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ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE EDITORIAL ON THE JOURNAL'S 20th ANNIVERSARY
PublicationEditorial on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Advances in Materials Science journal.
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Towards the Application of Structure-Property Relationship Modeling in Materials Science: Predicting the Seebeck Coefficient for Ionic Liquid/Redox Couple Systems
PublicationThis work focuses on determining the influence of both ionic liquid (IL) type and redox couple concentration on Seebeck coefficient values of such a system. The quantitative structure property relationship (QSPR) and read-across techniques are proposed as methods to identify structural features of ILs (mixed with LiI/I2 redox couple), which have the most influence on the Seebeck coefficient (Se) values of the system. ILs consisting...
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Nanotechnologies in Development of Structural Materials and Biomaterials
PublicationThe nanometric materials and technologies resulted in nanostructures are reviewed. The examples of nanomaterials are shown. The typical nanotechnologies, including plastic deformation, mechanical attrition, controlled detonation, hot plasma jet synthesis, laser vaporisation, CVD and PVD, mechanical milling, annealing, ultrasonic irradiation, nanolithography, electrocrystallisation, electrospinning, sol-gel method, cryogenic laser-enhanced...
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Estimation of cavitation erosion resistance of materials
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono ocenę odporności kawitacyjnej 17 materiałów. Do opisu odporności kawitacyjnej zaproponowano nowy wskaźnik liczbowy uwzględniający długość okresu inkubacji, maksymalną prędkość niszczenia oraz czas po którym wystąpi maksymalna prędkość niszczenia materiału. Zaproponowany wskaźnik porównano ze wskaźnikiem δcav, który reprezentuje całą krzywą erozji kawitacyjnej materiału.
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Methods for the characterizing hydrogen degradation of materials
PublicationDokonano przeglądu różnych metod szacowania podatności na niszczenie wodorowe materiałów metalowych. Zaprezentowano charakterystyki warunków środowiskowych: standardowe składy środowisk ciekłych i gazowych, temperatury, warunki polaryzacji elektrochemicznej. Omówiono metody mechaniczne szacowania niszczenia wodorowego różniące się stanem naprężeń, w tym badania: przy stałym obciążeniu, stałym odkształceniu i stałej niskiej szybkości...
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Porous materials used as inserted bone implants
PublicationArtykul zawiera przegladowa analize literatury dotyczaca scaffoldow
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Progress in ATRP-derived materials for biomedical applications
PublicationThe continuing wave of technological breakthroughs and advances is critical for engineering well- defined materials, particularly biomaterials, with tailored microstructure and properties. Over the last few decades, controlled radical polymerization (CRP) has become a very promising option for the synthesis of precise polymeric materials with an unprecedented degree of control over mo lecular architecture. Atom transfer radical...
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Project of hip joint endoprothesis for an individual patient with materials selection
PublicationThis work includes the hip replacement design, based on the patient's medical records, the description of creation process and materials used for individual components.
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Induction Assisted Hybrid Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Materials AA5052 Aluminium Alloy and X12Cr13 Stainless Steel
PublicationThis research aimed to study the induction in-situ heated hybrid friction stir welding (IAFSW) method to join AA5052 aluminium alloy with X12Cr13 stainless steel (SS) to enhance joint strength. The potency of this method on the mechanical properties and microstructural characterizations were also investigated. The results show that the transverse tensile strength gained was 94% of the AA5052 base metal that is 229.5 MPa. This superior...
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BIOMATERIALS AND IMPLANTS IN CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SURGERY - REVIEW
PublicationCurrently, on prosthesis in cardiac blood vessels and heart valves are used materials of animal or synthetic origin. For animal materials include, among others pericardial sac in which is the heart. Materials such as this (natural) are characterized by a remarkable biocompatibility within the human body, but their main disadvantage is the relatively low durability. In turn, synthetic materials, which include the austenitic chromium-nickel-molybdenum...
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Electrochemical Characterization of Gelatine Derived Ceramics
PublicationNew materials obtained by pyrolysis of gelatine (G) and poly(1,2-dimethylsilazane) (PSN) (weight ratio: G/PSN 70/30) at temperatures 700 and 900 °C were characterized by SEM and Raman spectroscopy. The presence of ceramics influences on the cluster size of the materials. Electrochemical tests were performed by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic cyclic polarization. The capacity of G/PSN was 464 and 527 mAh/g for materials pyrolysed...
