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04 May 2017 7,211 2 View

What's physical meaning of fatigue endurance limit?

11 December 2016 7,527 0 View

Some questions about the plane strain and plane stress state?

in the plain strain state definition, the Z-direction has stress ,but no strain. is it possible a direction have stress but no strain? likewise, for the plane stress state, there has strain ,but...

10 November 2016 7,311 0 View

What kinds of characteristics those fracture surfaces have?

09 October 2016 6,886 0 View

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09 October 2016 6,746 2 View

What effects temper martensite embrittlement have on fatigue of steel ?

what effects temper martensite embrittlement have on fatigue crack nucleation and propagation?

09 October 2016 9,977 26 View

How can calculate fracture load of three-point bending testing through strength and ductility data obtained from tensile testing?

How can calculate fracture load of three-point bending testing through strength and ductility data obtained from tensile testing? and in three-point bending testing ,how to calculate stress...

08 September 2016 6,521 4 View

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08 September 2016 381 53 View

Is it possible the cleavage fracture happens after large amount of elongation in the uniaxial tension test of intact sample?

In some steels,is it possible the cleavage fracture happens after large amount of elongation in the uniaxial tension test of intact sample?

07 August 2016 8,313 9 View

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07 August 2016 3,819 0 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 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

How Can I bring as much common elements in steel as possible to calculate stable phase(s) in OpenCalphad?

As I was tweaking step-by-step OpenCalphad6 Macros step1.ocm involving phase and thermal property calculation of a High-speed steel, I could not incorporate more than 6 elements in the steel...

01 March 2021 8,840 1 View

I need to accelerate corrosion in steel parts that are used in a salt-water environment. Is there a technique for doing so?

I have a structure that employs d-ring swiveling tie-downs that corrode during use and become "frozen". I have sample swivel assemblies that I wish to corrode to see if I can free them using one...

01 March 2021 3,739 3 View

How to simultaneously perform multiple biochemical assays?

I am a research scholar working on heavy metal stress on plants. I will be doing biochemical characterisation( protein, carbohydrate, proline, antioxidant enzymes and many more assays) at interval...

01 March 2021 6,999 3 View

Why is my platinum counter electrode getting dirty during electrodeposition?

I am conducting anodic electrodeposition of MnO2 onto a stainless steel substrate, using a platinum strip as a counter electrode. This is done galvanostatically, with the current held between 5...

27 February 2021 1,829 3 View

Why is NH4OH added in heavy metals limit test?

The limit test I'm referring to is USP method II. In this procedure you need to dropwise add 6N of NH4OH to the sample until it the pH is alkali. After that you need to dilute and add HOAc until...

23 February 2021 2,049 3 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 View

What kind of steel moulds are used for hot pressing metal powders?

My main concern is that the metal powders should not weld to the mold surface and I should easily be able to eject out the pressed samples. I am looking for alternative for graphite moulds. The...

22 February 2021 2,965 4 View