MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-04DOI: 10.3390/ma18030678
Mazen Alshaaer, Bader Alharbi, Obaid Alqahtani, Mohammed S Alotaibi, Abdullah Alzayed, Juma'a Al-Kafawein
{"title":"Synthesis and Characterization of Metakaolin-Wollastonite Geopolymer Foams for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water.","authors":"Mazen Alshaaer, Bader Alharbi, Obaid Alqahtani, Mohammed S Alotaibi, Abdullah Alzayed, Juma'a Al-Kafawein","doi":"10.3390/ma18030678","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030678","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the past few decades, researchers have focused on developing new compositions and preparation techniques for geopolymers, as multifunctional products, to optimize their characteristics for use in multiple applications. Therefore, this paper investigates metakaolin geopolymer foam and introduces new geopolymer foams based on hybrid metakaolin and wollastonite mineral precursors for water purification. The geopolymer foams were prepared using an alkaline activator, mineral-based powders (wollastonite and metakaolin), a foaming agent (aluminum powder), and a foam stabilizer (olive oil). In addition to mechanical tests and assessments of the adsorption capacity of heavy metal ions, the geopolymer foams were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The geopolymer foams exhibited unique pore structures, containing four classes of pore networks with diameters around 1000 µm, 25 µm, 3 µm, and a well-arranged mesopore network of 50 nm. The utilization of wollastonite (CaSiO<sub>3</sub>) alongside metakaolin as a hybrid precursor led to fundamental changes in the composition of the geopolymer binders: a new crystal phase, Ca<sub>5</sub>(SiO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>, was formed, and the Si-Al-Na crystal phase disappeared, which led to an increase in the amorphous phase from 87% to 92%. The adsorption rate of heavy metal ions, namely Cr, Co, Cu, Zn, Pd, and As, increased upon introducing wollastonite as a precursor, with absorption rates ranging from 11% to 68%. The findings also revealed that wollastonite significantly increased the geopolymers foams' compressive strength and elastic modulus from 30 KPa to 67 KPa and from 31 MPa to 126 MPa, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820635/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030666
Ruohan Dong, Ning Zhao, Shenghui Tong, Zeen Zhang, Gang Li, Zesheng You
{"title":"Comparative Study of the Tensile Properties of a Zircaloy-4 Alloy Characterized by Mesoscale and Standard Specimens.","authors":"Ruohan Dong, Ning Zhao, Shenghui Tong, Zeen Zhang, Gang Li, Zesheng You","doi":"10.3390/ma18030666","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The accuracy and reliability of small-scale mechanical tests remain doubtful due to significant dependence of the obtained mechanical properties on specimen size. Mesoscale tensile tests with specimen sizes ranging from 10 μm to 1 mm are capable of obtaining bulk-like properties but are rarely applied to hexagonal close-packed metals. In this study, well-designed comparative tensile tests were carried out on a Zircaloy-4 alloy with a grain size of 4 μm using femtosecond laser-machined mesoscale specimens with a thickness of about 60 μm, sub-sized specimens with a thickness of about 1.3 mm, and standard specimens with a thickness of 4 mm. The quantitative results revealed that irrespective of the small specimen dimensions, the yield strength, tensile strength, and tensile ductility are only approximately 10.4%, 5.2%, and 13% lower than those of the standard specimens, respectively. This clearly demonstrates that the mechanical properties can be assessed with satisfactory accuracy by mesoscale tensile tests. The comparatively greater deviation of the yield strength at the mesoscale arises from the disappearance of yield point behavior, while the reduced tensile ductility is associated with the larger volume fraction of surface grains. The surface grains are characterized by more surface dislocation sources and deform with weaker constraints from neighboring grains, leading to smooth plastic yielding and slightly reduced strain hardening at the mesoscale.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030675
Fabrício Rezende Fontenelle, Túlio Caetano Guimarães, Tadayuki Yanagi Junior, Marcelo Bahuti, Romildo Dias Toledo Filho, Eddie Koenders, Saulo Rocha Ferreira
