, therefore Cu corrosion in solution containing MBIH follows kinetic-controlled and diffusion- controlled processes. Moreover, it is shown that MBIH is a mixed-type inhibitor.
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Self-cleaning surfaces have attracted signifi cant attention in recent years for their potential in both fundamental research and practical applications. Under the scope of self-cleaning smart coatings, this chapter explores the principal features of materials that can be used as protective coatings with an emphasis on the photocatalytic materials that have been developed to date. The chapter also highlights the importance of using titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) as a semiconductor material in industrial applications since it can act as a photoanode for metal cathodic protection.
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In the paper "Let's make a castable!"1 we went tbrough proportioning of refractmy castables, and the beneficial effect microsilica addition has on casting properties. It is however, not only flow and packing that are influenced by microsilica additions, also high-temperature properties like hot-strength are affected. In the following paper, arguments are put forward why microsilica additions at relatively high levels bring out the best of the alumina-silicate castable. Implicitly this also shows why substitution of microsilica by reactive alumina may not be such a good idea after all.
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