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

1 - Cover [Seite 1]
2 - Title Page [Seite 3]
3 - Copyright Page [Seite 4]
4 - Table of Contents [Seite 5]
5 - Preface [Seite 9]
6 - Editors/Organizers [Seite 11]
7 - Acknowledgments [Seite 13]
8 - MEMA Organizers [Seite 14]
9 - Sustainable Infrastructure Materials [Seite 16]
9.1 - Corrosion Challenges for the Oil and Gas Industry in the State of Qatar [Seite 17]
9.2 - Utilising Fine and Coarse Recycled Aggregates from the Gulf Region in Concrete [Seite 27]
9.3 - Finite Element Simulation of the Response of No-Tension Materials [Seite 38]
9.4 - Investigation and Modeling of the Fatigue Damage in Natural Fiber Composites [Seite 48]
9.5 - Improving Asphalt Mixtures Performance by Mitigating Oxidation Using Anti-Oxidants Additives [Seite 58]
9.6 - Effect of Warm Mix Asphalt on Aging of Asphalt Binders [Seite 68]
9.7 - An Innovative Concept for Testing Rutting Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixture [Seite 78]
9.8 - Evaluation of Asphalt Mixes Workability and Compactability Using Laboratory and Accelerated Field Testing [Seite 90]
9.9 - Effect of Electroless Ni-Co-P and Co-P Coatings on Cavitation Erosion Resistance [Seite 100]
9.10 - Influence of Joining Time on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TLP-Joined IN-738LC to GTD-111 [Seite 111]
9.11 - Direct Observation of Effects of Foam Density, Gating Design and Pouring Temperature on Mold Filling Process in Lost Foam Casting of A356 Alloy [Seite 122]
9.12 - Control of Grain Refinement of A356 Aluminum Alloy by Computer Aided Cooling Curve Analysis [Seite 132]
9.13 - Pulsed Electrodeposition of Ni with Uniform Co-Deposition of Micron Sized Diamond Particles on Copper Substrate [Seite 140]
10 - Materials for Energy Extraction and Storage: Shape Memory Alloys [Seite 148]
10.1 - The Turnable Microstructure and Its Influence on the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys [Seite 149]
10.2 - Studies of Magnetic Properties of Ni-Mn-In-Co Heusler-Type Glass-Coated Microwires [Seite 158]
10.3 - Optimization of Soft Magnetic Properties in Nanocrystalline Glass-Coated Microwires [Seite 165]
10.4 - On the Fracture Response of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators [Seite 173]
10.5 - Development of SMA Actuated Morphing Airfoil for Wind Turbine Load Alleviation [Seite 189]
10.6 - Identification of Model Parameter for the Simulation of SMA Structures Using Full Field Measurements [Seite 199]
10.7 - Comparison of the Work Output Values of Gradually Changing Porosity Samples and the Samples with Single Percent Porosity Level [Seite 209]
10.8 - Phenomenological Model for Phase Transformation Characteristics of Textured Shape Memory Alloys [Seite 219]
11 - Lightweight and High Performance Materials [Seite 231]
11.1 - Microstructural Design of Mg Alloys for Lightweight Structural Applications [Seite 232]
11.2 - The Effect of Tool Geometry on Material Mixing during Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Magnesium AZ31B Welds [Seite 241]
11.3 - Damage Mechanisms at Various Strain Rates and Temperatures in AZ31B Magnesium Alloy [Seite 249]
11.4 - Hybrid Aluminum and Natural Fiber Composite Structure for Crash Safety Improvement [Seite 254]
11.5 - Mechanical Response and Evolution of Damage of Al6061-T6 under Different Strain Rates and Temperatures [Seite 264]
11.6 - Adhesion Improvement between Polyethylene and Aluminum Using Eco-Friendly Plasma Treatment [Seite 271]
11.7 - Effect of Re Elements on the Sorption Properties of Nanocrystalline Zr-Co Getters Prepared by Mechanical Alloying [Seite 276]
11.8 - Principles of Improvement the Energy Efficiency in Pyrometallurgy of Copper: Utilization the Secondary Heat Energy of Intermediate Products [Seite 286]
12 - Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage [Seite 296]
12.1 - Numerical Modeling of Cathode Contact Material Densification [Seite 297]
12.2 - Perovskites of Type LaBO3 Prepared by the Microwave-Assisted Method for Oxygen Production [Seite 308]
12.3 - Electrochemical Deposition of High Purity Silicon from Molten Salts [Seite 319]
12.4 - Cationic (V, Y)-codoped TiO2 with Enhanced Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Activity for Photoelectrochemical Applications [Seite 325]
12.5 - Numerical Optimization of Lead Free Perovskite Solar Cell [Seite 334]
12.6 - Computational Assessment of the Performance of Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Using Inorganic Layers as Hole Transport Materials [Seite 338]
12.7 - Electrode Materials Based on Phosphates for Lithium Ion Batteries as an Efficient Energy Storage System [Seite 342]
12.8 - Interfacial Stresses and Degradation of Oxide Scale and Substrate Interface at High Temperature [Seite 349]
12.9 - Nanomaterials-Based Ultracapacitor for Power Integrated Circuits [Seite 354]
12.10 - A Multi-Scale Based Model for Composite Materials with Embedded PZT Filaments for Energy Harvesting [Seite 358]
12.11 - Methane Production from Carbon Dioxide and Increasing Energy Return of Investment (EROI) in Shale Oil [Seite 377]
12.12 - 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 [Seite 390]
13 - Computational Materials Design [Seite 398]
13.1 - Calculation of Electronic Structure and Field Induced Magnetic Collapse in Ferroic Materials [Seite 399]
13.2 - Strong Stacking between Organic and Organometallic Molecules as the Key for Material Design [Seite 403]
13.3 - A Biomimetic-Computational Approach to Optimizing the Quantum Efficiency of Photovoltaics [Seite 408]
13.4 - Stability and Mechanical Properties of {AxA?(1-x)}{ByB?(1-y)}O3 Ceramics [Seite 416]
13.5 - Tailoring Thermal Conductivity of Ge/Si Core-Shell Nanowires [Seite 426]
13.6 - Thermal Analysis of Solar Panels [Seite 434]
13.7 - Micromechanical Fatigue Visco-Damage Model for Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyamide-66 [Seite 444]
13.8 - Alloy Design Strategies through Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics Approaches [Seite 453]
13.9 - C-Axis Compression of Magnesium Single Crystals: Multi-Scale Dislocation Dynamics Analyses [Seite 463]
13.10 - Multiscale Modeling of Discontinuous Precipitation in U-Nb [Seite 473]
13.11 - Thermo-Mechanical Description of AISI4140 Steel at Elevated Temperatures [Seite 483]
13.12 - Analysis of Thermo-Mechanical Rigidity of Continuously Cast Steel Slabs [Seite 492]
13.13 - Simulation of Solidification, Relaxation and Long-Term Behavior of a Borosilicate Glass [Seite 502]
13.14 - A Durability Analysis of Super-Quiet Pavement Structures [Seite 511]
13.15 - Predictive Modeling for Sustainable Energy Solutions [Seite 521]
14 - Author Index [Seite 528]
15 - Subject Index [Seite 530]