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Krishnasamy, J. (author), Ponnusami, Sathiskumar A. (author), Turteltaub, S.R. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)The performance of a self-healing Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) containing dispersed healing particles depends crucially on the mismatch in thermomechanical properties between the healing particles and the TBC matrix. The present work systematically investigates this phenomenon based on numerical simulations using cohesive element-based finite...journal article 2018
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Susa, A. (author), Mordvinkin, Anton (author), Saalwächter, Kay (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Garcia, Santiago J. (author)We present a systematic study of the role of the aromatic dianhydride structure on the self-healing behavior of dimer diamine-based polyimides. By means of solid-state NMR and rheology, we studied the molecular and microscale dynamics of four polyimides comprising the same aliphatic branched diamine yet with variable dianhydride rigidities...journal article 2018
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Enke, Marcel (author), Bose, R.K. (author), Zechel, Stefan (author), Vitz, Jürgen (author), Deubler, Robert (author), Garcia, Santiago J. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Schacher, Felix H. (author), Hager, Martin D. (author), Schubert, Ulrich S. (author)Mussel byssal threads are well-known due to their self-healing ability after the mechanical stress caused by waves. The proposed mechanism demonstrates the importance of reversible histidine-metal interactions as well as the block copolymer-like hierarchical architecture of the underlying protein structure. Taking these two aspects as...journal article 2018
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Farahani, H. (author), Zurob, Hatem (author), Hutchinson, Christopher R. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Investigating the partitioning effect of substitutional and interstitial elements on the migration of transformation interfaces during austenite-ferrite phase transformation in steels with the conventional experimental method is extremely challenging due to interaction between the solute atoms and the transformation interfaces. Additionally,...journal article 2018
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Deutz, D.B. (author), Pascoe, J.A. (author), Schelen, J.B.J. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), de Leeuw, D.M. (author), Groen, W.A. (author)Piezoelectric energy harvesters are at the front of scientific research as enablers of renewable, sustainable energy for autonomous wireless sensor networks. Crucial for this disruptive technology is the achievable output power. Here we show, analytically, that the maximum output energy per unit volume, under a single sinusoidal excitation,...journal article 2018
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Fang, H. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author)The magnetic configuration of a ferromagnetic system with mono-disperse and poly-disperse distribution of magnetic particles with inter-particle interactions has been computed. The analysis is general in nature and applies to all systems containing magnetically interacting particles in a non-magnetic matrix, but has been applied to steel...journal article 2018
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Dong, Haokai (author), Chen, Hao (author), Wang, Wei (author), Zhang, Yongjie (author), Miyamoto, Goro (author), Furuhara, Tadashi (author), Zhang, Chi (author), Yang, Zhigang (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)The interaction between moving α/γ interfaces and interphase precipitated (IPd) carbides during the austenite (γ) to ferrite (α) and the ferrite (α) to austenite (γ) transformation has been systematically investigated through cyclic phase transformation experiments for a 0.1C-1.5Mn alloy containing 0.1 wt% Niobium (Nb) and its Nb-free...journal article 2018
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Carabat, A.L. (author), Meijerink, M.J. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), Kelder, E.M. (author), van Ommen, J.R. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)A successful sol-gel process to encapsulate molybdenum di-silicide MoSi<sub>2</sub> particles with a closed and thermally stable Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> layer using aluminium tri-sec-butoxide as a precursor is presented. The processing conditions such as precursor selection and temperature were optimized through analysing the interaction...journal article 2018
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Farle, A.M. (author), Krishnasamy, J. (author), Turteltaub, S.R. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)A wedge loaded testing methodology to determine the fracture energy and strength of (semi-) brittle (metallo-)ceramics is presented. The methodology combines a tailored specimen geometry and a comprehensive finite element analysis based on cohesive zone modelling. The use of a simulation-based approach to extract both fracture strength and...journal article 2018
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Boatemaa, L. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)This work explores the possibility of using embedded micron-sized Ti particles to heal surface cracks in alumina and to unravel the evolution of the crack filling process in case of pure solid-state oxidation reactions. The oxidation kinetics of the Ti particles is studied and the results are applied in a simple model for crack-gap filling....journal article 2018