{"title":"Bamboo-PCM: Comparative Analysis of Phase Change Material-Impregnated <i>Dendrocalamus giganteus</i> Culm Behavior Exposed to Thermal Variation in Wind Tunnel Assay.","authors":"Fabrício Rezende Fontenelle, Túlio Caetano Guimarães, Tadayuki Yanagi Junior, Marcelo Bahuti, Romildo Dias Toledo Filho, Eddie Koenders, Saulo Rocha Ferreira","doi":"10.3390/ma18030675","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030675","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The construction industry's pursuit of eco-friendly materials has sparked interest in bamboo, a renewable resource with exceptional physical and mechanical properties. This study analyzed the integration of <i>Dendrocalamus giganteus</i> bamboo with phase change materials (PCMs) to enhance thermal energy storage in building applications, aiming to improve temperature regulation and reduce energy consumption for climate control. The study compared the performance of bamboo impregnated with an industrial PCM or coconut oil, used in conjunction with a polyurethane resin (PU) coating treatment, assessing their thermal regulation performance against traditional building materials such as ceramic tiles, fiber cement, and metal sheets. From an anatomical perspective, the pores within bamboo culms offered ample space for PCM storage, resulting in a substantial heat storage capacity. Thermal behavior tests conducted in a wind tunnel revealed that the impregnated bamboo samples effectively mitigate temperature fluctuations by aligning them with the PCM's phase change temperature. Additionally, it was observed that air flow velocity had an impact on this phenomenon. The study concluded that bamboo culms impregnated with PCM hold promise for temperature regulation in construction applications, with variations in airflow exerting an impact on the outcomes obtained.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820987/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030667
Jakob Glück, Timon Dommaschk, Daniel Jüngst, Jonas Arimont, Andreas Schilling, Martin Fehlbier
{"title":"Thermoanalytical Investigation of the Curing Kinetics of Sodium Silicate as an Inorganic Binder for 3D Sand Printing.","authors":"Jakob Glück, Timon Dommaschk, Daniel Jüngst, Jonas Arimont, Andreas Schilling, Martin Fehlbier","doi":"10.3390/ma18030667","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030667","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the development and application of climate friendly processes in the foundry industry, particularly with regard to the use of inorganic binders to reduce emissions and pollution. An inorganic binder system based on water glass, which is used in 3D printing technology for the production of sand molds and core, is being tested and the possibility of determining a kinetic model for the curing kinetics of sodium silicate as an inorganic binder is investigated. The aim is to use a kinetic model to better describe the microwave process currently required in binder jetting for drying the binder and catalyzing the chemical reaction of the binder during curing. For sodium silicate in particular, there is still no scientific knowledge available in this respect, which is why basic investigations based on thermogravimetry or heat flow difference calorimetry must first be carried out. In this way, it should be possible to simulate the drying process in the microwave, which has so far been based on empirical values, in order to maximize the efficiency of this process and also the quality of the components. The results indicate that the weight loss and weight changes depend on the heating rates and that a heating rate of 30 K/min is not sufficient to fully cure the sample at 500 °C. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that the fastest weight loss occurs at the beginning of the measurement, indicating a partial pre-curing of the sample before the measurement. From the measurements, an average activation energy of 144.18 kJ/mol could be determined using the Friedman method and 123.36 kJ/mol and 123.31 kJ/mol using the Ozawa-Flynn-Wall and Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose methods, respectively. Measurements of the heat flow at a heating rate of 30 K/min indicate partially exothermic reactions during the curing process.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820674/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143409056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030672
Chun-Liang Chen, Fang-Yu Huang, Geoff West
{"title":"Influence of Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nano-Dispersoids on the Characteristics of AlCoCrFeNi<sub>2.1</sub>-Reinforced Tungsten Alloys via Mechanical Alloying and Low-Temperature Sintering.","authors":"Chun-Liang Chen, Fang-Yu Huang, Geoff West","doi":"10.3390/ma18030672","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030672","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the effects of nano-oxide dispersoids on microstructural evolution, phase formation, and mechanical properties of W-Mo-Ti alloys reinforced with AlCoCrFeNi<sub>2.1</sub> during mechanical alloying. An EBSD/EDS analysis confirmed the formation of different phases, including the tungsten matrix, FCC reinforcement phase, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and (Al,Cr) oxide. Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> particles played a crucial role in refining the microstructure, promoting a uniform dispersion of the reinforcement phase and oxide particles in the tungsten model alloys. Mechanical testing demonstrates that the Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-containing alloy exhibits improved hardness with prolonged milling, attributed to the refinement in the microstructure. In contrast, the Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-free alloy shows reduced hardness due to the agglomeration of reinforcement phases surrounded by an (Al,Cr) oxide layer. The model tungsten alloys exhibit brittle behavior in compression tests, which can be attributed to the presence of (Al,Cr) oxide layers weakening the interfacial bonding and limiting plastic deformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11819865/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utilization of Pineapple Fruit Waste in Greener Alternative Agents for Thai Silk Pretreatment and Acid Dyeing Wastewater Treatment.","authors":"Jantip Setthayanond, Patintida Chuenjai, Piyaporn Kampeerapappun, Porntip Tooptompong","doi":"10.3390/ma18030674","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030674","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pineapple, extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, contains bromelain, a protein-digesting enzyme that is highly valued in the food and beverage industries. Pineapple residues from food processing retain these enzymes and can be repurposed for silk processing. This research utilized Smooth Cayenne pineapple juice as a degumming agent and its pulp as an adsorbent for dyeing effluent treatment. Pineapple juice, containing bromelain with a protease activity of 16.40 µg/mL·min, effectively removed 22% of sericin from raw silk using a liquid ratio of 30:1 at pH 7 and 60 °C for 60 min. Unlike alkaline degumming, which weakened silk fibers (maximum load 6.18 ± 1.56 N), pineapple juice-treated silk retained higher strength (maximum load 7.80 ± 1.32 N), offering a gentler alternative. The remaining pineapple pulp, after juice extraction, was processed into a porous adsorbent with a surface area of 3.63 m<sup>2</sup>/g and a pore size of 6.15 nm. This material absorbed acid dyes effectively at pH 5, the normal pH used in the acid dyeing of silk. Valorizing pineapple residues reduces chemical use, energy consumption, and environmental impact while lowering production costs and enhancing local resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143409084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030673
Phil Rosenow, Carmen Fernández-Ayuso, Pedro López-García, Luis Francisco Minguez-Enkovaara
{"title":"Design, New Materials, and Production Challenges of Bioplastics-Based Food Packaging.","authors":"Phil Rosenow, Carmen Fernández-Ayuso, Pedro López-García, Luis Francisco Minguez-Enkovaara","doi":"10.3390/ma18030673","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030673","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper outlines the current design trends in food packaging, its main environmentally friendly material alternatives, and industrial processing technologies. In this respect, this important product has undergone several evolutions throughout history. Initially acting as a containment device, it has later evolved into a source of information and even a marketing platform for food companies, always with a view to extending shelf life. However, these functionalities are highly dependent on the materials used and their properties. In this respect, plastics have conquered the food packaging market due to their affordability and flexibility. Nevertheless, environmental concerns have arisen due to their impact on the environment, in addition to the introduction of stricter industry regulations and increased consumer environmental awareness. Therefore, this work found that the current design trends in food packaging are toward sustainability, reducing packaging complexity, with easier recycling, and material selection that combines both sustainability and functionality. In the case of bioplastics as a sustainable alternative, there is still room for improvement in their production, with careful consideration of their raw materials. In addition, their technical performance is generally lower, with challenges in barrier properties and processability, which could be addressed with the adoption of Industry 4.0.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11819971/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030669
Huajing Zhao, Weitong Liu, Penghui Yang, Can Song
{"title":"Study on the Axial Compressive Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Confined with High-Strength Rectangular Spiral Stirrup.","authors":"Huajing Zhao, Weitong Liu, Penghui Yang, Can Song","doi":"10.3390/ma18030669","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030669","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monotonic axial compression tests were carried out on 16 steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) columns confined by rectangular spiral stirrups. The impacts of stirrup spacing, stirrup strength, concrete strength, and cross-sectional aspect ratio on the peak load, ductility, and failure mode of these columns were analyzed. The test results demonstrate that steel fibers significantly mitigate the spalling of the concrete column's protective layer through their bridging effect. Small spacing and high-strength spiral stirrups effectively confine the core concrete, enhancing the bearing capacity and ductility of concrete columns. Concrete strength exhibits a positive correlation with the confinement effect. However, as concrete strength increases, the rate of improvement in the confinement effect decreases. At peak compressive stress, the high-strength stirrup may not reach its yield state. Based on the test results, a method for calculating stirrup stress under the peak stress of confined concrete is proposed. A \"coupling restraint coefficient\" is proposed, and a constitutive model for HRSS confined steel fiber reinforced concrete is developed, considering the coupled effect of effective confinement forces in different directions. Comparative analysis shows that the constitutive model established in this paper agrees well with the experimental results and demonstrates good applicability.