Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2019

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Commentary—Are There Still Places for Gallium FIB?  (Jian Li)....Pages 3-9
 Structural Characterization of Four Chinese Bituminous Coals by X-Ray Diffraction, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy  (Shuxing Qiu, Shengfu Zhang, Xiaohu Zhou, Rongjin Zhu, Guibao Qiu, Yue Wu et al.)....Pages 11-22
 In Situ Characterization at High Temperature of VDM Alloy 780 Premium to Determine Solvus Temperatures and Phase Transformations Using Neutron Diffraction and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering  (C. Solís, J. Munke, M. Hofmann, S. Mühlbauer, M. Bergner, B. Gehrmann et al.)....Pages 23-32
 Study of the Adsorption of Humic Acid with Zn2+ by Molecular Dynamic Simulation and Adsorption Experiments  (Shengpeng Su, Yanfang Huang, Guihong Han, Zibiao Guo, Fengning Liu)....Pages 33-41
Front Matter ....Pages 43-43
 Structure, Phase Composition, and Properties of Ceramics Based on AlMgB14, Obtained from Various Powders  (Ilia Zhukov, Pavel Nikitin, Alexander Vorozhtsov)....Pages 45-49
 Characterization of Modified Nickel Silicate Anode Material for Lithium–Ion Batteries  (Yunyun Wei, Guihong Han, Yanfang Huang, Duo Zhang)....Pages 51-57
 Sinterability of Y-Doped BaZrO3 with Micro- and Nano-CaO Additives and Its Interaction with Titanium Alloy  (Juyun Kang, Guangyao Chen, Baobao Lan, Shihua Wang, Xionggang Lu, Chonghe Li)....Pages 59-67
 The Influence of Microstructure and Emissivity of NiO-Doped Fe3O4 Spinel Structure on Near- and Middle-Infrared Radiation  (Jian Zhang, Bai Hao, Xu Zhang, Huanmei Yuan, Zefei Zhang, Liyun Yang)....Pages 69-77
 Incorporation of Silver Nanoparticles in Zinc Oxide Matrix in Polyester Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE-E) Aiming Antibacterial Activity  (Leonardo Guedes Marchini, Duclerc Fernandes Parra, Vijaya Kumar Rangari)....Pages 79-88
Front Matter ....Pages 89-89
 Adsorption Behavior of Cu(II) to Silica-Humics Composite Aerogels  (Guihong Han, Pengfei Tang, Hongyang Wu, Jun Ma, Xiaomeng Yang, Yongsheng Zhang)....Pages 91-96
 Inter- and Transgranular Nucleation and Growth of Voids in Shock Loaded Copper Bicrystals  (Elizabeth Fortin, Benjamin Shaffer, Saul Opie, Matthew Catlett, Pedro Peralta)....Pages 97-108
 Alloying and Annealing Effects on Grain Boundary Character Evolution of Al-alloy 7075 Thin Films: An ACOM-TEM Analysis  (Prakash Parajuli, Rubén Mendoza-Cruz, Miguel José Yacamán, Arturo Ponce)....Pages 109-119
Front Matter ....Pages 121-121
 Evolution of Precipitates During Rolling and Annealing Process in Non-Oriented Electrical Steel  (Qiang Ren, Lifeng Zhang, Yan Luo, Lin Cheng, Piotr Roman Scheller)....Pages 123-129
 Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Medium-Entropy Fe46Co34Ni20 Alloy Powder  (Anuj Rathi, Tanjore V. Jayaraman)....Pages 131-142
 Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 20Cr13 Under Cavitation Erosion  (Guiyan Gao, Zheng Zhang)....Pages 143-151
 Investigating the Mechanical Response Under Quasi-static Compression of Cold-Rolled Lean Duplex Stainless Steel 2101  (Tayla M. Nankivell, Ali A. H. Ameri, Juan P. Escobedo-Diaz, Md. Z. Quadir, C. Logos, Simon S. Higgs)....Pages 153-160
 Preparation of Magnesium Aluminum Ferrite Spinel by Microwave Sintering  (Huimin Tang, Zhiwei Peng, Foquan Gu, Lei Ye, Liancheng Wang, Leixia Zheng et al.)....Pages 161-169
Front Matter ....Pages 171-171
 Two Fibers Used in the Colombian Amazonia and Their Use as Potential Reinforcement for Composite Materials  (Henry A. Colorado, Claudio Aguilar, Sergio Neves Monteiro)....Pages 173-178
 Influence of Albizzia Lebbeck Benth Pods Particulate on Mechanical Properties of Low-Density Polyethylene  (Oluwashina Philips Gbenebor, Emmanuel Isaac Akpan, Festus Omo Osabumwenre, Samson Oluropo Adeosun)....Pages 179-185
Front Matter ....Pages 187-187
 Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys and Steels: Issues and Solutions  (Mian Wasif Safeen, Pasquale Russo Spena)....Pages 189-200
 Magnetic Characterization of CarTech® Hypocore™ Alloy at Cryogenic Temperatures  (V. M. Meka, E. M. Fitterling, T. V. Jayaraman)....Pages 201-208
Front Matter ....Pages 209-209
 Advances in Scratch Characterization of Automotive Clearcoats  (Pierre Morel, Linqian Feng, Nadia Benhamida, Warren Denning, Brandon Frye, Andrew T. Detwiler et al.)....Pages 211-224
 Microwave-Assisted Solid-State Synthesis of Fluorinated Hydroxyapatite  (Qian Peng, Huimin Tang, Zhangui Tang, Zhiwei Peng)....Pages 225-235
 Properties of ZnO Micro/Nanostructures on Aluminum Substrates  (Shadia J. Ikhmayies, Hassan K. Juwhari, Bashar Lahlouh)....Pages 237-246
 Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Molybdenum Disulfide/Graphene Composites  (Guihong Han, Wei Wang, Yanfang Huang, Yongqian Duan, Weijun Peng)....Pages 247-253
 Synthesis and Characterization of PVP/CaCO3-Ag Blend Hydrogel by Gamma Irradiation: Study of Drug Delivery System and Antimicrobial Activity  (Angelica Tamiao Zafalon, Vinícius dos Santos Juvino, Luiz Gustavo Hiroki Komatsu, Duclerc Fernandes Parra, Ademar Lugao, Temesgen Samuel et al.)....Pages 255-265
Front Matter ....Pages 267-267
 Microplastics: A Novel Method for Surface Water Sampling and Sample Extraction in Elechi Creek, Rivers State, Nigeria  (Example Briggs, Esperidiana A. B. de Moura, Helio A. Furusawa, Marycel E. B. Cotrim, Emeka E. Oguzie, Ademar B. Lugao)....Pages 269-281
 Leaching Zinc from Crystallization Slag by Acid Leaching: Process Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology  (Guojiang Li, Yongguang Luo, Tingfang Xie)....Pages 283-290
 Study on Recovery of Zinc from Metallurgical Solid Waste Residue by Ammoniacal Leaching  (Aiyuan Ma, Xuemei Zheng, Shengyou Shi, Haiye He, Yanhong Rao, Guoyan Luo et al.)....Pages 291-300
 Optimization of Fine Ilmenite Flotation Performed with Collectors  (Yankun Wu, Shengpeng Su, Weijun Peng, Yongsheng Zhang, Guixia Fan, Guihong Han et al.)....Pages 301-309
 Arsenic Reduction and Cobalt Removal in the Arsenic-Containing Leachate from Alkali Leaching of Arsenic-Containing Cobalt/Nickel Residue  (Jinxi Qiao, Shuang Long, Zhiqiang Liu, Xintao Sun, Zhaoming Sun, Hualei Miao et al.)....Pages 311-318
Front Matter ....Pages 319-319
 A Comparison Between ZnO Hexagonal Micro/Nanoprisms Deposited on Aluminum and Glass Substrates  (Shadia J. Ikhmayies)....Pages 321-328
 Microwave-Assisted One-Step Synthesis of FeCo/Graphene Nanocomposite for Microwave Absorption  (Jianhui Peng, Zhiwei Peng, Liancheng Wang, Leixia Zheng, Zhongping Zhu, Guanghui Li et al.)....Pages 329-340
Front Matter ....Pages 341-341
 Effect of Metallic Iron Sinter Feed on Sinter Mineralogy and Quality  (Mingming Zhang, Marcelo Andrade)....Pages 343-350
