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The effect of surface polishing on the flexural strength of anorthite based porcelainised stoneware was studied. The flexural strength results obtained from both polished and unpolished samples were analysed by using Weibull statistical method. The state of surfaces and microstructures of polished and unpolished samples were also characterised by profilometry and scanning electron microscopy. Typical flexural strength value obtained from anorthite based stoneware body fired at 1210°C was about 100 MPa. The average flexural strength (σ_{m}) and Weibull modulus (m) values for as fired, ground, and ground and polished specimens increased sequentially with polishing degree. The surface roughness measurements and microstructure observations showed that the severity of the surface flaws declined as the polishing process proceeded. The obtainment of better strength behaviour with polishing was attributed to high crystalline to glassy phase ratio of the anorthite based porcelainised stoneware together with the formation of network structure of these anorthite crystals.
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In this study, the pack boronizing behavior of Fe-4M alloys (at.% M=W, V, Co) along with pure iron was investigated. The boronizing process was carried out at 1100°C for 3 h. The morphology, microstructure, boride layer thickness and surface properties of the formed boride layers were characterized by XRD, SEM-EDS and profilometry. The average boride layer thicknesses were 85 μm, 130 μm, 275 μm and 280 μm for Fe-4W, Fe-4V, Fe-4Co binary alloys and pure Fe, respectively. The surface roughness was not changed with the addition of alloying element into the substrate. FeB and Fe₂B phases exist on all boronized samples, but their ratio changes owing to alloying elements in the substrate. The saw-tooth morphology has transformed to a smoother boride layer with the addition of alloying elements of W and V, though Co addition was ineffective on saw tooth morphology. In addition, a transition zone under the boride layer was observed for the boronized Fe-W and Fe-V alloys. The formation of precipitates of boride of alloying elements was evident in the boride layer and in the transition zone for borided Fe-4V and Fe-4W alloys. Co has made a solid solution with iron in boride by replacing iron in the boride lattice.
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In this study the Al-Cu aluminum alloy with 4 wt% Cu was prepared under controlled atmosphere and coated by microarc oxidation technique for the durations of 40, 80, and 120 min. The phase composition, surface roughness and hardness of the coating were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, profilometry. The outer region contains larger sized porosities while fine porosities were formed in the inner dense region of the coating. The longer coating duration resulted in dense inner region with finely distributed α-Al_2O_3 precipitates. The presence of Cu in the outer region is not significant while the presence of Si in inner region was lower than in the outer region. Mullite and γ-Al_2O_3 phases were formed for 40 min and α-Al_2O_3 phase was additionally formed for 80 min and 120 min coating time. The coating thickness increased from 38 μm (40 min) to 115 μm (120 min) while the surface roughness (R_{a}) increased from 5 μm (40 min) to 9 μm (120 min).
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Zirconium (Zr) is a potential implant material due to its excellent biocompatibility and low elastic modulus for biomedical applications. Its poor bioactivity, however, limits its use as biomaterials. In this study, microarc oxidation which is a plasma-electrochemical based process was applied to produce oxide coatings on pure zirconium. The coating processes were conducted in different electrolytes containing sodium silicate and varying amounts of calcium acetate tetrahydrate (CA) for 30 min to investigate the effect of the introduction of CA into the electrolyte solution on the morphology and chemical composition of the fabricated coatings. It was found that the coatings consisted of monoclinic-ZrO₂ and tetragonal-ZrO₂ phases. The amount of the tetragonal-ZrO₂ phase increased with the increasing CA concentration in the electrolyte. The coating thickness and surface roughness showed a tendency to increase with the increasing CA concentration in the electrolyte. It was observed that the vicinity of plasma channels were Zr-rich, while their surroundings were rich in Si and Ca elements. The outer region of the coating was denser compared to inner region consisting of Zr-rich porous structure.
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The article was originally published on October 2014. In this paper "calcium acetate monohydrate" was used in electrolyte solution, however by mistake authors had written the name of the chemical as "calcium acetate tetrahydrate". The authors apologize for their error.
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