{"title":"Out-Of-Plane Buckling of Steel I-Section Circular Arches","authors":"Fathima B Nazar, Rajesh","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3447736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3447736","url":null,"abstract":"Circular arches subjected to in plane loading are restrained with discrete lateral bracing to improve their out of plane stabilities in many cases. The arch segment between two adjacent bracing may buckle out of plane if the effective length of the arch segment is sufficiently large. But replacing the flat web with corrugated web will increase the out of plane stability of the circular arches. This paper investigates the out of plane elastic buckling of steel I-section circular arches with flat web and sinusoidal corrugated web. This study considers pin-ended and fixed circular steel arches with a sinusoidal corrugated web under a uniform radial load or uniform vertical load to elucidate numerically their different failure modes. Arches subjected to in-plane loading may suddenly deflect laterally and twist out of loading plane and fail in an out-of-plane elastic buckling mode.<br>","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76389052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nanotwinned Cu and In-Situ Fe 2p Reinforced Bulk Cu-Fe Immiscible Alloy by Selective Laser Melting: Enhanced Strength and Plasticity","authors":"Shengfeng Zhou, Shuzhen Zhao, Jianbo Jin, Lai‐Chang Zhang","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3427483","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3427483","url":null,"abstract":"Nanotwinned Cu particles (nt-Cu<sub>p</sub>) and in-situ Fe<sub>2</sub>P particles (Fe<sub>2</sub>P<sub>p</sub>) reinforced Cu-Fe bulk immiscible alloy was produced via selective laser melting. It is characterized by the laminated structure composed of Fe-rich and ε-Cu layers. The Fe-rich layer displays the mixed phases of Fe<sub>2</sub>P/Fe<sub>3</sub>P fibrous structure where α-Fe and nt-Cu<sub>p</sub> are deconcentrated. Interestingly, many nt-Cu<sub>p</sub> (~15 nm) are dispersed inside the nanoscale Fe<sub>2</sub>P<sub>p</sub> (~200 nm), which are embedded within ε-Cu layer. The combination of twin boundaries and Fe<sub>2</sub>P<sub>p</sub> in the bulk immiscible alloy results in enhanced strength and plasticity with ultimate compressive stress of 810 MPa and strain to failure of 21%.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74566787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrafast Lithium Diffusion in Bilayer Buckled Graphene: A Comparative Study of Li and Na","authors":"R. Yamaletdinov, Y. Pershin","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3467756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3467756","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of the curvature of bilayer graphene on the interlayer diffusion of Li atoms is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. A spectacular enhancement of the diffusion constant parallel to the folding axis is found. The ratio of the parallel to the perpendicular diffusion depends on the buckling direction and stacking type, and it increases with the degree of buckling. The strongest anisotropy is observed in the case of fixed zig-zag edges. A comparison with the interlayer diffusion of Na suggests that the strong asymmetry in the vibrational states of buckled graphene and also the smaller mass of Li are likely to contribute to the observed diffusion enhancement. This work opens a new pathway to develop highly-efficient anodes for rechargeable alkaline batteries.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"2 3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82539788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Presentation of the Main Types of High Tensile Steels Used in the Automotive Industry and Their Main Applications","authors":"José L. Meseguer-Valdenebro, A. Portolés","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3415208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3415208","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the different types of steels used in the automotive industry and the different parts that form the resistant structure of the vehicle. The types of steels most used in the automotive industry are as follows: HSS (High-Strength Steels); AHSS (Advanced High Strength Steels); TRIP (Transformation Induced plasticity); DP (Double phase); CP (Complex phase); Martensitic start (MS); TWIP (Twinning-Induced Plasticity); FB (Ferrite-Bainitic); PFHT (Post-forming heat treatment); BOR (Boron); BH (Bake Hardening); Interstitial free (IF); Isotropic steel (IS). This work allows having a global point of view of all types of steels used in the automotive industry and their main applications.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89834117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Haley, F. Liu, E. Tarleton, A. Cocks, G. Odette, S. Lozano-Perez, S. Roberts
{"title":"Helical Dislocations: Observation of Vacancy Defect Bias of Screw Dislocations in Neutron Irradiated Fe-9Cr","authors":"J. Haley, F. Liu, E. Tarleton, A. Cocks, G. Odette, S. Lozano-Perez, S. Roberts","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3406920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3406920","url":null,"abstract":"We have analysed the microstructure of a model alloy of Fe9Cr irradiated with neutrons to a dose of 1.6 dpa at 325<sup>o</sup>C. Helical dislocations comprise a major part of the damage; these formed from the interaction of pre-existing screw dislocations with irradiation-induced defects. We have investigated the process behind how these helices form, and how they cause local clustering of dislocation loops. Specifically, we have shown experimentally that the interaction of vacancy defects with pre-existing screw dislocations causes the formation of mixed screw-edge helical dislocations. Interstitials and vacancies were generated in equal numbers, which shows that the screw dislocations must have acted as vacancy-biased sinks.Helical dislocations in general were analysed from a theoretical perspective, and three Dimensional Discrete Dislocation Dynamics (3D-DDD) was used to develop a model for the formation and growth of a vacancy-fed helical dislocation. Since the helical dislocations cause the removal of vacancies from the local microstructure, this leaves a higher supersaturation of interstitials close to the dislocations. We argue that this supersaturation is responsible for enhanced interstitial loop coarsening, leading to a higher proportion of visible interstitial clusters in the vicinity of helical dislocations. These findings offer a new perspective on how dislocations affect the spatial homogeneity of radiation damage.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78330583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thyagaraj N. R., Aruna B. N., D. T. Gowda, Dr. P. Rukumangadha, D. R.
