How can an alloy form at a temperature lower than the melting point of its constituent elements?

The alloying of magnesium is carried out at 720C which the constituent materials have melting point above 800C.

10 November 2016 7,151 3 View

What is negetive creep and what are its implications?

Which materials can show negetive creep and how can this phenomenon used in day to day applications

09 October 2016 4,384 1 View

How to reduce size of a void in a metal from micron to nanometer range ??

I want to know if there is a way in which the void of the material inside the metal can be divided from micron size to nanometer size by splitting the voids into discrete voids of reduced size...

09 October 2016 2,562 3 View

Which is the most efficient etching solution for nickel based alloys?

Which solution reveals the microstructure and features of nickel-based alloys?

02 March 2021 2,221 3 View

How can I selectively dry etch Ti on a polymer substrate?

24 February 2021 5,378 1 View

How to determine solutionizing time for cast Al alloys?

For wrought alloys soaking time at solutionizing temperature is determined by thickness .Do we have such standards for cast Al alloys

23 February 2021 8,839 3 View

Which thermal conductivity test recommended for Ag-Cu nanofluid?

I have prepared Ag-Cu alloy with polymer coating upon it.... how can I measure thermal conductivity of it ?

22 February 2021 5,915 3 View

How to generate AA6061 alloy or any aluminium alloy crystal in material studio?

I need to carry out molecular dynamics simulation on Aluminium alloy. For this i need the crystal structure that which could be further replicated to form a structure.

22 February 2021 1,410 1 View

What is the best etching method for Mg-Ca alloy?

I have used Picral etchant (4.2 g Picric acid, 10 mL Acetic acid, 70 mL Ethanol, 10 mL distilled water) but it didn't work. Is there any alternative?

21 February 2021 2,558 5 View

What are damage parameters for SMA while modelling on ABAQUS 2020?

I have given Elastic and Superelastic material properties, but I think we need to provide the damage parameters also. Please help me here.

16 February 2021 8,694 1 View

Are there alternatives to the Devarda alloy when estimating nitrogen?

Are there alternatives to the Devarda alloy when estimating nitrogen? devarda alloy is reducing the nitrate to ammonium

15 February 2021 8,838 3 View

Passivation of chromium cast Iron in high temperature?

14 February 2021 2,157 3 View

How can we quantify martensite in Ferrous and Titanium alloys?

How can we quantify metastable phases like martensite in Ferrous and Titanium alloys, in relation to their stable counterpart For example in EBSD, XRD, Optical? Eg, Martensite and Ferrite maps.

09 February 2021 7,572 3 View