Selected full text papers from the 17th International Symposium on Metallography, Fractography and Materials Science (2019)

Selected, peer-reviewed papers from the 17th International Symposium on Metallography, Fractography and Materials Science (Metallography XVII), April 24 – 26, 2019, Nový Smokovec, High Tatra Mountains, Slovak Republic

• Preface
• Invited Lectures
• Boronizing of AISI 316L Stainless Steel Using Spark Plasma Sintering Technique
• Novel Cost-Efficient Method of Producing Ausferritic Steels Displaying Excellent Combination of Mechanical Properties
• The Copper-Arsenic Eutectic and the Cu₃As Phase
• Metallographic Documentation of the Degradation of Iron and Nickel Based Alloys in HCl and H₂S Containing Environments, between 480 – 680 °C
• Characterisation of Chemical Vapour Deposited AlHfN Coatings
• Chapter 1: Process Simulation and Metallographic Methods
• The Influence of Surface Dipping and Bulk Filling Agents on Properties of High-Speed Grinding Wheels: Materialographic-Based Numerical Modelling
• A Thermomechanical Model of Retention of a Diamond Particle in Matrices Based on Fe
• Investigation of the Diffusion Couple Ductile Cast Iron / Iron
• SEM Imaging of In Situ Tensile Testing of 27CrNiMoV Steel
• Nanomechanical Characterization of Iron Borides in Fe-Mn-B Ternary Alloys
• Chapter 2: Solidification and Solid State Transformation
• Simultaneous Fabrication of Multiple Castings Using Frozen Mold Casting Method
• The Effect of Heat-Treatment on the Phase Stability of Fe-28Al-15Si-2Mo Alloy
• The Microstructure Evolution of Fe-28Al-15Si-0.2Zr Alloy during Different Heat-Treatment
• Structural Nature of ZnAl4Cu1 Alloy Plasticity Affected by Various Technological Treatments
• Microstructural and Fractographic Analysis of CuAlNi Shape Memory Alloy before and after Heat Treatment
• Chapter 3: Interrelationship between Microstructure and Material Properties
• Inclusion Engineering in Structural Steels with Enhanced Machinability
• Texture Evolution during Cold Drawing of Steel Tube with Respect to the Stress - Strain State
• Microstructure Influenced by Controlled Rolling, Cooling and Thermal Processing of Seamless Tubes Made of Steel 25CrMo4
• Microstructure, Substructure and Mechanical Properties of 9CrNB Steel after Tempering
• Comparison of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured and Conventional Maraging Steel
• Structure and Properties of Bakelite Bonded Grinding Wheels
• The Influence of Secondary Phase on Impact Toughness of Alloyed Iron Aluminides
• Biodegradable Iron-Based Foams for Potential Bone Replacement Material
• Chapter 4: Welding
• On the Surface Welding of Pearlitic Rails: The Control of Dilution and Microstructure
• Analysis of the Cause of Damage to the Steam Generator Cold Collector’s Dissimilar Weld Joint at Slovak Nuclear Power Plant
• Possibilities for Using New Types of Additive Materials for Hardfacing
• Analysis of Causes of Baby Stroller Construction Damage
• Chapter 5: Fractures, Defects and Material Degradation
• Fractography of Additively Manufactured Titanium Alloy: Influence of Post-Processing Treatment
• Influence of Boric Acid Solution and Gamma Irradiation on Selective Sorbents
• Surface Chemistry-Based Surface Defects Situated on Steel Strips Edges
• The Failure of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Analyzed by Acoustic Emission
• Size Effect in Plastic Deformation and Failure of Metallic Glasses
• Analysis of Causes of Defects Appearance in Wire Drawing
• Metallographic Analysis of Stainless Steel Inner Shaft of Centrifugal Pump
• Investigation of Screw Failed During Installation
• Rarely Occurring Defects on Tinplates
• Defects of Steel Sheets Joined by Laser Welding
• Analysis of Corrosion Resistance of Heat Exchanger Plates Made of AISI 316L Steel
• Microstructural and Chemical Analysis of Military Steel from World War II as Part of Sculpture
• Chapter 6: Fatigue and Creep
• 3D Textural Analysis of Fatigue Fracture Surfaces
• Character of Fatigue Damage under Axial, Torsional and Biaxial Loading of 316L Stainless Steel
• The Effect of Prior Surface Roughness on Fatigue Life of Nitrided Specimens
• Detection of Early Stage of Fatigue Changes in Non-Alloy Steel Using Residual Magnetic Field Method
• Estimating of the Size of the Maximum Non-Metallic Inclusions in Martensitic Steels and their Influence on Fatigue Properties
• The SEM and TEM Analysis of IN718 Alloy after Fatigue Push-Pull Loading at 700°C
• Characterization of Microstructure of Crept Samples of Dissimilar Weld Joint Using Standard and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques
• Evaluation of Cavitation Damage in a Pipe Bend Made of 0.5Cr-0.5Mo-0.3V Steel by Optical Metallography and Replica Method
• Near-Surface Structure and Fatigue Crack Initiation Mechanisms of As-Built SLM Inconel 718
• Fatigue Behavior of Titanium Endoprosthesis
• Influence of Cyclic Loading on the Internal Friction Measured on Magnesium Alloys AZ31, AZ61 and AZ91
• SnO₂ Nano/Microfibers for Gas Sensors
• Chapter 7: Nonferrous Alloys
• Effects on Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of a Heat Treated CuZn36Pb2 Brass
• Small Scale Plastic Yielding of Mg Alloys Assessed with Nanoindentation
• Magnesium Alloy WE43 Produced by 3D Printing (SLM)
• Experimental Verification of Phase Diagram Calculations of Zr-Based Alloys after High-Temperature Oxidation
• Consequences of Inappropriate Temperatures of the Solution Heat Treatment in Al-Si-Cu Cast Alloys
• Characterization of High-Speed Alumina Abrasive Grinding Wheel
• Chapter 8: Powder Metallurgy
• Step-Sintering of Fe-(1-3)%Mn-0.8%C Steels
• Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Fe-Cu-Ni Sinters Prepared by Ball Milling and Hot Pressing
• Characterization of Mg-Zn Layered Bulk Materials Prepared by Powder Metallurgy Method
• Influence of Oxide Dispersoids on the Structure Development of Copper Nanocomposite Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering Technology
• Preparation of Cerium Stabilized Zirconia Bulk Ceramics by Spark Plasma Sintering
• Sintering of High Mn Cemented Carbides in Mn-Rich Environment
• Chapter 9: Surface Engineering and Coatings
• Microstructure, Stiffness and Corrosion of Bare and Phosphated Specimens Made by Sintering of Structured Iron-Iron Oxide Spheres
• Thermal Cyclic Behaviour of Conventional YSZ and Mullite-YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings
• Influence of RF Plasma Jet Surface Treatment on Wetting Behavior of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia SPS Coatings
• Microstructure Characteristics, Tribology and Nano-Hardness of Plasma Sprayed NiCrRe Coating
• Microstructure Characteristics, Tribology and Nano-Hardness of HVOF Sprayed NiCrRe Coating
• Anodizing of Pure Magnesium in Sodium Hydroxide Electrolyte Solution