U. Robert, S. Etuk, S. Ekong, O. Agbasi, Nsikak Ekpenyong, Samuel Sunday Akpan, Eme Aniefiok Umana
{"title":"Electrical Characteristics of Dry Cement – Based Composites Modified with Coconut Husk Ash Nanomaterial","authors":"U. Robert, S. Etuk, S. Ekong, O. Agbasi, Nsikak Ekpenyong, Samuel Sunday Akpan, Eme Aniefiok Umana","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0008","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Coconut husk is generated yearly as waste in large quantities but majorly under-utilized. Also, as a result of high embodied carbon, cement production is one of the largest contributors to construction sector carbon footprint. Since accumulation of unmanaged agro-waste like coconut husk has an increased environmental concern due to its pollution effect, recycling it into sustainable construction materials is a viable solution for future generation. In this study, experiments were performed to investigate the influence of coconut husk ash nanomaterial (CHAN) inclusion on electrical characteristics of plain cement paste (BCP) and mortar (CSM) samples at curing ages of 7 and 28 days. The results showed increase in electrical resistivity, thermal constant, and activation energy with curing duration for heating and cooling cycles of BCP and CSM. With inclusion of CHAN, the developed cement paste (CAP) and mortar (CASM) possessed lower values in all cases compared to their counterparts. Also, during heating at 28 days, both the CAP and CASM exhibited decrease in thermal constant. Though electrical resistance of all the samples varied inversely with temperature, CAP and CASM were found to possess greater potentials to make building structures intrinsically smart. Hence, in addition to solving disposal problems, utilization of coconut husks as described herein could enhance development of safe, inexpensive, and sustainable buildings that have large temperature sensing volume.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87153946","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":"Effect of Shop-Primer Coating on S235JR Steel on MAG Weldability","authors":"Cemil Çetinkaya, Ali Akay, U. Arabaci, U. Özdemir","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0007","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this study, S235JR structural steel samples in uncoated condition and coated (shop-primer) in different thicknesses were welded by MAG (Metal Active Gas) welding method, and the effects of these applications on the mechanical and microstructure properties of the material were investigated. In the experimental studies, the first specimen group were used without any sandblasting and coating application, the second group specimens were sandblasted at Sa 2 ½ degree, and 25 µm, 50 µm, and 75 µm coatings were applied to the specimens in the other group. Surface conditions and coating thicknesses were selected as the variable parameters. With the examination of the radiography films, it was observed that the surface conditions affected the welded joint. As a result of the study, it was observed that altered coating thicknesses caused defects in the welding zone. It was determined that the coating thickness partially affected the mechanical properties, and the highest hardness values occurred in the weld zone in all samples. Relatively low values were obtained in tensile, bending and Charpy impact tests performed on sample groups with 75 µm coating thickness. The results were verified by the surface fracture, SEM, and EDS studies.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80130302","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":"Corrosion of Transparent Electrodes Study","authors":"A. Maged, L. A. M. Nada","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0005","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This work reports a study of corrosion lifetime of transparent electrodes deposited on the microscopic glass substrate. A procedure was developed for obtaining the transparent electrode by spray method. The corrosion lifetime variation in the presence of 1.5 M NaOH medium chemically degraded at room temperature before and after gamma irradiation was determined by measuring the evolution of the structure, electrical and optical characteristics. The mean values of transmittance up to 25 month before and after irradiation were calculated 91% ±6% and 96±7%, respectively. The average value of resistivity after corrosion and age time after γ-irradiation was 0.016±9% Ω.cm and 0.017± 4% at 1.0 kHz. No significant changes observed for 27 hr corrosion and 25 month age time of the transparent electrodes in NaOH solution.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89251055","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}
M. F. Kılıçaslan, Saad Ibrahim Elburni, Yasin Yilmaz, M. Akkaş
{"title":"Effects of B Addition on the Microstructure and Microhardness of Melt-Spun Al-7075 Alloy","authors":"M. F. Kılıçaslan, Saad Ibrahim Elburni, Yasin Yilmaz, M. Akkaş","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0004","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Main aim of this study is to examine change of microstructural and the mechanical properties of Al-7075 alloy depending on B content added with different proportions. Rapid solidification process used to produce the alloys was carried out with a single roll melt spinner via a wheel with a rotational speed of 25 m/s. For the microstructural characterization of the alloys, a scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction analyzes were used. According to obtained results, it can be said that B addition led to modification of dimensions and shapes of both α−Al and intermetallic phases occurred, it reduced average grain size from 0.45 μm to 0.34 μm in the microstructure. The B addition also led to dramatically increase in microhardness of the Al-7075 alloy. The microhardness of the alloy with 0.4 wt. % B is 0.19 GPa, this is clearly one times higher than that of the alloy without B addition. The microhardness of the alloy with 1 wt. % B is 0.21 GPa, this is also slightly higher than that of the alloy with 0.4 wt. % B.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78515146","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":"Rubber Influence on the Performance of Thermal Insulating Quarry Sand Mortars-A Statistical Analysis","authors":"Smain Benyamina, Y. Abadou","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0002","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for managing wastes resulting from the tire rubber valorization waste of quarry sand mortar. A research methodology was developed to achieve the abovementioned main objective. To create a framework for use of crumb rubber in the production of quarry sand mortars, with adequate physical and mechanical properties to be used in a variety of construction applications. Testing included strength and thermal conductivity properties of the various mixture composition subjected to varying by 5%. 