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Biocompatibility and Bioactivity of Load-Bearing Metallic Implants
PublicationThe main objective of here presented research is to develop the titanium (Ti) alloy base composite materials possessing better biocompatibility, longer lifetime and bioactivity behaviour for load-bearing implants, e.g. hip joint and knee joint endoprosthesis. The development of such materials is performed through: modeling the material behaviour in biological environment in long time and developing of new procedures for such evaluation;...
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Allergic reactions as a defense of the organism to the influence of implants components made of stainless steel
PublicationDue to the increasing number of cases of hypersensitivity caused by direct contact with metals, as well as the increasing demand for implants in humans all ages numerous studies on the effects of the impact of implant components are being carried out. The paper presents the phenomenon of etiology of allergy in general terms and in relation to the biomaterials used in medicine. There have been characterized in terms of impact on...
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Allergic Reactions as a Defense of the Organism to the Influence of Implants Components Made of Stainless Steel
PublicationDue to the increasing number of cases of hypersensitivity caused by direct contact with metals, as well as the increasing demand for implants in humans all ages numerous studies on the effects of the impact of implant components are being carried out. The paper presents the phenomenon of etiology of allergy in general terms and in relation to the biomaterials used in medicine. There have been characterized in terms of impact on...
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Synthesis and modification of reduced graphene oxide aerogels for biofuel cell applications
PublicationWe have carried out the preparation of reduced graphene oxide aerogels using eco-friendly method that is based on the Hummers method of graphite oxidation without the use of NaNO3 that produces toxic gases. To obtain a porous 3D structure of reduced graphene oxide, we performed the hydrothermal reduction at elevated temperature. We also prepared the rGO aerogel/CNT composite using multiwalled carbon nanotubes as linkers. The rGO...
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Coupling between the photoactivity and CO2 adsorption on rapidly thermal hydrogenated vs. conventionally annealed copper oxides deposited on TiO2 nanotubes
PublicationHighly ordered spaced titanium dioxide nanotubes were fabricated via electrochemical anodization and modified with titania nanoparticles and copper oxides. Such materials were rapidly annealed in hydrogen atmosphere or conventionally in a tube furnace in air, in which the temperature slowly increases. Applied synthesis procedure can be considered as simple, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly as it allows for reduction...
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Bioactive core material for porous load-bearing implants
PublicationSo far state of knowledge on biodegradable materials is reviewed. Among a variety of investigated materials, those composed of polymers and ceramics may be considered as only candidates for a core material in porous titanium alloy. The collagen and chitosan among natural polymers, polyhydroxy acids among synthetic polymers, and hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate among ceramics are proposed for further research. Three essential...
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An Influence of Factors of Flow Condition, Particle and Material Properties on Slurry Erosion Resistance
PublicationThe degradation of materials due to slurry erosion is the serious problem which occurs in the power industries. The paper presents actual knowledge about an influence of individual factors connected with flow conditions, particles and material properties on the slurry erosion resistance. Among the factors connected with operating conditions, an influence of impact angle, and velocity of impact, particle concertation and liquid...
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INFLUENCE OF PRESERVATIVE ON THE TENSILE STRENGTH OF THE TISSUE OF PORCINE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
PublicationCurrently one of the leading causes of death worldwide is heart diseases which include calcification of heart valves and vascular aneurysm. There are many biomaterials that can substitute pathologically altered tissue, however, none of them is as perfect as native tissue. Currently, scientists are looking for new biomaterials that can be successfully implanted without exposing the patient to reoperation. Each material introduced...
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Enhancing electrical properties through in-situ controlled nanocrystallization of V2O5–TeO2 glass
PublicationV2O5–TeO2 glass–ceramics (VTGC) were prepared by controlled annealing of the V2O5–TeO2 glass (VTG), which illustrates a parent glass matrix with a single charge carrier. The annealing proceeded at six temperatures selected between the glass transition and the maximum of the frst crystallization process to obtain various nanocrystallite sizes. Heat treatment caused an increase in DC conductivity by 2.5–3.5 (250–285 °C) order of...
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New synthesis route of highly porous InxCo4Sb12 with strongly reduced thermal conductivity
PublicationHighly porous, In-filled CoSb3 skutterudite materials with an attractive thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT * 1) and corresponding dense samples were fabricated through the cost-effective method of reduction in oxides in dry hydrogen and the pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) method, respectively. The reduction process was described in detail using in situ thermogravimetric analysis of Co2O3, Sb2O3 and In(NO3)35H2O separately...
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Cavitation Erosion of P110 Steel in Different Drilling Muds
PublicationThe P110 steel specimens were subjected to ultrasonic cavitation erosion in different compositions of drilling muds and surfactant additive. The test procedure was based on ASTM-G-32 standard recommendations. API 5CT-P110 steel is used for pipes in oil and gas industry. The harsh environment and high velocity of flows poses corrosive and erosive threat on materials used there. The composition of drilling fluid influences its rheological...
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Investigations of Titanium Implants Covered with Hydroxyapatite Layer
PublicationTo reduce unfavorable phenomena occurring after introducing an implant into human body various modifications of the surface are suggested. Such modifications may have significant impact on biocompatibility of metallic materials. The titanium and it's alloys are commonly used for joint and dental implants due to their high endurance, low plasticity modulus, good corrosion resistance as well as biocompatibility. Special attention...
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Slurry Erosion -Design of Test Devices
PublicationDegradation of material caused by impacts of a solid particle (erodent) suspended in a liquid is called slurry erosion and is a major problem in the hydropower and maritime industry. Slurry erosion depends on many factors, e.g. liquid and erodent velocity, size, shape, angle of impact, hardness and number of erodents, and strength of a target material. The various types of test devices have been designed to investigate an effect...
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Biocompatibility and bioactivity of load-bearing metallic implants
PublicationThe main objective of here presented research is to develop the titanium (Ti) alloy base composite materials possessing better biocompatibility, longer lifetime and bioactivity behaviour for load-bearing implants, e.g. hip joint and knee joint endoprosthesis. The development of such materials is performed through: modeling the material behaviour in biological environment in long time and developing of new procedures for such evaluation;...
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Cavitation erosion degradation of Belzona® coatings
PublicationIn hydrocarbon and maritime industry there is a constant need of materials and coatings withstanding severe conditions. One of adverse phenomena present there is cavitation erosion. The paper presents evaluation of cavitation resistance of three different steel coatings. Belzona 2141 (ACR-Fluid Elastormer), 1321 (Ceramic S-Steal) and 5831 (ST-Barrier) were deployed on P110 steel and subjected to ultrasound cavitation in distilled...
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Cavitation Erosion Resistance Influence of Material Properties
PublicationThe cavitation erosion is the phenomena that causes degradation of fluid flow machinery components due to repetitive implosion of cavitation bubbles adjacent to the solid surface. Cavitation erosion is a complex phenomenon, which includes not only hydrodynamic factors of liquid, but also properties of erodible material e.g. microstructure, hardness or Young modulus. In order to reduce the negative impact of erosion on machine components,...
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Reactions on the surface of the implant under the influence of biofilm
PublicationThe contact of a biomaterial with the biological environment in in vitro and in vivo tests leads to the production of a particular ecosystem in which the active roles perform both, the material surface and the extracellular matrix protein forming a biofilm. Proteins affect cell and bacteria adhesion processes, biological activity of cells and activation of inflammatory response.The knowledge of the reaction mechanisms active on...
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Fracture of aluminium joints bonded with epoxy adhesive reinforced by mmt nanoparticles
PublicationCrack propagation behavior was studied for aluminium/aluminum adhesive joints bonded with two epoxy adhesives: pure and reinforced with clay nanoparticles. The focus was also on the novel use of the constant displacement rate test to study adhesion/adhesives efficiency. The epoxy systems studied were: Epidian E6 produced from bisphenol A and epichlorohydrin, (''Organika -Sarzyna'' Poland); pure or strengthened with montmorillonit...
