Can simple 2 theta XRD scans help me to evaluate transformer steel?

I have transformer steel samples to evaluate but our texture machine is out of order. for a quick check can I don 2 theta scans for any information about the textured nature of the sample? If yes...

10 November 2019 5,956 3 View

Is there any workshop about fundamentals of XRD texture analysis?

I am struggling now a days in the field of texture analysis using XRD. I need academic guidance for skilled and experienced researchers or professors. I think any international workshop on the...

07 August 2018 2,644 6 View

What is the impact factor of "Key Engineering Materials" for 2014 or 2015?

I came to know that Key engineering materials has 0.19 impact factor for 2014. Anyone can guide me to documentary proof?

02 March 2015 5,445 9 View

Can we separate fine powders having spherical and facet shapes using Meshes?

I have a mixture of powders, with facets and spherical shapes. Is it possible to separate them using sieve shake with standard meshes? Or else what could be done?

08 September 2014 9,375 5 View

How accurate is the measurement of grain size using XRD?

Additionally, I want to know the ways to improve the accuracy.

06 July 2014 3,257 32 View

Can we calculate strain produced by thermal mismatch of the constituents in a composite?

06 July 2014 8,087 2 View

What is the concept and reference behind the calculations of dislocation density and strain using XRD, as quoted in attached file?

In attached file, authors have used eq-2 and eq-3 to calculate dislocation density and strain. The formulas look strange and no references are given by the authors. Are these authentic formulas?

06 July 2014 8,532 4 View

Can aluminum have more than 12 slip systems?

Aluminum has preferred direction of and closed packed plane (111), therefore, it has 12 active slip systems. Is it possible that aluminum has more than 12 slip systems, and how?

06 July 2014 2,599 5 View

How do you measure dislocation density using XRD in cold rolled aluminum?

I want to measure dislocation density in Al by XRD, and have studied some stuff but am not yet clear about how exactly it will work. Can somebody explain this to me with some worked examples?

05 June 2014 8,178 5 View

How can we calculate thermal strain in a composite?

I have prepared Al-CNT composite, both materials have different CET, which means thermal strains will be produced. Does anyone know how to calculate thermal strain in the composite at different...

05 June 2014 7,897 2 View

flexibility of polymers chain

effect of double bond on the flexibility of polymers

07 April 2021 0 0 View

Formulation of polymer color flakes

I am writing to request some information for making polymer color flakes. I would appreciate the help.

17 March 2021 0 0 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

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02 March 2021 324 2 View

12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel, etched for revealing retained austenite, any help for clarifying?

Hello everyone. Given microstructure image belongs to a 12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel (annealed and tempered). The sample was etched with picral (100 mL ethanol and 4 g picric acid). I...

02 March 2021 4,119 3 View

Why Austenite grains in steel show much more twinning than ferrite grains?

It is oftentimes said to be a distinctive metallographic trait that differentiates a fully austenitic and a fully felly ferritic steel without etching that might distinguish between two. Why...

02 March 2021 728 2 View

What is the value of Conference Review Paper?

How much value does a review paper carry in a higher study aspirant student's profile which is presented in a Peer Reviewed Scopus Indexed conference?

27 February 2021 2,068 3 View

Modeling viscosity using model of Chung?

Hello, As part of simulation of gases mixture and water, I need to calculate viscosity of the fluid components and I am using relationships proposed by Chung et al. (1988). The irony is while I...

25 February 2021 8,053 5 View

Are there any candidates for an Einstein's bare cosmological constant?

It is commonly accepted that General Relativity has its own 'bare' cosmological constant that contributes together with the cosmological constant resulting from vacuum energy density for an...

23 February 2021 5,448 8 View

Resistivity of PVD TiNx thin films vs. N2 flow?

In the PVD of TiN thin films (~100A), I've found the resistivity of the TiN films dropped from ~100 to 60um*cm with N2 flow increasing up to the metallic mode ending point; then the resistivity...

21 February 2021 1,864 2 View