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11819918/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030665
Julia Rieber, Roger Khalid Niederhauser, Pietro Giovanoli, Johanna Buschmann
{"title":"Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun DegraPol<sup>®</sup> Tubes Releasing TIMP-1 Protein to Modulate Tendon Healing.","authors":"Julia Rieber, Roger Khalid Niederhauser, Pietro Giovanoli, Johanna Buschmann","doi":"10.3390/ma18030665","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030665","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Tendon rupture repair can result from fibrotic scar formation through imbalanced ECM deposition during remodeling. The tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloprotease (TIMPs) not only decrease ECM degradation, regulated by matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), but also restrict TGF-β1 activation and thus diminish fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Rabbit tenocytes (rbTenocytes) and rabbit adipose-derived stem cells (rbASCs) were cultivated under different TIMP-1 concentrations. Proliferation and gene expression were assessed. TIMP-1 was incorporated into emulsion electrospun DegraPol<sup>®</sup> (DP) tubes that were characterized by SEM for fiber thickness, pore size, and wall thickness. Static and dynamic water contact angles, FTIR spectra, and TIMP-1 release kinetics were determined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>While the proliferation of rbTenocytes and rbACS was not affected by TIMP-1 supplementation in vitro, the gene expression of <i>Col1A1</i> was increased in rbTenocytes, the gene expression of <i>ki67</i> was increased in both cell types, the gene expression of <i>tenomodulin</i> was increased in both cell types at 100 ng/mL TIMP-1, and alkaline phosphatase expression <i>ALP</i> rose significantly in rbASCs. Electrospun TIMP-1/DP fibers had a ~5 μm diameter, a ~10 μm pore size, and a mesh thickness of ~200 μm. TIMP-1/DP meshes were more hydrophilic than pure DP meshes. TIMP-1 was released from the meshes with a sustained release of up to 7 days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TIMP-1/DP tubes may be used to modulate the fibrotic tissue reaction when applied around conventionally sutured tendon ruptures.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820012/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MaterialsPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.3390/ma18030677
Su-Yeon Han, Seung-Min Lee, Ha-Neul Kim, Jae-Woong Ko, Tae-Soo Kwak
{"title":"Application of Magnetic-Assisted Polishing Using Metal-Bonded Grinding Wheels for Machining Silicon Nitride Ball Bearings.","authors":"Su-Yeon Han, Seung-Min Lee, Ha-Neul Kim, Jae-Woong Ko, Tae-Soo Kwak","doi":"10.3390/ma18030677","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ma18030677","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silicon nitride (Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) is used for high-speed rotating bearings in machine tools, aircraft, and turbo pumps due to its excellent material properties such as high-temperature strength, hardness, and fracture toughness. Grinding with fixed abrasives enables high shape accuracy and high efficiency in machining brittle materials. However, it is difficult to completely remove surface damage, which limits its use in products requiring a nano surface. These defects also result in reduced reliability and shortened lifespan. Magnetic-assisted polishing (MAP) is a technology that can achieve a fine surface by using a mixture of iron powder and abrasives, but it requires a lot of time due to the low material removal rate (MRR). Therefore, this study developed a hybrid processing technology using a metal-bonded grinding wheel and a slurry with hard abrasives for the high precision of silicon nitride ceramic ball bearings. Experiments were conducted in order to compare and analyze the surface roughness and material removal rate. Through MAP, using a grinding wheel with low grit (#325), high-efficiency machining performance was confirmed with a maximum material removal rate of 1.193 mg/min. In MAP, using a grinding wheel with high grit (#2000), a nano-level surface roughness of 6.5 nm Ra was achieved.</p>","PeriodicalId":18281,"journal":{"name":"Materials","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11820380/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}