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

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