An investigation on microstructure and mechanical behaviour of copper-nickel coated carbon fibre reinforced aluminium composites

In the present investigation, mechanical, corrosion and fatigue characterization is performed on the fabricated aluminium metal matrix composite (AMMC), by reinforcing nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu) coated 4% carbon fibre (CF) in aluminium alloy (AA6026) matrix. With a view of enhancing the strength of the aluminium alloy, an optimal percentage (4 wt%) of CFs is reinforced; as CFs cannot be directly reinforced in the aluminium matrix due to poor wettability, CFs are coated with Ni and Cu using electroless plating technique for better wettability and bonding between reinforcement and matrix. Properties of the cast alloy and coated CF reinforced composite are compared and the composite with better properties is identified as 4% Cu coated CFs reinforced AMMC. When compared with as-cast alloy and Ni coated CF reinforced composite, the tensile strength of Cu coated CFs composite was higher by 15.36% and 2.55%. Similarly, micro-Vickers hardness was improved by 7.61% and 3.09%, impact strength by 19.61% and 3.39%, flexural strength by 87.50% and 15.38%. The corrosion rate (mils/year) was reduced with incorporation of 4% Cu coated CFs in AA6026 by 59.72% and 23.23% as compared with as-cast and Ni coated CF reinforced composition

Employing a Carbon-Based Nanocomposite as a Diffusive Solid-Phase Extraction Adsorbent for Methamphetamine for Therapeutic Purposes

Due to the obvious minimal doses of drugs in biological matrices as well as the societal difficulties caused by methamphetamine usage, methamphetamine identification is critical in clinical and forensic laboratories. Because of their simple and inexpensive production procedure, as well as their excellent selectivity and sensitivity, polymeric carbon-based nanocomposites are strong contenders for the diffusive solid-phase extraction approach. The diffusive solid-phase extraction absorbent nanographene oxide polypyrrole composite was produced and used to recover methamphetamine from a complicated urine substrate. The generated NGPPC was fully characterized, and the significant extracting parameters have been explored using the one-parameter-at-a-time strategy. NGOPC is being used to extract methamphetamine using a urine medium with high efficiency. The NGPPC synthesizing procedure was easy, and the extraction method will demonstrate good repeatability. Moreover, the practical and efficient synthesis process stimulates the use of carbon-based compounds in various extraction procedures. As for detecting and quantifying equipment, HPLC monitors are being used. 300 mL methanol, 7 min extracting and desorption duration, 5000 mixing frequency, urinary pH value of 20, 40 mg adsorption, and 5 mL amount of urine were the optimal extraction variables. Following tracing the calibration graph, the method’s linear ranges were determined to be 40-600 ng/ml. The detection limits (LOD) and quantitation limits (LOQ), correspondingly, were 10 and 35.80 ng/mL. The proposed methodology seemed to have a detection range of 9 ng/mL. The suggested approach’s applicability in numerous characterization and medical facilities was proven by the examination of addicted subjects using the proposed technique. For successful extraction of methamphetamine using biological urine samples, the carbon-based adsorbent was being used as diffusive solid-phase extraction adsorption

L-alaninium perrhenate: crystal structure and non-linear optical properties

The crystal structure and non-linear optical properties of L-alaninium perrhenate, C3H8NO2+ ReO4 (-), are reported. The protonated amino acid and the perrhenate anion have their usual geometries. The three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network can be seen as a stacking of layers parallel to the (100) planes. Each layer is formed by chains of alternating positive and negative ions along the b and c axes. Hydrogen bonding of adjacent layers forms alternating chains along the a axis. A high damage threshold and a second-harmonic generation efficiency three times that of KDP make this new material potentially useful in non-linear optics.This work was supported by FEDER through the COMPETE Program (Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade) and by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) within Strategic Projects PEST-C/FIS/UI607/2011 and PEST-C/FIS/UI0036/2011.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio