Proceedings of the TMS Middle East — Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA 2015)

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Corrosion Challenges for the Oil and Gas Industry in the State of Qatar....Pages 3-12
Utilising Fine and Coarse Recycled Aggregates from the Gulf Region in Concrete....Pages 13-23
Finite Element Simulation of the Response of No-Tension Materials....Pages 25-34
Investigation and Modeling of the Fatigue Damage in Natural Fiber Composites....Pages 35-44
Improving Asphalt Mixtures Performance by Mitigating Oxidation Using Anti-Oxidants Additives....Pages 45-54
Effect of Warm Mix Asphalt on Aging of Asphalt Binders....Pages 55-64
An Innovative Concept for Testing Rutting Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixture....Pages 65-76
Evaluation of Asphalt Mixes Workability and Compactability Using Laboratory and Accelerated Field Testing....Pages 77-86
Effect of Electroless Ni-Co-P and Co-P Coatings on Cavitation Erosion Resistance....Pages 87-97
Influence of Joining Time on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TLP-Joined IN-738LC to GTD-111....Pages 99-108
Direct Observation of Effects of Foam Density, Gating Design and Pouring Temperature on Mold Filling Process in Lost Foam Casting of A356 Alloy....Pages 109-118
Control of Grain Refinement of A356 Aluminum Alloy by Computer Aided Cooling Curve Analysis....Pages 119-127
Pulsed Electrodeposition of Ni with Uniform Co-Deposition of Micron Sized Diamond Particles on Copper Substrate....Pages 129-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
The Tunable Microstructure and Its Influence on the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys....Pages 139-147
Studies of Magnetic Properties of Ni-Mn-In-Co Heusler-Type Glass-Coated Microwires....Pages 149-155
Optimization of Soft Magnetic Properties in Nanocrystalline Glass-Coated Microwires....Pages 157-164
On the Fracture Response of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators....Pages 165-180
Development of SMA Actuated Morphing Airfoil for Wind Turbine Load Alleviation....Pages 181-190
Identification of Model Parameter for the Simulation of SMA Structures Using Full Field Measurements....Pages 191-200
Comparison of the Work Output Values of Gradually Changing Porosity Samples and the Samples with Single Percent Porosity Level....Pages 201-210
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Phenomenological Model for Phase Transformation Characteristics of Textured Shape Memory Alloys....Pages 211-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Microstructural Design of Mg Alloys for Lightweight Structural Applications....Pages 225-233
The Effect of Tool Geometry on Material Mixing during Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Magnesium AZ31B Welds....Pages 235-242
Damage Mechanisms at Various Strain Rates and Temperatures in AZ31B Magnesium Alloy....Pages 243-247
Hybrid Aluminum and Natural Fiber Composite Structure for Crash Safety Improvement....Pages 249-258
Mechanical Response and Evolution of Damage of Al6061-T6 under Different Strain Rates and Temperatures....Pages 259-265
Adhesion Improvement between Polyethylene and Aluminum Using Eco-Friendly Plasma Treatment....Pages 267-271
Effect of RE Elements on the Sorption Properties of Nanocrystalline Zr-Co Getters Prepared by Mechanical Alloying....Pages 273-282
Principles of Improvement the Energy Efficiency in Pyrometallurgy of Copper: Utilization the Secondary Heat Energy of Intermediate Products....Pages 283-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Numerical Modeling of Cathode Contact Material Densification....Pages 295-305
Perovskites of Type LaBO3 Prepared by the Microwave-Assisted Method for Oxygen Production....Pages 307-317
Electrochemical Deposition of High Purity Silicon from Molten Salts....Pages 319-324
Cationic (V, Y)-codoped TiO2 with Enhanced Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Activity for Photoelectrochemical Applications....Pages 325-333
Numerical Optimization of Lead Free Perovskite Solar Cell....Pages 335-338
Computational Assessment of the Performance of Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Using Inorganic Layers as Hole Transport Materials....Pages 339-342
Electrode Materials Based on Phosphates for Lithium Ion Batteries as an Efficient Energy Storage System....Pages 343-349
Interfacial Stresses and Degradation of Oxide Scale and Substrate Interface at High Temperature....Pages 351-355
Nanomaterials-Based Ultracapacitor for Power Integrated Circuits....Pages 357-360
A Multi-Scale Based Model for Composite Materials with Embedded PZT Filaments for Energy Harvesting....Pages 361-379
Methane Production from Carbon Dioxide and Increasing Energy Return of Investment (EROI) in Shale Oil....Pages 381-393
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Storage and Release of Thermal Energy of Phase Change Materials Based on Linear Low Density of Polyethylene, Parafin Wax and Expanded Graphite Applicable in Building Industry....Pages 395-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Calculation of Electronic Structure and Field Induced Magnetic Collapse in Ferroic Materials....Pages 405-408
Strong Stacking between Organic and Organometallic Molecules as the Key for Material Design....Pages 409-413
A Biomimetic-Computational Approach to Optimizing the Quantum Efficiency of Photovoltaics....Pages 415-422
Stability and Mechanical Properties of {AxA′(1-x)}{ByB′(1-y)}O3 Ceramics....Pages 423-432
Tailoring Thermal Conductivity of Ge/Si Core-Shell Nanowires....Pages 433-440
Thermal Analysis of Solar Panels....Pages 441-450
Micromechanical Fatigue Visco-Damage Model for Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyamide-66....Pages 451-459
Alloy Design Strategies Through Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics Approaches....Pages 461-470
C-Axis Compression of Magnesium Single Crystals: Multi-Scale Dislocation Dynamics Analyses....Pages 471-480
Multiscale Modeling of Discontinuous Precipitation in U-Nb....Pages 481-490
Thermo-Mechanical Description of AISI4140 Steel at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 491-499
Analysis of Thermo-Mechanical Rigidity of Continuously Cast Steel Slabs....Pages 501-510
Simulation of Solidification, Relaxation and Long-Term Behavior of a Borosilicate Glass....Pages 511-519
A Durability Analysis of Super-Quiet Pavement Structures....Pages 521-530
Predictive Modeling for Sustainable Energy Solutions....Pages 531-537
Back Matter....Pages 539-543