{"title":"Synthesis and Mechanical Characterization of Synthetic Bio Hybrid FRP Composites","authors":"Thyagaraj N. R., Aruna B. N., D. T. Gowda, Dr. P. Rukumangadha, D. R.","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3511347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3511347","url":null,"abstract":"The advantageous characteristics of FRPs over any other caste of composites have provoked many researchers to take up the research on FRPs with different categories of reinforcement which acts majorly as the load carrying and distributing agents. Even though the methodology for synthesis of composites have wide spectrum of choices, it is of greater importance to conclude which method is best suited particularly. Here in this work an attempt is being made to synthesize hybrid FRPs with natural fibers as the reinforcements and the composite generated will be environmental friendly. Always the mechanical characterization of any composite manufactured plays a major role as it leads to deciding on the application area where they can be used without failure. Hence, once the hybrid FRPs are fabricated, the performance analysis on the basis of mechanical characteristics is performed. The comparison of composites with natural fibers as reinforcements along with the hybrid composites is made to obtain the conclusion of better composite. The results obtained reveals that the hybrid composites have better mechanical characteristics as compared to that of jute and glass fiber reinforced composites.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82777407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermochemical and Thermomechanical study on Composite Coatings (Al 2O 3+ZrO 2•5CaO)","authors":"Abhinav, N. Murthy, Avinash J Nair","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3511933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3511933","url":null,"abstract":"Premature failure is the major apprehension in graded coating systems. To determine the life span of the topcoat (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>+ZrO<sub>2</sub>•5CaO), Muffle furnace technique was adopted.The topcoat thicknesses were varied in 100, 200 & 300 µm and applied on Cast iron substrate. A controlled heating (600 ±2°C) and ambient cooling in the cycle were carried out until the fracture acknowledges at the surface of the topcoat. Results obtained from SEM micrograph and EDX analysis revealed that thermochemical and thermomechanical stresses lead to premature failure of the topcoat.The coating reported failing from the bond coat and the same is remained intact with the substrate. After 312 thermal cyclic tests, spallation acknowledges in the case of 100 µm topcoat. The mechanism of failure for the above said graded composite coating discussed in detail.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75063066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shape Optimization of Blended-Wing-Body Configuration- An Experimental Approach","authors":"N. P, Dr. A. Arokkiaswamy, Anthony Alen A","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3507300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3507300","url":null,"abstract":"In the recent years alternative aircraft configurations, such as Blended – Wing- Body(BWB) aircraft, are being studied and researched with the intention to develop more effectual aircraft configurations, in particular for very large transport that are more efficient and environmental friendly. In addition to the removal of the tail for this specific kind of aircraft and the substantial decline in equivalent weight, drag force, and radar cross-section, the accessible space for mounting equipment inside the wing and the operational range have also been augmented. Regardless of all these stated advantages, instability is the negative outcome of removing the tail. Revising this imperfection requires designing a combination of control surfaces and reflexed wing sections and using complex computer control systems. Hence, the aerodynamic shape optimization of BWBs, along with the need to meet the design necessities, has encouraged numerous investigators to overwhelm its challenges. In this project an experimental approach was adopted to optimize the shape of a basic design of a BWB using an experimental approach. The flow simulation using wind tunnel was carried out for a basic model of BWB. Then the aerodynamic efficiency of the basic design was compared with a conventional aircraft B747 using the same experimental conditions. The three models such as the basic BWB, B747 and the 787 were compared in terms of their (CL)max, (CD)min and (L/D)max values. The results were presented with the BWB with 45% efficient shape when the above-mentioned parameters are compared.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83512649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effectiveness of Vegetation in Reducing Building Energy Demand","authors":"Allie Molinaro","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3384323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3384323","url":null,"abstract":"Buildings account for about 40% of total energy consumption in the United States. Energy efficiency has become of increasing concern to those in both the private and sustainability sectors due to its potential to cut operating costs, enhance corporate social responsibility, reduce environmental impact, and mitigate climate change. One of the less publicized methods of building energy efficiency is vegetation via green roofs, green walls and facades, and surrounding greenery. This paper seeks to assess the effectiveness of vegetation in reducing building heating and cooling demands, thereby lowering energy consumption. The study also analyzes the impact of other factors such as climate, vegetation type, and growing substrate on the effectiveness of building greenery in increasing energy efficiency. Overall, green roofs, vertical greenery, and surrounding vegetation were all found to be viable methods of reducing building energy consumption, especially in hot, dry climates.","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90287162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low Defect Planar Graphene Exfoliation by Sonication in Polypropylene Carbonate and 5 Sec Microwaving","authors":"O. Dada","doi":"10.1149/ma2020-02463737mtgabs","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1149/ma2020-02463737mtgabs","url":null,"abstract":"This is an exceptional process on low cost, low defect and high-quality graphene which is produced by sonication in PPC and microwaving for just 5sec. Low energy arc-discharging process expands electrolytic graphite rods into hierarchical-like 3D-graphene retaining the basal plane carbon crystalline order and chemical purity [1-2]. Sonication in Polypropylene Carbonate causes non-covalent PPC-π bonding at graphene basal plane, aligning the graphene sheets in directions that allows efficient transmission of cavitation pressures and exfoliation; while microwave treatment for 5s separates any layered graphene, utilizing thermally induced lattice vibrations without changes on surface properties. Produced graphene (XRD 2θ = 26 ⁰C) has low defect (0.05 < ID/IG < 0.2), retainment of chemical purity (0~2.5% O2 content), with optimized effective graphene sizes (ranging from 350nm to 35 um), for diverse applications, dispersibility in diverse solvent, conformability to flat semi-transparent surfaces; storable in concentrated slurry (>50 mg mL−1). Planar graphene is suitable as 2D electronic materials applications [3], composites [4] and energy materials applications [5-10].","PeriodicalId":18341,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science eJournal","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86787957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}