Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137775
Hanxing Xu , Xichun Zhong , Jinwen Hu , Na He , Haonan Zhang , Zhongwu Liu , R.V. Ramanujan
{"title":"Excellent microwave absorption properties of a nitrided Y2Fe12Co4Si alloy","authors":"Hanxing Xu , Xichun Zhong , Jinwen Hu , Na He , Haonan Zhang , Zhongwu Liu , R.V. Ramanujan","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137775","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137775","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The influence of nitriding on the static magnetic properties, electromagnetic parameters and microwave absorption properties of Y<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>12</sub>Co<sub>4</sub>Si alloy were investigated. The results demonstrated that nitriding improved the electromagnetic parameters and microwave absorption properties of the Y<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>12</sub>Co<sub>4</sub>Si alloy. The improvement of electromagnetic parameters is due to an increase in the Snoek limit and the polarization of the Y<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>12</sub>Co<sub>4</sub>Si alloy due to nitriding. The nitrided sample exhibits better impedance matching performance and electromagnetic loss capability due to its higher electromagnetic parameters. With a thickness of 1.23 mm, the maximum effective absorption bandwidth achieves 6.91 GHz (11.00–17.91 GHz), and the minimum reflection loss reaches –55.9 dB.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137775"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of fine aggregate replacement with limestone Slurry Waste in Self Compacting Concrete: A Microstructural Approach","authors":"Ramswaroop Mandolia, Pawan Kalla, Ravindra Nagar, Jeetendra Singh Khichad","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137779","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137779","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The stone processing generated Dimensional Limestone Slurry Waste (DLSW) was used in Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) to evaluate the compressive strength and analyze microstructure. X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis of DLSW was carried out, and its results revealed the presence of CaO (38.93 %) and SiO<sub>2</sub> (24.33 %), which was associated with calcite and quartz. The rough, angular shape of particles, fineness, and presence of calcite of DLSW help to get optimum density and enhanced compressive strength at 28 days in modified SCC up to a 45 % replacement level. The Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) and Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) analysis results support the improvement of compressive strength claims.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137779"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137790
Umut Can Cingöz , Burçin Özbay Kısasöz , Alptekin Kısasöz
{"title":"The combined effect of energy density and hollow microspheres additive on structural and wear properties of polyamide 11 composites produced via selective laser sintering","authors":"Umut Can Cingöz , Burçin Özbay Kısasöz , Alptekin Kısasöz","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137790","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137790","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the production and properties of polyamide 11 matrix hollow ceramic microsphere reinforced composites. The composites were produced at 10 wt% and 20 wt% reinforcement ratios by selective laser sintering using different energy density values. The influence of the energy density values and hollow ceramic microsphere additive on the properties of the samples was determined. The ceramic microspheres provided the production of lightweight samples. Moreover, the wear behaviour of the samples improved significantly with a combined effect of the energy density and usage of ceramic-based microsphere. The wear rate was reduced to 2.75·10<sup>−4</sup> mm<sup>3</sup>/Nm at 0.0500 J/mm<sup>2</sup> energy density and 20 wt% reinforcement ratio.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137790"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137786
Shinya Matsuda , Yuki Yoshikawa , Kazumasa Oshima
{"title":"Effects of constituent materials on resin separation from CFRP by electrical treatment","authors":"Shinya Matsuda , Yuki Yoshikawa , Kazumasa Oshima","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137786","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137786","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) waste is typically recycled through feedstock recycling, which recovers carbon fibers from CFRP by employing an aggressive thermal process to break down the resin matrix. However, this process faces challenges, as oxygen gas during heating has difficulty penetrating dense composites, resulting in low-quality recovered carbon fibers (rCFs). It was demonstrated that high-grade rCFs could be obtained by combining the thermal process with a short period of electrical treatment (ET). In this study, we investigated the effects of fiber orientation and matrix type on the separation efficiency (SE) by ET using uni-directional (UD-) and plain-weave (PW-) CFRPs, as well as twill-weave CFRTP. The results indicated that the SE value of UD-CFRP was nearly equal to that of PW-CFRP, suggesting that fiber orientation did not significantly affect resin removal. In contrast, the SE value of CFRTP was four times higher than that of CFRPs at a low constant voltage, as the separation resistance of the matrix decreased owing to thermal-oxidative degradation caused by moderate temperatures resulting from Joule heat and oxygen generated on the anode side.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137786"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137785
Praveen A.S. , D.L.Belgin Paul , Arun Arjunan
{"title":"Experimental study on compression response of additively manufactured lattice structures","authors":"Praveen A.S. , D.L.Belgin Paul , Arun Arjunan","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137785","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137785","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The intricate nature of lattice structures poses challenges for conventional manufacturing approaches, necessitating the adoption of Additive Manufacturing (AM) methods. This work presents design of three novel biomimetic lattice structures namely Modified Schwarz Primitive (MSP), Tetrahedral (TLS) and Octagonal prism with square hole (OPL). Digital Light Processing (DLP) based AM technology was utilized for fabrication and the compressive strength and porosity was evaluated. The results shown that the MSP have the highest porosity of 68.6 % whereas the OPL exhibited the highest compressive strength of 9.63 MPa.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137785"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137789
Ahmed A. Alawi Al-Naghi , Nabil Ben Kahla , Abdellatif Selmi , Zeeshan Ahmad , Nejib Ghazouani
