ron (Fe)-based alloys, especially, Fe-Cr alloys have wide variety of applications in various industries such as nuclear, construction, automotive, oil, gas etc. due to their superior strength and formability, high corrosion ...

Hydropower stations are renewable, green and inexpensive source of power. The turbine is the main component in a hydropower station. The turbines are underwater components and operate in severe erosive condition. The blades ...

Fabrication of nanostructured thin films for numerous functional applications has been emerging rapidly in recent times due to their excellent mechanical, optical, and magnetic properties. Nanostructured thin films are ...

Surface modification can be achieved by using advanced high energy heat sources such as plasma, laser, and electron beam. These techniques use high energy concentrated beam on the work piece which generates steep thermal ...

Grain refinement from solidification processing is an effective and inexpensive method of obtaining improved mechanical properties in light alloys. The combined effect of solute and ultrasound-assisted solidification ...

5052 Al alloy is a non-heat treatable alloy and it possesses good weldability and cold formability along with medium to high fatigue strength. It exhibits high corrosion resistance to sea water and industrial atmosphere. ...

The climate change due to excessive emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the last two to three decades has adversely affected ecological life due to ocean pollution and global warming. It is an urgent requirement to ...

Zr-Nb alloys are used to fabricate structural components in nuclear power reactors. Zr- 1Nb alloy is used to produce calandria tube with 60 mm diameter and 1 to 2 mm wall thickness for pressurized heavy water reactor ...

Surface modification of steel surface is conventionally done by thermal treatment using various thermo-chemicals heating such as flame heating, induction heating, laser heating and electron beam heating. The rapid advancement ...