 Effect of Microstructure on Resistance to Buildups Formation of Carbon Sleeves in Continuous Annealing Furnace for Silicon Steel Production  (Mingsheng He, Xiongkui Wang, Wangzhi Zhou, Xuecheng Gong, Jing Zhang, Jian Xu)....Pages 351-359
 Influence of Cr2O3 and Basicity on Viscosity of Ti-Bearing Blast Furnace Slag  (Guibao Qiu, Jian Wang, Shiyuan Liu, Qingjuan Li)....Pages 361-369
 Raman Spectroscopy on the KBF4–KF–KCl Molten Salt System  (Xianwei Hu, Bo Li, Jiangyu Yu, Zhongning Shi, Bingliang Gao, Zhaowen Wang)....Pages 371-377
 Thermodynamic Characteristics of Ferronickel Slag Sintered in the Presence of Magnesia  (Foquan Gu, Zhiwei Peng, Yuanbo Zhang, Huimin Tang, Lei Ye, Weiguang Tian et al.)....Pages 379-388
 Characterization on the Properties of Calcium Stannates Synthesized Under Different Atmospheres  (Benlai Han, Zijian Su, Yuanbo Zhang, Bingbing Liu, Manman Lu, Tao Jiang)....Pages 389-398
Front Matter ....Pages 399-399
 Use of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator (MSWI) Fly Ash in Alkali Activated Slag Cement  (Kang Huang, Xiaohui Fan, Min Gan, Zhiyun Ji)....Pages 401-410
 Reliability Increasing of an Estimation of Rocks Strength by Non-destructive Methods of Acoustic Testing Due to Additional Informative Parameters  (A. S. Voznesenskii, M. N. Krasilov, Ya. O. Kutkin, M. N. Tavostin)....Pages 411-423
 Characterization of Water/Ethanol/Bentonite Dispersions  (Margarita Bobadilla, Thamyres C. Carvalho, Antonio H. Munhoz Junior, Maria das Graças da Silva-Valenzuela, Francisco R. Valenzuela-Diaz)....Pages 425-432
Front Matter ....Pages 433-433
 A Study of the Load Stages by the Displacement of Mortars Composed of Ornamental Stone Residues by the Method of Squeeze Flow  (P. I. Moreira, L. F. Ciribelli, G. C. Xavier, J. Alexandre, G. C. M. Carvalho, A. R. G. Azevedo et al.)....Pages 435-440
 Alpha-Alumina Synthesis Using Gamma-Alumina Powders  (Antônio Hortencio Munhoz Junior, Gustavo Figueiredo Galhardo, Fernando dos Santos Ortega, Nelson Batista de Lima, Dênison Angelotti Moraes, Leila Figueiredo de Miranda et al.)....Pages 441-451
 An Investigation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polypropylene Reinforced with Different Clays  (Alex S. Monteiro, Daili A. S. Barreira, Jaqueline S. Silva, Rene R. Oliveira, Francisco R. Valenzuela-Díaz, Esperidiana A. B. Moura)....Pages 453-463
 Analysis of Rheological Behavior by the Method Squeeze Flow in Mortars Incorporated with Ornamental Stone Residue  (G. C. M. Azevedo, P. I. Moreira, L. F. Ciribelli, G. C. Xavier, J. Alexandre, A. R. G. Azevedo et al.)....Pages 465-472
 Analysis of the Feasibility of the Use Waste from the Foundry Process in Green Sands in the Manufacturing of Soil-Cement Blocks  (Niander A. Cerqueira, Victor B. Souza, Guilherme M. R. Coutinho, Lucas X. P. da Silva)....Pages 473-483
 Analysis of the Life Extension of ASTM A-36 Steel Structures Using the Concepts of Fracture  (Kayan A. Carneiro, Victor B. Souza, Niander A. Cerqueira, Lucas Costa, Amanda C. Lima, Afonso R. G. Azevedo et al.)....Pages 485-494
 Ceramic Properties: Clay Smectite Synthetic  (Thamyres C. Carvalho, Camila N. Maggi, Margarita Bobadilla, E. Hildebrando, Roberto F. Neves, Francisco R. Valenzuela-Diaz)....Pages 495-502
 Chemical and Instrumental Characterization of a Sulphosalt Lead Type Jamesonite  (M. Reyes Pérez, Elia Guadalupe Palacios Beas, Francisco R. Barrientos, Miguel Pérez Labra, Julio Cesar Juárez Tapia, Iván Alejandro Reyes Domínguez et al.)....Pages 503-510
