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Biomedical materials. --- Composites. --- Aluminum Alloy.

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Ultrasonic waves are nowadays used for multiple purposes including both low-intensity/high frequency and high-intensity/low-frequency ultrasound. Low-intensity ultrasound transmits energy through the medium in order to obtain information about the medium or to convey information through the medium. It is successfully used in non-destructive inspection, ultrasonic dynamic analysis, ultrasonic rheology, ultrasonic spectroscopy of materials, process monitoring, applications in civil engineering, aerospace and geological materials and structures, and in the characterization of biological media. Nowadays, it is an essential tool for assessing metals, plastics, aerospace composites, wood, concrete, and cement. High-intensity ultrasound deliberately affects the propagation medium through the high local temperatures and pressures generated. It is used in industrial processes such as welding, cleaning, emulsification, atomization, etc.; chemical reactions and reactor induced by ultrasonic waves; synthesis of organic and inorganic materials; microstructural effects; heat generation; accelerated material characterization by ultrasonic fatigue testing; food processing; and environmental protection. This book collects eleven papers, one review, and ten research papers with the aim to present recent advances in ultrasonic wave propagation applied for the characterization or the processing of materials. Both fundamental science and applications of ultrasound in the field of material characterization and material processing have been gathered.

ultrasonic lens --- axicon lens --- focused ultrasound --- transcranial ultrasound --- non-destructive inspection --- damage identification --- topology optimization --- ultrasonic wave propagation --- ultrasonic visualization --- L-shaped ultrasonic wave guide rod --- ultrasonic bending vibration --- 2A14 aluminum alloy --- solidification structure --- composition segregation --- 1060 aluminum alloy --- twin-roll casting --- microstructure --- mechanical properties --- concrete --- mesostructure --- Lamb wave --- heterogeneity --- Monte Carlo method --- SHM --- ultrasound --- time of flight --- reinforcement --- resin transfer molding (RTM) --- permeability --- liquid composite molding --- material characterization --- composite manufacturing --- liquid penetration --- ultrasound transmission --- capillary penetration --- porous sheets --- bulk metallic glass --- ultrasonic assisted turning --- finite element analysis --- cutting force --- guided waves --- setting time --- mortar and concrete --- early age --- thermoplastic composites --- ultrasonic joints --- resistance heating --- elastography --- viscoelastic properties --- creep --- stress relaxation --- n/a

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The use of lightweight structures across several industries has become inevitable in today’s world given the ever-rising demand for improved fuel economy and resource efficiency. In the automotive industry, composites, reinforced plastics, and lightweight materials, such as aluminum and magnesium are being adopted by many OEMs at increasing rates to reduce vehicle mass and develop efficient new lightweight designs. Automotive weight reduction with high-strength steel is also witnessing major ongoing efforts to design novel damage-controlled forming processes for a new generation of efficient, lightweight steel components. Although great progress has been made over the past decades in understanding the thermomechanical behavior of these materials, their extensive use as lightweight solutions is still limited due to numerous challenges that play a key role in cost competitiveness. Hence, significant research efforts are still required to fully understand the anisotropic material behavior, failure mechanisms, and, most importantly, the interplay between industrial processing, microstructure development, and the resulting properties. This Special Issue reprint book features concise reports on the current status in the field. The topics discussed herein include areas of manufacturing and processing technologies of materials for lightweight applications, innovative microstructure and process design concepts, and advanced characterization techniques combined with modeling of material’s behavior.

n/a --- microstructure --- Mg-Al-Ba-Ca alloy --- strength --- severe plastic deformation --- hot working --- surface roughness --- high pressure torsion extrusion --- optimization --- fatigue fracture behavior --- magnesium alloys --- de-coring --- formability --- multilayered sheets --- HPDC --- spring-back --- contact heat transfer --- mechanical properties --- bending --- in-die quenching --- equivalent strain --- light metals --- processing --- heat transfer --- damage --- creep aging --- thin-walled profile --- rolling --- aluminum alloy --- transmission line fittings --- ceramic core --- processing map --- automated void recognition --- FEA --- multi-output porthole extrusion --- density --- kinetic analysis --- texture --- non-ferrous alloys --- material characterization --- stress superposition --- hot stamping --- metal flow --- hybrid composite material --- V-bending test --- finite element model --- aluminium alloy --- shear lap test --- Al-Cu-Mg alloy --- characterization

