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  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 8
    Citation - Scopus: 10
    Impact of Simulated Inflammation and Food Breakdown on the Synergistic Interaction Between Corrosion and Wear on Titanium
    (Elsevier, 2024) Lima, A.R.; Pinto, A.M.P.; Toptan, F.; Alves, A.C.
    This paper investigates the impact of lactic acid and phosphoric acid additives in artificial saliva (AS), simulating inflammation and food breakdown, on the electrochemical and tribo-electrochemical behavior of titanium. The results showed that, unlike lactic acid, phosphoric acid significantly reduced corrosion resistance, mainly due to local damage and heterogeneities on the passive film. Non-additivated AS caused greater wear volume loss, with mechanical wear identified as the main mechanism. However, when additives were present, a synergistic interplay between corrosion and wear was observed. The study concludes that prolonged exposure to food breakdown could accelerate material degradation in titanium. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd
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    A Study on Recyclability of Alsi7mg0.3 Machining Waste
    (2023) Gökelma, Mertol; Önen Tüzgel, Rabia; Kaya, Ahmet Yiğit; Özaydın, Onur
    Aluminium products are widely used in the automotive industry. One of the important aluminium products in the automotive is wheel production. Turkish wheel production is expected to reach 360000 tons in 2025. The wheels are produced by Low-Pressure Die Casting at the first stage and the machining process in CNC machines is used to create the final form. A significant amount of machining waste (swarf, turnings, and chips) is created during the machining and the importance of secondary aluminium has been increasing due to environmental and economic concerns. This study focuses on the recycling of AlSi7Mg0.3 cast alloy machining waste. The turnings were sorted into two size fractions and remelted separately under a salt flux in a resistance heating furnace. Two different salt mixtures with different melting points and different salt factors were studied in this work. Metal yield and coagulation yield after remelting were discussed.
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    Citation - Scopus: 10
    Development of Lightweight Geopolymer Composites Containing Perlite and Vermiculite
    (International OCSCO World Press, 2023) Korniejenko, Kinga; Pławecka, Kinga; Bulut, Alperen; Şahin, Baran; Azizağaoğlu, Göksu; Figiela, Beata
    Purpose: The aim of this work was to prepare and characterise geopolymer composites containing lightweight aggregates-perlite and vermiculite. Design/methodology/approach: The geopolymer matrix was prepared on the basis of fly ash, sand and a 6M sodium hydroxide solution with sodium silicate. The properties of the materials were tested 28 days after the preparation of the samples. The following research methods were used to characterise the composites: compressive and flexural strength tests, microstructural tests using a scanning electron microscope, and thermal conductivity were measured. Findings: The results obtained showed a slight effect of the additives on the strength properties. Lightweight aggregates are characterised by good coherence with the matrix material. Their addition allowed to reduce the density and lowered the thermal conductivity of the materials. The results obtained indicate that the proposed additives can improve the properties of the geopolymer composite for use in the construction industry. Research limitations/implications: Further research should focus on geopolymer composites with perlite and involve fire-resistant and water-absorption tests. Practical implications: The production of lightweight building materials brings a number of benefits, such as reducing the density of building elements and, at the same time, the entire structure, which results in a reduction in their weight, as well as lower transport costs. Such elements have better thermal and acoustic insulation, reflected in the parameters of buildings. An additional advantage is the reduced environmental impact through better insulation properties, lower fuel consumption during transport, etc. Originality/value: The density of the material can be reduced by using lightweight aggregates or obtaining porous material in the foamed process. In the case of geopolymer composites, a number of studies related to foamed materials have been provided, but there is only a few previous research connected with lightweight aggregates such as perlite and vermiculite. © by International OCSCO World Press. All rights reserved. 2023.
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    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Assessment of Separation and Agglomerationt Tendency of Non-Metallic Inclusions in an Electromagnetically Stirred Aluminum Melt
    (Springer international Publishing Ag, 2023) Li, Cong; Dang, Thien; Gokelma, Mertol; Zimmermann, Sebastian; Mitterecker, Jonas; Friedrich, Bernd
    Presence of non-metallic inclusions (NMIs) reduces surface quality and mechanical properties of aluminum products. The development of good NMIs removal practices relies on the understanding of inclusion behaviors with respect to separation and agglomeration particularly in the turbulent flow. In the scenario of electromagnetically induced recirculated turbulent flow, the concerned behaviors of inclusions with different sizes have rarely been investigated experimentally. In the presented study funded by AMAP Open Innovation Research Cluster, reference materials were prepared with uniformly distributed NMIs (SiC and MgAl2O4) via an ultrasoundinvolved casting route. Reference materials were charged into an aluminum melt where turbulent flow was promoted via electromagnetic force. Microscopical analysis shows non-significant agglomeration tendency of SiC, MgAl2O4, and TiB2 inclusion. Time-weight filtration curve, PoDFA, and Spark Spectrometer results suggest a strong dependence of separation rate on particle size. Analytical models were established to estimate the collision rate of particles and to evaluate separation probability of different sized particles.