 Characterization of a Composite of High-Impact Polystyrene, Pseudoboehmite and Graphene Oxide  (Antônio Hortencio Munhoz Junior, Caroline Valadão Pacheco, Henrique Tadeu T. S. Melo, Renato Meneghetti Peres, Leonardo Gondim de Andrade e Silva, Leila Figueiredo de Miranda et al.)....Pages 511-522
 Characterization of Antistatic Packaging Based on PET/rGO  (Leila Figueiredo de Miranda, Antônio Hortêncio Munhoz Jr, Terezinha Jocelen Masson, Leonardo Gondin de Andrade e Silva, Karl Friehe)....Pages 523-534
 Characterization of Oxides from Al–Mg–Zn Alloys with Heat Treatment, with Scanning Electron Microscopy and Fluorescence Microscopy  (Aline Hernández, Bernardo Campillo, Sergio Serna, Álvaro Torres, Natalia Loera)....Pages 535-541
 Characterization of Printed Circuit Boards of Obsolete (PCBs) Aimed at the Production of Copper Nanoparticles  (Thamiris Auxiliadora Gonçalves Martins, Karen Espina Gomes, Carlos Gonzalo Alvarez Rosario, Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório)....Pages 543-551
 Comparative Analysis of Dynamic Impact Tests Between the Charpy V-Notch Test and the Drop Tower Test  (Chaitanya Gunturi, Juan P. Escobedo, M. A. Islam)....Pages 553-560
 Comparative Study of the Use of Rice Husk Ashes and Graphite as Fillers in Polypropylene Matrix Composites  (Alex S. Monteiro, Daili A. S. Barreira, Suellen Signer Bartolomei, Rene R. Oliveira, Esperidiana Augusta Barreto de Moura)....Pages 561-570
 Development of Biocomposite Materials from Biodegradable Polymer and Bio-hydroxyapatite Derived from Eggshells for Biomedical Applications  (Pedro R. S. Reis, Julyana G. Santana, Rene R. Oliveira, Vijaya K. Rangari, Felipe R. Lourenço, Esperidiana A. B. Moura)....Pages 571-581
 Development of Methodology for the Characterization and Incorporation of Waste from the Paper Industry in Cementitious Materials  (A. R. G. Azevedo, J. Alexandre, M. T. Marvila, E. B. Zanelato, B. C. Mendes, N. A. Cerqueira et al.)....Pages 583-590
 Differences in Properties of Pro-degradant Added PP and Gamma-Irradiated PP Under Environmental Aging  (Rebeca da Silva Grecco Romano, Washington Luiz Oliani, Vijaya Rangari Kumar, Duclerc Fernandes Parra, Ademar Benévolo Lugão)....Pages 591-603
 Effect of Phosphate Antioxidant on Resisting to Buildups Formation of Carbon Sleeves in Continuous Annealing Furnace for Silicon Steel Production  (Mingsheng He, Xiongkui Wang, Xuecheng Gong, Jing Zhang, Wangzhi Zhou, Jian Xu)....Pages 605-615
 Effect of the Incorporation of Iron Ore Tailings on the Properties of Clay Bricks  (Beatryz Cardoso Mendes, Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti, Rita de Cássia S. S. Alvarenga, Mauricio Paulo Ferreira Fontes, Pedro Cota Drumond, Anderson Almeida Pacheco et al.)....Pages 617-627
 Effect Study of the Incorporation of the Green Lake Clay in the Polypropylene Homopolymer Properties  (J. N. Sales, P. N. S. Poveda, A. Ortiz, F. R. Valenzuela-Diaz, L. A. Silva)....Pages 629-636
 Electron Beam Effect on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties Analysis of DGEBA/EPDM Compound  (Anderson dos Santos Mesquita, Ian Trolles Cavalcante, Leonardo Gondim de A e Silva)....Pages 637-646
