Abstract: Thermal drawing from a preform recently emerges as a scalable manufacturing method for the high volume production of continuous metal microwires for numerous applications. However, no model can yet satisfactorily provide ...

Abstract: A206–Al2O3 metal matrix nanocomposite (MMNC) is a promising high performance material with potential applications in various industries, such as automotive, aerospace, and defense. Al2O3 nanoparticles dispersed into ...

Abstract: Zinc (Zn) is an important material for numerous applications since it has pre-eminent ductility and high ultimate tensile strain, as well high corrosion resistivity and good biocompatibility. However, since Zn suffers from ...

Abstract: In the manufacturing of micro/nanocomposite materials, micro/nanoparticles need to be dispersed evenly into the base materials. However, due to their high surfacetovolume ratio and high surface energy, the micro/nanoparticles ...

Abstract: Metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) are produced by dispersing reinforcing nanoparticles into metal matrix. It is a type of emerging materials with high strength and light weight and draws significant attentions in recent ...

Abstract: Nanoparticle clustering phenomenon is a critical quality issue in metal-matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) manufacturing. Accurate estimation of the 3D cluster size distribution based on the 2D cross section images is essential ...

Abstract: Rapid investment casting with additively produced molds can offer excellent surface finishes, tight dimensional tolerances, and complex geometries for high-performance metal parts in a rapid fashion. However, there is a ...

Abstract: Ultrasonic testing is a promising alternative quality inspection technique to the expensive microscopic imaging to characterize metal matrix nanocomposites. However, due to the complexity of the wave–microstructure ...

Abstract: Nanoparticle reinforced metals recently emerge as a new class of materials to empower the functionality of metallic materials. There is a remarkable success in self-incorporation of nanoparticles to bulk metals for ...

Abstract: Temperaturedistribution measurements in cutting tools during the machining process are extremely difficult and remain an unresolved problem. In this paper, cutting temperature distributions were measured by thin film ...