To enhance the mechanical properties in Ni-alumina nanocomposite coatings, it is necessary to increase the amount of alumina nanoparticles participation in nickel matrix. The aim of this study is the compassion investigation of Ni-Al2O3 nanocomposite coatings’ embedded nanoparticles affected by methanol addition to the electrolyte. In this investigation the composition of electrolyte was modified by adding methanol organic solvent. The coating were produced by pulse current and under ultrasonic agitation .After the electroplating process, the coatings’ cross sectioned and the amount of incorporated alumina nanoparticles and the morphology of each coating was analyzed by Energy X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) coupled with an Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The results showed that with adding the methanol organic solvent to the Watt’s solution the zeta potential of the nanoparticles increased from -4.1mV to +24.5mV and subsequently, the content of alumina reinforcement nanoparticles increased from 4.6vol. % to 11vol. %. It has been assumed that methanol surfactant may act as a surface agent that affected the hydrated layer on the nanoparticles and it promoted the co-deposition of nano alumina particles with nickel. تفاصيل المقالة

In this study chemical method of dissolution-Precipitation was applied to produce amorphous silica nanoparticles from rice straw ash (RSA), the waste material of rice cultivation. The morphology, particle size, structure and area of specific surface of synthesized amorphous silica nanoparticles were evaluated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and BET method. In addition, chemical composition of RSA used and the synthesized silica nanoparticles was studied by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy. The effects of sodium hydroxide concentration, precipitation reaction temperature and precipitation reaction duration on the area of specific surface were determined through Design of Experiments (DOE) technique. Results depicted that silica nanoparticles with particle size of 10-15 nanometers were successfully synthesized. Average area of specific surface and purity were 327 m2/gr and 99.5% respectively. The interactive influence of temperature and duration having the highest effect on the average area of specific surface. تفاصيل المقالة

The rheological behavior of feedstocks used in powder injection molding technology influences strongly on the final properties of the products. Powder loading is one of the important factors that have a great distribution on rheological behaviors. By using the gas atomized spherical 316L stainless steel powder and the binder of 55% paraffin wax+ 40% polyethylen+ 5% stearic acid, four kinds of feedstocks were prepared at the powder loading of 60, 64, 68 and 72%. To find the proper feedstock and molding temperature, the applied shear rate on the samples has been increased from 100 to 1000 l/s in three different temperatures. The investigations demonstrate that 68% powder loading is the optimal one. This sample shows the minimum sensitivity to shear rate and temperature and in a wide range of temperature has a nearly steady viscosity, consequently demonstrate the best behavior during injection molding. تفاصيل المقالة