Empirical modelling of 2205 DSS flow curves using strain-compensated Arrhenius rate-type constitutive model.

This work predicts, hot flow curves of 2205 DSS using strain-compensated Arrhenius rate-type constitutive model. Twenty-five (25) × Ø10 diameter × 15 mm height cylindrical samples were hot compressed at a temperature between 850 and 1050 °C at an interval of 50 °C and strain rates between 0.001 and 5 s, using Gleeble 1500D.

Toxic Metal Implications on Agricultural Soils, Plants, Animals, Aquatic life and Human Health.

The problem of environmental pollution is a global concern as it affects the entire ecosystem. There is a cyclic revolution of pollutants from industrial waste or anthropogenic sources into the environment, farmlands, plants, livestock and subsequently humans through the food chain. Most of the toxic metal cases in Africa and other developing nations are a result of industrialization coupled with poor effluent disposal and management.

Thermal and thermomechanical properties of poly(butylene succinate) nanocomposites.

This article describes the thermal and thermomechanical properties of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) and its nanocomposites. PBS nanocomposites with three different weight ratios of organically modified synthetic fluorine mica (OMSFM) have been prepared by melt-mixing in a batch mixer at 140 degrees C. The structure and morphology of the nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations that reveal the homogeneous dispersion of the intercalated silicate layers into the PBS matrix.