Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity (open access)

Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity

This article finds that the synergy of natural fiber with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) could significantly improve thermal conductivity, compared with that solely using hBN.
Date: October 5, 2016
Creator: Xia, Changlei; Garcia, Andres C.; Shi, Sheldon Q.; Qiu, Ying; Warner, Nathaniel; Wu, Yingji et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gas tungsten arc welding of as-cast AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy (open access)

Gas tungsten arc welding of as-cast AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy

Article states that the AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy is of great interest due to its unique mechanical properties combining both high strength and plasticity. This work establishes the potential for using arc-based welding for joining eutectic high entropy alloys.
Date: October 5, 2022
Creator: Shen, Jiajia; Agrawal, Priyanka; Rodrigues, Tiago A.; Lopes, J.G.; Schell, N.; Zeng, Zhi et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bioactive glass coatings on metallic implants for biomedical applications (open access)

Bioactive glass coatings on metallic implants for biomedical applications

Article provides a detailed overview of the benefits and issues of metal alloys when used as biomedical implants and how they are improved by bioactive glass-based coatings for biomedical applications.
Date: October 5, 2019
Creator: Oliver, Joy-anne N.; Su, Yingchao; Lu, Xiaonan; Kuo, Po Hsuen; Du, Jincheng & Zhu, Donghui
System: The UNT Digital Library