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Active (also called “smart”) coatings and thin films are defined as those that are capable of sensing their environment and appropriately responding to that external stimulus. This Special Issue “Active Organic and Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Coatings and Thin Films: Challenges, Developments, Perspectives” collected a series of papers that outline the current frontiers in the development of smart coatings and thin films for corrosion and other types of materials applications. The first four papers focus on novel discoveries on coatings with corrosion protection properties. These include environmentally-friendly polyurethane loaded with cerium nitrate corrosion inhibitor for mild steel protection, hot-pressed organic polymer coatings for the protection of pre-treated aluminum alloy surfaces exposed to NaCl aqueous solutions, functional epoxy coating with modified functional TiO2 for steel substrates protection, and hybrid composites against the thermo-oxidative corrosion of the metal parts of the internal combustion engines, turbines, and heaters. The next paper explores the potential of organic polymer/ceramic composite coatings to enhance the scratch resistance of typical floor laminates. The next three papers highlight other types of smart coatings and thin films, including low-temperature curable hybrid dielectric materials for field-effect transistors, bilayer antireflective coatings for optoelectronic devices, and organic polymers as the thin-film component for enthalpy exchanger systems in air conditioning applications. The final two papers focus on important research specific to coatings that serve as protection and preservation cultural heritage materials.

high-temperature coatings --- corrosion protection --- powder coatings --- scale inhibition --- anti-corrosion --- mesoporous TiO2 whiskers --- organic coatings --- mild steel --- waterborne polyurethane --- corrosion --- cerium nitrate --- coating --- HVAC --- SPEEK --- cross-linking --- INCA method --- thin membranes --- high DS --- refractive index --- deposition angle --- wavelength --- antireflective --- omnidirectional --- nanostructures --- thermal stability --- high pressure laminates (HPL) --- overlay --- alumina --- functionalization --- silane coupling agent --- scratch resistance --- scratch visibility --- scratch hardness --- organic thin-film transistors --- dielectric --- organosilicate --- copolymer --- poly(phenylene methylene), aluminum alloy --- AA2024 --- coatings by hot pressing --- additives --- fluorescence --- waterborne coatings --- batch miniemulsion --- weathering --- stone preservation --- coatings --- nanosilica --- nano-TiO2 --- nano-clay --- stone conservation --- wood protection

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In this book, we propose a collection of scientific and review articles on the production of hydrogen. The articles focus on the controlled storage and release of hydrogen; on the production of hydrogen from reforming from renewable sources, water splitting, and biological and photonic methods; on the intensification of the water gas shift process; and on the integration with purification methods such as pressure swing adsorption.

CO-PROX --- CO-SMET --- CO2 methanation --- hydrogen purification --- process integration --- microalgae --- acetic acid --- steam reforming --- hydrogen --- cobalt --- mesostructured materials --- biomass conversion --- hydrogen production --- kinetic models --- lignocellulosic residue --- thermal degradation --- water–gas shift --- process intensification --- structured catalysts --- kinetics --- aluminum alloy foam --- ceria --- platinum --- rhenium --- bioalcohol --- reforming --- coke --- catalyst stability --- active phase --- support --- promoter --- ammonia borane --- noble metal catalysts --- chemical hydrogen --- sulfurization --- NiS-NiS2 --- stainless steel 304 --- hydrogen evolution --- hydrogen energy and fuel cells --- impurity --- gasification --- water splitting --- dark-fermentation --- photo-fermentation --- CO gas-fermentation --- bio-photolysis --- electrolysis --- n/a --- water-gas shift