{"title":"Strength properties and microstructural characterization of green cement composites having nano copper oxide and nano titania","authors":"Ahmed A. Alawi Al-Naghi , Nabil Ben Kahla , Abdellatif Selmi , Zeeshan Ahmad , Nejib Ghazouani","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137789","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137789","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the effects of nano titania (NT) and nano copper oxide (CO) on the strength and microstructural properties of fly ash-based green pozzolana Portland cement (PPC) composites. Adding 1 % NT increased the compressive strength by 49.8 %, 25 %, 17.9 %, and 4.1 % at 3, 7, 28, and 56 days, respectively compared to PPC samples without CO or NT. SEM images revealed disordered whisker crystals in the reference mix, while NT and CO mixes showed rod-like and needle-like crystals, with 0.5 % NT promoting C-H and flower-like crystals. EDX detected major elements like Ca, O, Si, and C. NT reduced pores and micro-cracks, boosting strength through C–S–H and ettringite formation. XRD results showed that CO increased C-H and ettringite peaks, while 1 % NT decreased C-H and silicate phases, enhancing hydration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137789"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137783
Ke Su , Qianzai Zhou , Yingchun He , Sijia Yu , Haijun Yang
{"title":"Easily coating to significantly enhance the anti-hygroscopic characteristics of AN","authors":"Ke Su , Qianzai Zhou , Yingchun He , Sijia Yu , Haijun Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137783","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137783","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ammonium nitrate (AN) is an important explosive that is widely used in military and civilian fields. However, the high hygroscopicity of AN limit its wider applications and developments. In this study, AN were coated with Co8HQ complexes via solid–solid method, giving a series of surface modified AN/Co8HQs. AN and AN/Co8HQs were characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM, and EDS. The water contact angles of AN/Co8HQs are higher than that of AN. Hygroscopicity experiments show that the hygroscopicity of AN/Co8HQs was reduced over 40 % at all tested relative humidities in 24 h. The AN/1.5 %Co8HQ showed a 70 % hygroscopicity drop in 24 h at 97.3 % RH. Micrographs of AN/Co8HQ show that Co8HQ were uniformly coated on the surface of AN and filled the voids of AN. Generally, a straightforward and scalable method is provided to improve the anti-hygroscopic properties of AN, which has a considerable potential for practical applications. This gives AN/Co8HQ a very good anti-hygroscopic property.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137783"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of structural, magnetic, and ferroelectric properties in one-dimensional rare-earth dysprosium orthoferrite (DyFeO3) nanofibers","authors":"Sandeep Kumar Yadav , Durga Prasad Pabba , Radhamanohar Aepuru , Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja , Arun Thirumurugan","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137772","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137772","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this article, one-dimensional Dysprosium orthoferrite (DyFeO<sub>3</sub>) nanofibers was synthesized via electrospinning and analyzed their structural, morphological, elemental, magnetic, dielectric, ferroelectric and leakage current properties at room temperature. XRD confirmed a stable orthorhombic structure with a <em>Pnma</em> space group, while SEM images displayed a smooth, one-dimensional morphology with a diameter of 130 nm. The nanofibers exhibited a dielectric constant of 326 at 100 Hz. Magnetic studies demonstrated antiferromagnetic ordering with a saturation magnetization of 5.06 emu/g. Furthermore, investigation confirmed the ferroelectric behavior with a saturation polarization of 1.56 μC/cm<sup>2</sup>. The nanofibers demonstrated an energy storage capacity of 8.35 mJ/cm<sup>3</sup> with an efficiency of 52.36 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137772"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137776
Luiz Pereira , Sophie Schuller , Adrien Donatini , Fabian B. Wadsworth , Daniel R. Neuville , Donald B. Dingwell , Dominique De Ligny
{"title":"Unmixing inducing polymerization of a sodium-molybdenum borosilicate network","authors":"Luiz Pereira , Sophie Schuller , Adrien Donatini , Fabian B. Wadsworth , Daniel R. Neuville , Donald B. Dingwell , Dominique De Ligny","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137776","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Glass network polymerization critically influences rheological behavior and with it the kinetics and dynamics of nuclear waste immobilization. Molybdenum-bearing borosilicate melts may undergo unmixing and rheological changes, which is dominantly controlled by the associated chemical modifications of the melt network. Here, we obtain in-situ (500–940 °C) Raman spectra to probe structural changes of a sodium-molybdenum borosilicate melt undergoing unmixing. The extraction of alkali and molybdenum to form droplets induces polymerization of the residual borosilicate network. Conversely, the opposite phenomenon is observed during droplet re-dissolution. This work provides new insights into the polymerization of a molybdenum-bearing borosilicate composed of two composition sets due to a miscibility gap and has direct contributions for the immobilization of nuclear wastes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137776"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137780
Shide Li , Hongsheng Luo , Ronghua Qiu , Kaibin Huang , Ziying Chen , Xiangjun Fu
{"title":"Preparation and properties of inclusion complex of resveratrol with epichlorohydrin-modified β-cyclodextrin","authors":"Shide Li , Hongsheng Luo , Ronghua Qiu , Kaibin Huang , Ziying Chen , Xiangjun Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137780","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137780","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In order to improve the aqueous solubility and enhance stability of resveratrol (RES), an inclusion complex (RES-ECH-βCD) of RES with epichlorohydrin-modified β-cyclodextrin (ECH-βCD) was prepared using freeze-drying. The effects of RES-ECH-βCD on the solubility and stability of RES were investigated. Phase solubility studies indicated that ECH-βCD significantly enhanced the solubility of RES compared to β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). Thermal stability tests showed that the inclusion complex exhibited superior thermal stability compared to free RES. Furthermore, the application of RES-ECH-βCD in sunscreen formulations was validated. The formulation exhibited sun protection properties, with RES-ECH-βCD working synergistically with α-glucosyl rutin (Rutin-G) to significantly enhance both SPF and PFA. These findings suggest that RES-ECH-βCD not only improves the solubility and stability of RES but also has promising potential for use in cosmetic and sunscreen products.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":384,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters","volume":"381 ","pages":"Article 137780"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142720049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}