Al-6061 alloy is mostly used for automobile parts because of its good corrosion behavior and high stiffness. However, it has poor wear resistance which limits its wide applications. Metal matrix composite (MMC) in which ...

Ceramic based composites were reviewed, using the recently developed methods to improve the fracture toughness. Silicon carbide material was chosen because of its application in aerospace, automobiles and bulletproof vests. ...

There is leading applications and importance of steels continue in many critical areas even when the availability of ceramics, polymers, composites etc. with improved properties exists. “Nothing can replace a steel, only ...

In this project TM (Transition Metal) doped ZnO thin films Zn(1-X)FeXO (0 < X < 20) with molarity 1M were synthesized by sol-gel method and deposited the on glass substrate by spincoating. Films were synthesized by ...

Due to the economic liability of fossil fuels and increasing global warming concerns, it is required to develop alternative renewable and clean energy sources (such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power) intensively ...

Energy efficient systems are always in demand due to the ever widening supply demand gap. Oil import bill of India consumes about one-third of its total expenditure. A large proportion of the oil is consumed by the automobile ...

Iron-Copper-Carbon (Fe-Cu-C) is widely used alloy system in the ferrous powder industry and is extensively used in many mass manufactured P/M components of automobiles such as connecting rods, planetary gear carriers and ...

Novel studies of Wright and Armand in the late 1970s on ionically conducting polymers known as “polymer electrolytes” have opened an area of materials research with potential application in the power industry. The ...