Recent progress in gradient-structured metals and alloys

W Ji, R Zhou, P Vivegananthan, MS Wu, H Gao… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient structures found in biological materials have served as a source of inspiration for
scientists seeking to enhance the performance of metals and alloys over the past decades …

Emerging trends in large format additive manufacturing processes and hybrid techniques

D Vanerio, M Guagliano, S Bagherifard - Progress in Additive …, 2024 - Springer
Large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) technologies are rapidly growing with
significant potential for application in multiple technological sectors like aerospace, tooling …

Unraveling the friction and wear mechanisms of surface nanostructured stainless-steel

AM Ralls, K Leong, S Liu, X Wang, Y Jiang… - Wear, 2024 - Elsevier
In an effort to improve the friction and wear resistance of coarse grain (CG) 316L stainless
steel (SS), the influence of surface nanostructuring formed by a novel surface mechanical …

Understanding the tribo-corrosion mechanisms of friction stir processed steel deposited by high-pressure deposition additive manufacturing process

AM Ralls, PL Menezes - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Springer
The present study investigates the application of friction stir processing (FSP) on the
degradation (wear, corrosion, and wear-corrosion synergism) response of cold spray …

Revealing the fretting corrosion mechanisms of laser shock peened cold spray 316 L stainless steel

AM Ralls, PL Menezes - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
The influence of laser shock peening (LSP) on the fretting corrosion (FC) resistance of cold
spray (CS) 316 L stainless steel (SS) was investigated. Results reveal that LSP allowed for …

Experimental tribological study on additive manufactured Inconel 718 features against the hard carbide counter bodies

MM Basha, MR Sankar - Journal of Tribology, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In past years, machining processes have been required when fabricating the complex
Inconel 718 parts, and these processes cause undesired tensile residual stresses. Inconel …

Solid-state cold spray additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: processing–microstructure–property relationships

AM Ralls, M Daroonparvar, M John, S Sikdar… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ni-based superalloys have been extensively employed in the aerospace field because of
their excellent thermal and mechanical stabilities at high temperatures. With these …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Review on Finite Element Analysis of Laser Shock Peening

MB Wakchaure, M Misra, PL Menezes - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Laser shock peening (LSP) is a formidable cold working surface treatment that provides high-
energy precision to enhance the mechanical properties of materials. This paper delves into …

Dry sliding wear behavior of hard-chrome and zinc-phosphate conversion coatings on steel substrates

A Kumar, H Rachwani… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We have studied tribological properties of conversion coatings, hard chrome on AISI 430
stainless steel, and zinc phosphate on AISI 1044 carbon steel. These substrates were …

Laser shock processing of titanium alloys: a critical review on the microstructure evolution and enhanced engineering performance

Q Liu, S Chu, X Zhang, Y Wang, H Zhao, B Zhou… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are frequently utilized as critical components in a variety of
engineering applications because of their high specific strength and excellent corrosion …