Compacted clay barriers have been used to retard leakage of contaminated fluids from landfillsites. These liners may shrink, crack, desiccate and lose their integrity if the liner material doesn't have permeability (10-9 ...

Emerging novel technologies in the manufacturing industries require parts of dissimilar metals to be joined in order to harvest beneficial properties from both metals. Studies on joining metals with widely different physical ...

A heat transfer numerical model is developed for friction stir welding of dissimilar materials Al 6061 and AZ31 alloy. Thermo-physical properties were experimentally determined for the stir zone and compared with the base ...

Photocatalytic water splitting technologies are currently being considered for alternative energy sources. However, the strong demand for a high H2 production rate will present conflicting requirements of excellent ...

Aluminum foil is a key material for the food and pharmaceutical packaging industries. The packaging and non-packaging industries use foil extensively for their products to protect from possible deterioration from moisture ...