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Coatings in arthroplasty [online]
PublicationThe modern coatings used in arthroplasty for long term implants are reviewed. The phosphate coatingsare the most popular technique to improve the bone-implant interfacial strength and promote theosseointegration. The plasma spraying, electrophoretic precipitation, powder metallurgy, ion beamsputtering, high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) combustion spraying, sol-gel technique, biomimeticdeposition are mostly used to obtain the phosphate,...
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Self-Organized Nanotubular Oxide Layers on Ti and Ti Alloys
PublicationTo improve bioactivity of titanium and titanium, the implant surface modification by formation of self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays with electrochemical techniques is presented. The influence of electrolyte composition and deposition parameters during anodization is characterized. The enhancement of phosphates deposition by titanium nanotubular structure is discussed. The calcium phosphate ceramics is shown to be uniformly deposited...
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Allergy to implant components: chromium, nickiel, cobalt and titanium
PublicationImplant jest kompozycja roznych pierwiastkow: niklu, chromu, kobaltu, tytanu, molibdenu i wanadu. Pierwiastki te moga doprowadzic do alergii, egzemy i obluzowania implantu.
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Effect of chemical composition and microstructure on mechanical properties of BA1055 bronze sand castings.
PublicationW pracy wykazano, że nawet małe zmiany w składzie chemicznym brązu aluminiowego BA1055 mają istotny wpływ na strukturę i właściwości mechaniczne odlewów. Określono wpływ wydzieleń międzymetalicznej fazy κ na właściwości odlewów z brązu BA1055 stosowanego na pędniki okrętowe.
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Chemical characteristics of new nanopowder of titania doped with nitrogen atoms
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano charakterystykę domieszkowanego azotem ditlenku tytanu otrzymanego na drodze jednoetapowej syntezy z kompleksu tytanu (IV) z ligandami zawierającymi atomy azotu. ikrostruktura i morfologia nowego materiału została określony za pomocą badań XRD, AFM, UV-VIS i FT-IR. Raport przedstawia również badania elektrochemiczne, które pozowliły na wyznaczenie potencjału pasma płaskiego na podstawie wykresu Mott
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Symmetrical and unsymmetrical azomethines with thiophene core: structure–properties investigations
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Increasing the conductivity of V2O5 -TeO2 glass by crystallization: structure and charge transfer studies
PublicationIn the present paper, V2O5-TeO2 glass...
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Photovoltaic properties of organic heterojunctions formed from tetracene and zinc hexadecafluorophthalocyanine
PublicationPraca omawia własności fotowoltaiczne organicznego heterozłacza: tetracen-perfluoroftalocyanina cynku. W pracy przedstawione są charakterystyki prądowo-napięciowe, zależność prądu zwarcia od natężenia oświetlenia oraz spektralna charakterystyka prądu zwarcia.
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Photoelectric properties of WO3/tetracene hetrojunctions
PublicationPraca omawia własności fotowoltaiczne heterozłączy: WO3-tetracen. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań dwóch struktur planarnych: ITO/tetracen/Ag i ITO/WO3/tetracen/Ag. Badania obejmowały pomiary charakterystyk prądowo-napięciowych, zależności prądu zwarcia i napięcia rozwarcia od natężenia oświetlenia oraz spektralne charakterystyki prądu zwarcia.
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Underwater welded joint properties investigation
PublicationPrzeprowadzono badania mikro- i makroskopowe złączy spawanych typu implant wykonanych pod wodą metodą lokalnej komory suchej. Wyniki badań świadczą o tym, że w SWC badanych złączy tworzą się kruche struktury hartownicze, które są odpowiedzialne za zwiększoną skłonność stali o podwyższonej wytrzymałości do tworzenia pęknieć zimnych. Analiza rozkładów twardości złączy implant również potwierdza istnienie szkodliwego wpływu środowiska...
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Optoelectronic system for investigation of cvd diamond/DLC layers growth
PublicationDevelopment of the optoelectronic system for non-invasive monitoring of diamond/DLC (Diamond-Like-Carbon) thin films growth during μPA ECR CVD (Microwave Plasma Assisted Electron Cyclotron Resonance Chemical Vapour Deposition) process is described. The system uses multi-point Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) and long-working-distance Raman spectroscopy. Dissociation of H2 molecules, excitation and ionization of hydrogen atoms...