 Evaluation of Technological Properties of Soil-Cement Blocks Using Experimental Design of Mixtures  (A. R. G. Azevedo, J. Alexandre, M. T. Marvila, E. B. Zanelato, G. C. Xavier, N. A. Cerqueira et al.)....Pages 647-655
 Exploration of Humic Acids as the Binder of Silicon-Based Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries  (Shuzhen Yang, Guihong Han, Yanfang Huang, Jiongtian Liu)....Pages 657-663
 Impact Response of Bamboo Guadua Angustifolia Kunth  (Julian Rua, M. F. Buchely, Henry A. Colorado)....Pages 665-672
 Incorporation of EVA Residue for Production of Lightweight Concrete  (R. O. Machado, L. C. K. M. Pereira, E. B. Zanelato, A. L. F. Manhães, A. R. G. Azevedo, M. T. Marvila et al.)....Pages 673-681
 Innovation of Building Materials: Ecological Bricks, Characterization of Complementary Inorganic Raw Materials  (Javier Flores-Badillo, Adriana Rojas-León, Alma Delia Román-Gutiérrez, Juan Hernández-Ávila, Eleazar Salinas-Rodríguez, Christopher Contreras-López)....Pages 683-692
 Investigation on Mechanical Behaviors of Polyamide 11 Reinforced with Halloysite Nanotubes  (Danae Lopes Francisco, Lucilene Betega de Paiva, Wagner Aldeia, Ademar B. Lugão, Esperidiana A. B. Moura)....Pages 693-701
 Measurement of SnO2 Nanoparticles Coating on Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Arrays Using Grazing-Incidence X-Ray Diffraction  (Yunhui Tang, Bo Wang, Hongyi Li, Mingsheng He)....Pages 703-711
 Microstructural Characterisation of a High Strength Steel Subjected to Localised Blast Loading  (Simon Higgs, Ali Ameri, Juan Pablo Escobedo-Diaz, Brodie McDonald, Huon Bornstein, Zakaria Quadir et al.)....Pages 713-720
 Mortars with Pineapple Fibers for Use in Structural Reinforcement  (M. T. Marvila, A. R. G. Azevedo, J. Alexandre, E. B. Zanelato, S. N. Monteiro, D. Cecchin et al.)....Pages 721-728
 Performance of Epoxy Matrix Reinforced with Fique Fibers in Pullout Tests  (Michelle Souza Oliveira, Artur Camposo Pereira, Fabio da Costa Garcia Filho, Luana Cristyne da Cruz Demosthenes, Sergio Neves Monteiro)....Pages 729-734
 Production and Characterization of a Hybrid Composite of Polypropylene Reinforced with Piassava (Attalea funifera Martius) Fiber and Light Green Clay  (Sabrina A. Correia, Pedro V. Cruz, Tasson C. Rodrigues, Alex Monteiro, Francisco R. V. Diaz, Esperidiana A. B. Moura)....Pages 735-746
 Proposal of Dosing of Mortars Using Simplex Network  (M. T. Marvila, A. R. G. Azevedo, J. Alexandre, E. B. Zanelato, S. N. Monteiro, N. A. Cerqueira)....Pages 747-756
 Recycled Gypsum Particles Incorporation in Recycled Expanded Polystyrene by Biodegradable Solvent—Preparation and Characterization  (Suellen Signer Bartolomei, Esperidiana Augusta Barreto de Moura, Helio Wiebeck)....Pages 757-763
 Structural Analysis of Sintered Products of BaTiO3 Doped with Sm3+  (J. P. Hernández-Lara, M. Pérez-Labra, C. C. Gutierrez-Hernández, F. R. Barrientos-Hernández, J. A. Romero-Serrano, A. Hernández-Ramírez et al.)....Pages 765-772
 Study of the Electrical Properties of rGO Obtained by Different GO Reduction Methods  (Leila Figueiredo Miranda, Paulo Victor Cedini Gomes, Fabio Jesus Moreira de Almeida, Leonardo Gondim Andrade e Silva, Antonio Hortencio Munhoz Junior, Terezinha Jocelen Masson)....Pages 773-785
 Study of the Influence of Organic Peroxide and Elastomeric Modifier in the Mechanical and Flow Properties of the Recycled Polypropylene  (Patricia N. S. Poveda, Leonardo G. A e Silva)....Pages 787-792
Back Matter ....Pages 793-804