Increasing exploitation durability of two-layer cast mill rolls and assessment of the applicability of the XGBoost machine learning method to manage their quality

T Vlasenko, S Glowacki, V Vlasovets, T Hutsol, T Nurek… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increase in exploitation durability of two-layer cast rolls with the working layer made of
high chromium cast iron allows one to significantly improve the quality of rolled metal as well …

Destabilization treatment and its influence on microstructure and matrix hardness of high-Cr cast iron

C Le Nué, S Corujeira Gallo, A Vahid, J Wang… - … Materials Transactions A, 2023 - Springer
High-chromium cast irons are an essential class of wear-resistant materials commonly used
for wear-resistant applications in the mining and steel industries. There is ongoing debate …

Interplay between the microstructure and tribological performance of a destabilized 26 wt% Cr HCCI: The influence of temperature and heating rate

UP Nayak, F Mücklich, MA Guitar - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analysed the microstructural evolution and tribological performance of a 26 wt%
Cr HCCI alloy under varying heating rates (HR) and destabilization temperatures. Results …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Quenching Temperature Selection in the Improvement of the Abrasive (Al2O3) Wear Resistance of Hybrid Multi-Component Cast Irons

Y Chabak, V Efremenko, I Petryshynets, M Golinskyi… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, enhancing the tribological characteristics of novel cast metallic materials—
hybrid multi-component cast irons—by applying a strengthening heat treatment is described …

Enhancing machine learning classification of microstructures: A workflow study on joining image data and metadata in CNN

M Stiefel, M Müller, BI Bachmann, MA Guitar… - MRS …, 2024 - Springer
In view of the paradigm shift toward data-driven research in materials science and
engineering, handling large amounts of data becomes increasingly important. The …

Wear Induced Sub-surface Deformation Characteristics of a 26 Wt% Cr White Cast Iron Subjected to a Destabilization Heat Treatment

UP Nayak, F Schäfer, F Mücklich, MA Guitar - Tribology Letters, 2023 - Springer
In the present work, the sub-surface microstructure of a heat treated and worn 26 wt% Cr
white cast iron was investigated to gain better insight into the tribological behaviour of the …

Metallurgical Aspects and Wear Performance of Al/(Fe–Cu)p Hybrid Composite Produced Using Friction Stir Processing

M Karimi Estahbanati, M Movahedi - Metals and Materials International, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Al1050/(Fe–Cu) hybrid surface composite was produced using friction stir
processing (FSP). The effects of the weight fraction ratio of Fe and Cu powders in the …

Improved carbide volume fraction estimation in as-cast HCCI alloys using machine learning techniques

UP Nayak, M Müller, N Quartz, MA Guitar… - Computational Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
An improved approach is presented for the estimation of carbide volume fraction (CVF) in as-
cast High Chromium Cast Iron (HCCI) alloys using Machine Learning (ML) techniques. The …

[HTML][HTML] Modifying the Characteristics of the Electrical Arc Generated during Hot Switching by Reinforcing Silver and Copper Matrices with Carbon Nanotubes

B Alderete, C Schäfer, UP Nayak, F Mücklich… - Journal of Composites …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Switching elements are crucial components in electrical and electronic systems that undergo
severe degradation due to the electrical arc that is generated during breaking …

Simulation of the Kinetics of Microstructure Evolution during Destabilization and Tempering of a High-Chromium White Cast Iron

O Akyildiz, D Candemir - Journal of Materials Engineering and …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates the kinetics of microstructure development during the solidification
and heat treatment processes of a white iron with 19 wt.% Cr. For this purpose, the as-cast …