The current work focuses on the effect of heat treatment on the grain size, microhardness
and corrosion behavior of AISI D2 and O1 tools steels. Samples of the investigated steels …

The automotive industry is of great importance to the global economy for all the jobs it
generates, the materials it exploits, or the technical and technological development it drives …

Zinc is one of strategic metals for economic advancement owing to its extensive utilization in
various sectors. China is the largest zinc producer and consumer in the world and plays an …

The mechanical properties and the fractured surfaces of commercial purity aluminum
modified by zirconium micro-additives were investigated by means of experimental …

The microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behavior of three Al–Si alloys, namely:
Al–1.3% Si, Al–1.5% Si and Al–13.5% Si were investigated. The specimens were examined …

Grain refinement, by adding master alloys, is an important industrial process for aluminum
casting operations. In this work, microstructure, microhardness, tensile properties, surface …

Questo lavoro di tesi è incentrato sullo studio di leghe ternarie per applicazioni strutturali ad
alta temperatura del tipo Al-Zn-TM (TM= Zr e Hf); con particolare attenzione agli equilibri di …

The microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behavior of three Al–Si alloys, namely:
Al–1.3% Si, Al–1.5% Si and Al–13.5% Si were investigated. The specimens were examined …

The high pressure die casting process has undergone major advances in recent years, due
to its increasing use in the automotive sector. Although aluminum alloys are the most widely …

The mechanical properties and the fractured surfaces of commercial purity aluminum
modified by zirconium micro-additives were investigated by means of experimental …