10%. 15% and 20% by quarry sand substitution. The internal microstructure, and phase composition of all mixture mortars, were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). The results show that increasing incorporation rate of additives significantly improves thermophysical properties of based materials, the hardened properties of the various mortars made are analyzed and compared, the experimental results revealed that; the addition of crumb rubber waste in the quarry sand mortar is beneficial for physical properties (Mv) mass loss, The results of mechanics strength of the rubber based quarry mortar studied are also significantly reduced.The addition of 5% to 20% rubber crumb in matrix and the replacement of sand by 20% of rubber in quarry mortar record the low thermal conductivity properties including that appropriate QS and CR levels may change the pattern of quarry sand mortar. witch explain by a Larger pore and higher porosity produce a less rigid and uniform matrix, meaning that the sonic pulses must travel through longer and more miscellaneous paths which improvement of insulation. The good performance of new materials encourages us to integrate them into the building envelope.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73192996","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":"Mathematical Model for Friction Stir Lap Welded AA5052 and SS304 Joints and Process Parameters Optimization for High Joint Strength","authors":"Veerendra Chitturi, S. R. Pedapati, M. Awang","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0001","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Due to the numerous challenges faced during the dissimilar welding, choosing the right process parameters and their optimization yields better results. In this context, the current investigation is focused on the optimization of process parameters. Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array was selected to carry out the experimental investigations. The welded samples were tested for shear strength, and the results were analysed using Taguchi’s S/N ratio analysis with “larger the better” criteria. Log-linear regression analysis was applied to formulate an empirical correlation between the process parameters and shear strength. According to S/N ratio analysis, the tool rotational speed of 800 rpm, welding speed of 20 mm/min and a penetration depth of 4.1 mm are the optimized parameters that achieve high joint strength. The achieved joint strength was 3.46 kN that is 70% of the base aluminium metal. It was noticed from the Analysis of variance of the regression model that penetration depth and tool rotational speed are the significant contributors with p-values less than 0.5. Confirmation tests show that the error between the predicted and calculated shear strength is 2.06% which is considered acceptable. R2 and adjusted R2 values of the model with a standard error of 0.076 show that the developed model is statistically significant.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85643057","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}
A. Muthamilarasu, S. Sivakumar, G. Divya, M. Sivakumar, D. Sakthi
{"title":"NiO/CuO/TiO2 Ternary Composites: Development, Physicochemical Characterization and Photocatalytic Degradation Study Over Reactive Orange 30 Solutions Under Solar Light Irradiation","authors":"A. Muthamilarasu, S. Sivakumar, G. Divya, M. Sivakumar, D. Sakthi","doi":"10.2478/adms-2022-0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2022-0003","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of Reactive Orange 30 on NiO/CuO/TiO2 ternary composites have been studied using solar light irradiation. The NiO/CuO/TiO2 ternary composites were prepared by producing ethanolic dispersions containing varied amounts of NiO and CuO/TiO2 (3wt% to 15wt.%), followed by annealing at 300 °C. SEM, UV- Vis DRS, PL, XRD and FTIR analysis have been used to characterize the unary (parent photocatalysts), binary and ternary composites. Under solar light irradiation, NiO/CuO/TiO2 ternary composites exhibited an excellent photocatalytic activity in degradation of reactive orange 30 in aqueous solution, whereas the NiO/TiO2, CuO/TiO2 and bare photocatalyst such as NiO, CuO, TiO2 showed lower activities. It was deduced that the remarkable visible-light absorption phenomenon and band gap reduction of the NiO/CuO/TiO2 ternary composites taking place. It paves way for the photogenerated electron transfer between CB of the NiO, CuO, TiO2 semiconductors and also holes shifting between VB of above mentioned materials. The NiO/CuO/TiO2 ternary composite shows good photostability and the photocatalyst retains 94% of its initial activity in the seventh cycle, respectively.","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72449667","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":"Research Progress of Composite Materials of NiTi SMA and Stainless Steel","authors":"H. Zeng, Jianping Zhou, Yan Zhang","doi":"10.11648/j.am.20221101.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.am.20221101.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77953700","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}
W. Qingsheng, P. Novikov, Anadoli Popovich, Yang Zhelong, Yu-hong Yao, Okonov Leonid
{"title":"Studies on Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Lithium Ferrous Silicate Cathode Materials","authors":"W. Qingsheng, P. Novikov, Anadoli Popovich, Yang Zhelong, Yu-hong Yao, Okonov Leonid","doi":"10.11648/j.am.20221101.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.am.20221101.13","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83189246","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}
Nassio Sory, Moussa Ouedraogo, A. Messan, Issiaka Sanou, Moustapha Sawadogo, Kouka Jeremy Ouedraogo, Halidou Bamogo, Ouanmini Bobet, L. Zerbo, M. Seynou
{"title":"Mechanical, Thermal and Hydric Behavior of the Bio-sourced Compressed Earth Block (B-CEB) Added to Peanut Shells Powder","authors":"Nassio Sory, Moussa Ouedraogo, A. Messan, Issiaka Sanou, Moustapha Sawadogo, Kouka Jeremy Ouedraogo, Halidou Bamogo, Ouanmini Bobet, L. Zerbo, M. Seynou","doi":"10.11648/j.am.20221101.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.am.20221101.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7327,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77387324","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}