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This study is concerned with the influence of strain rate on the plastic deformation behavior and microstructure variables of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheet. The tensile properties were measured at room temperature at a strain rate of 0.001 and 100 s–1 using a universal tensile testing machine and servo-hydraulic high-speed tensile..... More

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In this study, we characterize the viscoelastic behavior of polymers using nanoindentation. We applied the indentation representative stress approach and elastic solution to the Maxwell model and determined that there was a linear relationship between the inverses of the initial unloading stiffness and indentation unloading rate. From nanoindentation tests with..... More

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This study investigated the microstructure and compressive properties (at room & high temperatures) of Fe-Cr-Ni based AISI 316L alloy, manufactured by selective laser melting process. The effect of stress relieving heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties also examined. Regardless of the stress relieving heat treatment, the SLMed AISI..... More

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In this study, Binderless-WC hard materials were fabricated using the pulsed current activated sintering (PCAS) process for a Friction Stir Welding tool and difficult-to-cut tool application. Tungsten carbide (WC) hard materials are used in various industries and possess a superior hardness compared to other hard materials. They have particularly high..... More

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Aluminum nitride (AlN) has several attractive properties including high thermal conductivity, excellent electrical insulation, a thermal expansion coefficient close to that of Si and low density. Accordingly, it is considered a promising packing material and substrate for high power integrated circuits. However, its low fracture toughness at room temperature limits..... More

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We demonstrated an effective method for fabricating a highly efficient flexible transparent electrode in an oxide/metal/oxide configuration based on an ultrathin Cu film. It exhibited low losses in optical transmittance and electrical conductivity while minimizing current loss due to pinhole-related leakages. The Cu film was developed on a chemically heterogeneous..... More

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ZnO/Ag/SnO2 (ZAS) tri-layer films were prepared on glass substrates via RF and DC magnetron sputtering, and then the influence of the thickness of the ZnO and SnO2 layers on the optical and electrical properties of the ZAS films was investigated. As deposited ZnO 50 nm/Ag 10 nm/SnO2 50 nm films..... More

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Tetrahedrite Cu12Sb4S13 has low lattice thermal conductivity because of the lone-pair electrons of Sb, which cause the Cu atoms to vibrate at a low frequency and high amplitude. When the Cu atoms of Cu12Sb4S13 are partially substituted with a transition metal, changes in the Cu vibrations can intensify phonon scattering,..... More