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Microstructure and properties of the cobalt base clad layers after long time service
PublicationBadaniu poddano napawane laserowo warstwy ze stopu na bazie kobaltu. Warstwy wykonane na przylgni grzybka zaworu wylotowego silnika diesla badano po dwóch latach eksploatacji w dwóch silnikach laboratoryjnych. Badania mikrostruktury nie wykazały znaczących zmian. Przeprowadzono również badania chemiczne oraz pomiary twardości warstw po eksploatacji. Badany typ napoin nie wykazał znaczących uszkodzeń po długim czasie eksploatacji.
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Reliable method of assessing fracture properties of asymmetric bonded joints
PublicationTwo methods of assessing fracture properties of adhesive joints were studied. Two wedge tests: with continuous deflection and with force measurements were compared. Asymmetric geometry of the bonded joint was considered, i.e. two different plates of aluminium alloys: Al-Cu and Al-Mg, were bonded with epoxy DGEBA adhesive. The analytical model is shown to estimate the values of fracture properties: crack position and critical fracture...
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Surface modifications of ti and its alloys
PublicationThis article reviews the various surface modification techniques pertaining to titanium and titanium alloys including physical treatment, mechanical treatment, and chemical and electrochemical treatment. The proper surface modification expands the use of titanium and its alloys in the biomedical field for long-term implants retaining the excellent properties of substrate material and improving the specific surface properties required...
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Hydroxyapatite coatings on porous ti and ti alloys
PublicationDeposition of hydroxyapatite coating on porous Ti and Ti alloys with electrochemical and biomimetic deposition approach is presented. The enhancement of phosphates deposition by well oriented and uniform titanium oxide nanotube array on the surface of titanium substrate is discussed.
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Influence of laser remelting at cryogenic conditions on corrosion resistance of non-ferrous alloys
PublicationCelem nadtapiania laserowego elementów wytwarzanych z stopów aluminium, miedzi i tytanu jest uzyskanie wysokiej twadrości i odporności na korozję dla wydłużenia okresu ich eksploatacji w rezultacie ich szybkiej krystalizacji. Końcowa mikrostruktura, skład fazowy i właściwości wymienionych stopów zależą od parametrów obróbki laserowej oraz budowy wykresów równowagi fazowej. W artykule przedstawiono wpływ laserowego nadtapiania...
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Optimal Features of Porosity of Ti Alloys Considering their Bioactivity and Mechanical Properties
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wpływ porowatości i rozmiaru porów tytanu i jego stopów, użytych, jako materiały ortopedyczne, na bioaktywność i własności mechaniczne struktur porowatych. Optymalne cechy porowatych rusztowań tytanowych umożliwiają rekonstrukcję i regenerację tkanki kostnej w zastosowaniach przenoszących obciażenie.
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Computational approach to the Ag-Ti system
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The development of an artificial neural network correlation for prediction of rotating magnetic field effects on the process of production of disperse systems Fe3O4–Liquid
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Wpływ utleniania w wysokich temperaturach na struktury napawanych warstw na bazie kobaltu
PublicationPrzedmiotem badań są napawane plazmowo warstwy wykonane ze stopu kobaltu zawierające ok. 29% chromu, ok. 5% wolframu i ok. 2% niklu, nałożone powierzchnie przylgni grzybków zaworów wylotowych silnika dieslowskiego. Powierzchnia podlega zarówno oddziaływaniom temperatury i środowiska, jak i oddziaływaniom mechanicznym. Podczas badań warstwy poddano oddziaływaniu środowiska utleniającego i wysokich temperatur: 750°C- górna w normalnej...
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Microstructure and corrosion properties of the (Mn-N-O-P) type layers created on aluminium alloys
PublicationPrzedstawiono mikrostrukturę i właściwości korozyjne warstw powierzchniowych typu (Mn-N-O-P) wytworzonych na stopach aluminium. Wykazano, iż warstwy (Mn-N-O-P) podwyższają wielokrotnie odporność korozyjną stopów aluminium i mogą być stosowane jako warstwy ochronne na tych materiałach.