In this study, the effect of elevated temperature on the properties of concrete containing clinoptilolite was investigated by microscopic analyses. For this purpose, seven different mixtures were prepared (the control ...

A Sn-40.5wt%Pb-2.6wt%Sb ternary eutectic alloy was prepared using a vacuum melting furnace and a casting furnace. The samples were directionally solidified at a constant growth rate (V = 16.5 mu m/s) under different ...

Al-5.7 wt% Ni eutectic alloy was directionally solidified upward with different temperature gradients (0.83-4.02 K/mm) at a constant growth rate (0.008 mm/s) and with different growth rates (0.008-0.483 mm/s) at a constant ...

In this study, synthetic wollastonite (SW) mineral was produced by using a new production method. This method which quartz and calcite minerals are used as raw materials, is 3-step wollastonite production method consisting ...

In this study, changes in the mechanical and microstructural properties of alkali-activated blast furnace slag (BFS) and BFS + fly ash (FA) blended mortars exposed to 25, 400, 600 and 800 °C temperatures are investigated. ...

The effects of the sintering support design on the microstructural and mechanical properties of NiO/YSZ anode support micro-tubes are investigated in this study. For this purpose, a number of micro-tubes of the same ...

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are ceramic based electrochemical devices operating at high temperatures and generates electricity and useful heat energy utilizing various fuels at a high efficiency. The main structure of ...

Ni-10 at.% Si alloys (Ni and Si of purity of 99.99%) were prepared by arc melting method under argon atmosphere in a water-cooled copper hearth with a non-consumable tungsten electrode and titanium getter. Spherical-shaped ...

In this study, various tape cast NiO/YSZ anode support layers with similar geometric properties are fabricated by varying the doctor blade from 100 µm to 200 µm with an increment of 25 µm. The mechanical properties of the ...

A laboratory study is performed to evaluate the influence of elevated temperature on the strength and microstructural properties of high strength concretes (HSCs) containing ground pumice (GP), and blend of ground pumice ...