This study characterized 1018 steel case-hardened in processed cassava leaves. The microstructures, phases and case depths of treated samples were characterized and the effect of soaking time on case depth was determined. Standard specimens machined from 1018 steel were pack-cyan...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/42632
D. A. Isadare, M. O. Adeoye, A. R. Adetunji, K. M. Oluwasegun & K. J. Akinluwade·Advances in Research·2015
This paper reports the effect of homogenization treatment on T6 tempering of 6063 aluminium alloy. Wrought 6063 aluminium sample was machined into tensile and impact tests specimens. Samples were also cut for hardness and metallographic works. These samples were divided into two...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18166
This paper investigates the influence of diffusion annealing on some mechanical properties of 6063 aluminium alloy. Standard tensile and hardness test samples were subjected to diffusion annealing at 570ºC for 2, 2.5, 3 and 3.5 hours respectively prior to T6 tempering, another se...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10446
This paper developed a simple but accurate automation tool for quick design of gating and riser systems for green sand iron castings. Codes for calculation of gating elements’ parameters were generated in MATLAB from standard fluid mechanics and empirical formulae. Guided Users’...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMCS/2018/28497