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    Ferroelectricity of Ca9fe(po4)7 and Ca9mn(po4)7 Ceramics With Polar Whitlockite-Type Crystal Structure
    (Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, 2020) Adem, Umut
    Ca9Fe(PO4)7 is a member of the double phosphate family having polar whitlockite-type crystal structure. The phase transition from the room temperature polar R3c to the high temperature non-polar R c phase has been called a ferroelectric phase transition using complementary experiments such as temperature dependent second harmonic generation and dielectric constant measurements however no ferroelectric hysteresis measurement has been reported. In order to be able to call these polar materials ferroelectric, measurement of a saturated ferroelectric hysteresis loop is necessary to demonstrate that the electrical polarization of these materials is switchable. In order to realize this goal, we have synthesized Ca9Fe(PO4)7 as well as structurally identical Ca9Mn(PO4)7 using solid state synthesis. Crystal structure of the ceramics were confirmed using Rietveld refinement of the x-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements revealed phase transition temperatures of 848 and 860 K for Ca9Fe(PO4)7 and Ca9Mn(PO4)7, respectively. Our ferroelectric hysteresis measurements and current electric field loops (I-E) derived from the hysteresis loops showed that the loops cannot be saturated and the direction of the electrical polarization of both materials cannot be switched up to the largest applied electric field of 100 kV/cm. Possible origins of this behaviour are discussed.
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    Pre-Study of the Dissolution Behavior of Silicon Kerf Residue in Steel
    (Springer, 2022) Lazou, Adamantia; Nilssen, David; Gökelma, Mertol; Wallin, Maria; Tranell, Gabriella
    Silicon kerf residue is generated during the wafering process of pure silicon in the photovoltaic value chain. The generated by-product has a high volume, and the particle size is typically below 1 μm. Although the fine particles are partly oxidized, the material may be beneficial in different metallurgical applications such as grain refining and alloy composition adjustments. This work studies the dissolution behavior of silicon kerf in low alloy steel melts with the aim to upcycle the kerf material in the steel industry for different purposes. In this study, a steel alloy and the kerf residue were melted (at 1580 °C) in an alumina crucible placed in an induction furnace. The amount of added kerf residue was varied. The behavior of the particles in the solidified alloy was characterized by using an optical microscope, electron probe microscope (EPMA), and wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (WDS) in order to study the dissolution behavior of the Si-kerf residue in the steel.
  • Article
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Oxidizer Gases Effects on the Diameter-Controlled Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes
    (MIM Research Group, 2021) İnce Yardımcı, Atike; Öğütlü, Ahmet Sabri; Öğütlü, Deniz
    In this study, the influence of the oxidizers on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes by C2H4 decomposition over Fe catalyst has been investigated. CO2, O2, and H2O have been used as oxidizers, and to control catalyst particle formation and their sizes in the pretreatment stage. The same oxidizers have also been used in the growth stage to maintain the catalyst particle size, remove amorphous carbon formation to keep catalyst particle active. The results of scanning electron microscopy indicated that the average diameters of nanotubes decreased from 13.4±1.2 nm to 6.2±0.5 nm and extremely dense nanotubes were obtained when we added a small amount of CO2. Adding O2 extremely decreased the areal carbon nanotube density while widens the diameter distribution. H2O addition resulted in larger average diameters and made the growth strongly pretreatment dependent. Within the parameters tried for catalyst pretreatment and CNT growth processes, CO2 seemed the best choice for a weak oxidizing assistant. The strong dependency of the average diameter on pretreatment conditions indicated that pretreatment is a very important step in deciding the final diameters and their distribution.
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    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    The Influence of the Casting Speed in Horizontal Continuous Casting of Aluminium Alloy En Aw 6082
    (Springer, 2021) Obalı, Akın; Dilek, Kerem Ahmet; Akdi, Seracettin; Ürk, Deniz Kavrar; Gökelma, Mertol
    Vertical direct chill (VDC) casting is commonly used to produce slabs and billets from wrought aluminium alloys. The fact that the VDC is not a continuous process and moulds must be prepared for the next batch decreases the productivity of the process. Alternatively, horizontal direct chill (HDC) casting simplifies the process and allows a continuous production. The casting speed in the HDC casting is easier to control and can be optimized for different alloys by changing the speed. This study focuses on investigating the effects of casting speed on the macrostructure of 6082 aluminium billets with 60 mm diameter. A demo-scale casting unit was used and the casting speed was changed from 310 to 385 mm/min. Changes in surface condition, macrocracks, microporosity, and diameter of the billets were investigated. Surface quality of the billets became better with the increasing casting speed, while diameter of the billet expands. Furthermore, centreline cracks appear at the casting speed of 355 mm/min. © 2021, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
  • Patent
    Bir fosfor dönüşümlü beyaz led paketi
    (Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumu, 2020)
    Bu buluş bir fosfor dönüşümlü beyaz LED paketi ile, özellikle fosfor kullanım miktarını azaltmayı ve ışık rengi sıcaklığının ayarlanmasını sağlayan cam küre formunda optik elemanlar içeren bir fosfor dönüşümlü beyaz LED paketi ile ilgilidir.