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Farahani, H. (author), Xu, W. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Formation of the microstructural ferrite/pearlite bands in medium Mn steels is an undesirable phenomenon commonly addressed through fast cooling treatments. In this study, a novel approach using the cyclic partial phase transformation concept is applied successfully to prevent microstructural band formation in a micro-chemically banded Fe-C...journal article 2018
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Abdolahzadeh, M. (author), Tedim, J (author), Zheludkevich, M (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Garcia, Santiago J. (author)In the current paper the corrosion inhibition synergy between Ce<sup>3+</sup> loaded NaY-zeolite (NaY-Ce) and 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) loaded Zn-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH-MBT) containers is presented. Solutions and water-borne epoxy coatings containing different ratios of the two loaded carriers were prepared and their protection...journal article 2018
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Fang, H. (author), Mecozzi, M.G. (author), Brück, E.H. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author)A 3D model has been developed to predict the average ferrite grain size and grain size distribution for an austenite-to-ferrite phase transformation during continuous cooling of an Fe-C-Mn steel. Using a Voronoi construction to represent the austenite grains, the ferrite is assumed to nucleate at the grain corners and to grow as spheres....journal article 2018
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Ponnusami, Sathiskumar A. (author), Krishnasamy, J. (author), Turteltaub, S.R. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)A cohesive zone-based constitutive model, originally developed to model fracture, is extended to include a healing variable to simulate crack healing processes and thus recovery of mechanical properties. The proposed cohesive relation is a composite-type material model that accounts for the properties of both the original and the healing...journal article 2018
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Boatemaa, L. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)The effect of particle size on the oxidation kinetics of TiC powders is studied. Different sizes of TiC powder ranging from nanometre to submillimetre sizes are investigated. The samples are heated at different heating rates from room temperature up to 1200 °C in dry synthetic air. The Kissinger method for analysis of non-isothermal oxidation...journal article 2018
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van Dijk, N.H. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)In comparison to other materials, in metals and metallic systems self-healing of cracks and crack-initiating defects is difficult to achieve due to the fact the solute atoms that act as healing agents are relatively small and generally have a relatively low mobility at the prevailing operating temperatures. In this review, the scientifically...journal article 2018
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Kulczyk-Malecka, Justyna (author), Zhang, Xun (author), Carr, James (author), Nozahic, Franck (author), Estournès, Claude (author), Monceau, Daniel (author), Carabat, A.L. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Withers, Philip J. (author), Xiao, Ping (author)Yttria – partially stabilised zirconia (YPSZ) MoSi<sub>2</sub> composites have been designed to prolong the lifetime of the matrix by self – healing cracks during thermal cycling. The healing reaction at high temperatures is based on the decomposition of MoSi<sub>2</sub>, leading to a volumetrically expanding reaction product, which seals the...journal article 2018
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Sainis, Salil (author), Farahani, H. (author), Gamsjäger, Ernst (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Direct microscopic observation of the isothermal bainite evolution in terms of nucleation events, the location of the nuclei, as well as their growth is very valuable for the refinement of models predicting the kinetics of bainite transformation. To this aim, the microstructural evolution in a Fe-0.2C-1.5Mn-2.0Cr alloy during isothermal...journal article 2018
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Nozahic, Franck (author), Estournès, Claude (author), Carabat, A.L. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Monceau, Daniel (author)The present paper focuses on the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) manufacturing of a new type of self-healing thermal barrier coating (TBC) and a study of its thermal cycling behaviour. The ceramic coating consists on an Yttria Partially Stabilized Zirconia (YPSZ) matrix into which healing agents made of MoSi<sub>2</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3<...journal article 2018
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Farahani, H. (author), Xu, W. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author)Predicting the effect of alloying elements on the degree of incomplete austenite to bainite transformation in low carbon steels is of great industrial importance. This study introduces an extended Gibbs energy balance model which makes use of an additive approach to calculate the coupled effect of Mn, Si and Mo on the fraction of bainitic...journal article 2018