Hongxiang Liu^1,2,,*, Neng Xiong^1,2, Songli Wang^1,2, Wei Zhang^1,2, Bo Yong^1,2

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.3, pp. 549-561, 2022, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.017979

Abstract

The effects of a magnesium-based layered composite on the flammability of a phenolic epoxy resin (EP) are studied. In order to produce the required composite material, first, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum salt and deionized water are mixed into a reactor according to a certain proportion to induce a hydrothermal reaction; then, the feed liquid is filtered out using a solid-liquid separation procedure; finally, the material is dried and crushed. In order to evaluate its effects on the flammability of the EP, first, m-phenylenediamine is added to EP and vacuum defoamation is performed; then, EP is poured into a polytetrafluoroethylene mold, cooled… More >

Long Zheng, Yiqiang Wu, Shu Wang, Guoan Sheng, Baorong Sun, Yingfeng Zuo^*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.10, pp. 1729-1739, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015143

Abstract This study was designed to solve the problem of large waste volume from bamboo processing residues in recent years. Using magnesium oxychloride (MO) cementitious material as the main material and bamboo residue (BR) as the reinforcing material, a BR/MO composite material was prepared. The effects of BR amount on the molding properties, mechanical strength, and water resistance of BR/MO composites were examined and discussed. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis were used to characterize composite microscopic morphology, crystalline structure, and heat resistance. The results showed that, when the BR content was 1.00% (by wt), the flowability… More >

Lei Liu^*, Chuanhui Huang, Xinghua Lu, Ping Yu, Longhai Li, Huafeng Guo

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.2, pp. 501-509, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.015161

Abstract In order to study the effect of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles in the cavitation-based strengthening process of magnesium alloys, the impact of a micro-jet generated by bubble collapse has been considered. The strengthening mechanism is based on the transfer of the energy of cavitation due to bubble collapse to Al₂O₃ particles, which then undergo collision with the surface of the sample. The hardness, surface morphology, element content and chemical state of the strengthened samples have been analyzed by microhardness tests, SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) techniques. The results show that: after 5 min of strengthening, nanoparticles can be… More >

CLAUDIA NOME^1*, PAULO CÉSAR MAGALHÃES², ELIZABETH OLIVEIRA², SERGIO NOME, IRMA GRACIELA LAGUNA¹

BIOCELL, Vol.33, No.2, pp. 133-136, 2009, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2009.33.133

Abstract Maize plants infected with Spiroplasma kunkelii show symptoms similar to that of plants in a magnesium-deficient soil, and it has been shown that the spiroplasma alters the plants’ magnesium absorption. In the current study we compared changes associated to either spiroplasma infection, two soil magnesium levels and their combinations. Plant symptoms were recorded and correlated with transmission electron microscopy observations. Plants grown on a high magnesium treatment showed no macroscopical alterations nor organelle ultrastructural alterations, while plants on a low magnesium treatment showed macroscopical vein yellowing and, ultrastructurally, they had most chloroplasts and mitochondrial membranes altered. Infected plants on a… More >

Won-Chol Yang^1.*, Son-Hak Chon¹, Chol-Min Choe¹, Un-Ha Kim¹

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 89-99, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jai.2019.07885

Abstract Materials selection is a multiple attribute decision making (MADM) problem. A lot of MADM methods are applicable to materials selection, and it may produce considerable differences between the results of materials selection. But it is unknown which MADM method is better. So it is desirable to decide reasonable final result of materials selection in consideration of the individual results from different MADM methods. In this paper, materials selection method combined with different MADM methods is proposed. The method is based on final ranks of alternative materials, where the final ranks are determined from the ranks of the alternative materials using… More >

Xiaoyue Yang¹, Shuang Xu^1,*, Qiwen Liu¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.21, No.3, pp. 49-49, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.04889

Abstract In this study, molecular dynamics simulations were performed to study the uniaxial compression deformation of magnesium nanopillars with square and triangular surface notches. The generation and evolution process of internal defects of magnesium nanopillars was analyzed in detail. The results indicated that the triangular notches had little effect on the deformation behavior of magnesium nanopillars, and the governing mechanism of plastic deformation was the initiation and motion of pyramidal dislocations. As for magnesium nanopillars with square notches, the initial plastic deformation was mainly caused by the pyramidal slip. After the notches were closed, {10̅11} <10̅12> twins were observed, the expansion… More >

Hu Feng¹, Guanghui Liu¹, Jiansong Yuan^2,*, M. Neaz Sheikh³, Lu Feng⁴, Jun Zhao¹

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 105-121, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2019.04864

Abstract The fibre pullout test was conducted to investigate the influence of the water stability on the bond behaviour between the Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) matrix and the steel fibre. The composition of the MPC-matrix and the immersion age of the specimens are experimentally investigated. The average bond strength and the pullout energy are investigated by analysing the experimental results. In addition, the microscopic characteristics of the interface transition zone are investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental results showed that the bond performance between the MPC-matrix and the steel fibre decreased significantly with the increase of the duration of… More >

K. Lahmer¹, R. Bessaïh¹, A. Scipioni², M. El Ganaoui²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 149-162, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.149

Abstract This paper summarizes the outcomes of a numerical study about the phenomenon of hydrogen absorption in an axisymmetric tank geometry containing magnesium hydride heated to 300˚C and at moderate storage pressure 1 MPa. The governing equations are solved with a fully implicit finite volume numerical scheme (as implemented in the commercial software FLUENT). Different kinetic reaction equations modeling hydrogen absorption are considered and the related numerical simulations are compared with experimental results. Spatial and temporal profiles of temperature and concentration in hydride bed are plotted. More >

H. Wang¹, Y. Wu², P.D. Wu¹, K.W. Neale³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.19, No.3, pp. 255-284, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2010.019.255

Abstract Large strain homogeneous simple shear of Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) polycrystals is first studied numerically. The analyses are based on the classical Taylor model and the Visco-Plastic Self-Consistent (VPSC) model with various Self-Consistent Schemes (SCSs). In these polycrystal plasticity models, both slip and twinning contribute to plastic deformations. The simple shear results are then extended to the case of solid circular bars under large strain fixed-end torsion, where it is assumed that the solid bar has the same mechanical properties as the element analyzed for large strain simple shear. It is shown that the predicted second-order axial force is very… More >