1. GUEST EDITORIAL

   • Cristina Artini
   • Riccardo Carlini
   • Ilaria Pallecchi

   Guest Editorial 15 November 2018 Pages: 6257 - 6258

   

2. Formation and Decomposition Process of the Filled Skutterudite Sm_y(Fe_xNi_1−x)₄Sb₁₂ (0.40 ≤ x ≤ 1) as Revealed by Differential Thermal Analysis

   • C. Artini
   • N. Parodi
   • R. Carlini

   OriginalPaper 27 July 2018 Pages: 6259 - 6265

   

3. Corrosion Behavior of Sm_y(Fe_xNi_1−x)₄Sb₁₂ (0.40 ≤ x ≤ 0.80) in NaCl Solutions Studied by Electron Microscopy and ICP-AES

   • Riccardo Carlini
   • Nadia Parodi
   • Cristina Artini

   OriginalPaper 20 July 2018 Pages: 6266 - 6273

   

4. Efficiency at Maximum Power of Dissipative Thermoelectric Generators: A Finite-time Thermodynamic Analysis

   • Dario Narducci

   OriginalPaper 18 July 2018 Pages: 6274 - 6278

   

5. Fabrication of Silicon Nanowire Forests for Thermoelectric Applications by Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching

   • Elisabetta Dimaggio
   • Dario Narducci
   • Giovanni Pennelli

   OriginalPaper 26 September 2018 Pages: 6279 - 6285

   

6. Effect of Oxygen Pressure on Thermoelectric Properties of p-Type CuAlO₂ Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition

   • Shrikant Saini
   • Paolo Mele
   • Malik I. Adam

   OriginalPaper 29 August 2018 Pages: 6286 - 6290

   

7. Experimental Determination of Power Losses and Heat Generation in Solar Cells for Photovoltaic-Thermal Applications

   • Bruno Lorenzi
   • Maurizio Acciarri
   • Dario Narducci

   OriginalPaper 27 August 2018 Pages: 6291 - 6298

   

8. Suspended InAs Nanowire-Based Devices for Thermal Conductivity Measurement Using the 3ω Method

   • Mirko Rocci
   • Valeria Demontis
   • Francesco Rossella

   OriginalPaper 29 October 2018 Pages: 6299 - 6305

   

9. Thermoelectric Properties of TiNiSn Half Heusler Alloy Obtained by Rapid Solidification and Sintering

   • Francesco Aversano
   • Alberto Ferrario
   • Alberto Castellero

   OriginalPaper 12 November 2018 Pages: 6306 - 6313

   

10. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Sb-Doped TiFe₂Sn Heusler Compounds

    • M. Pani
    • I. Pallecchi
    • D. Marré

    OriginalPaper 13 November 2018 Pages: 6314 - 6321

    

11. Local Structure Around Nb Site of a Potential Thermoelectric Material La_1/3NbO₃ from Temperature-Dependent Extended x-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy

    • Carlo Marini
    • Anna M. Diaz-Rovira
    • Boby Joseph

    OriginalPaper 13 November 2018 Pages: 6322 - 6327

    

12. Alternative PWHT to Improve High-Temperature Mechanical Properties of Advanced 9Cr Steel Welds

    • Ariel Burgos
    • Hernán Svoboda
    • Estela Surian

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2018 Pages: 6328 - 6338

    

13. The Effects of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Tribaloy 400 Coatings Deposited by Laser Cladding

    • Junbo Lin
    • Changjun Chen
    • Shunquan Wang

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6339 - 6348

    

14. The Effects of Alloying Elements on the Continuous Cooling Transformation Behavior of 2¼Cr-1Mo Steels

    • John M. Tartaglia
    • Alison N. Kuelz
    • Veronica Hatty Thelander

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2018 Pages: 6349 - 6364

    

15. Protective Properties of Aluminum Nitride Coatings by DC-PVD Sputtering on Cu-10Al-13Mn Shape Memory Alloy

    • Mirali Seyed Shariatdoust
    • Hossein Aghajani

    OriginalPaper 05 November 2018 Pages: 6365 - 6373

    

16. Experimental Investigations to Study the Effects of Microwave Treatment Strategy on Tool Performance in Turning Operation

    • Durwesh Jhodkar
    • M. Amarnath
    • J. Ramkumar

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6374 - 6388

    

17. Welding Heat Input Influence on UNS S82441 Lean Duplex Stainless Steel Corrosion Resistance Assessed by Scanning Vibrating Electrode Technique (SVET)

    • Evandro Armini de Pauli
    • Fernando Cotting
    • Sérgio Duarte Brandi

    OriginalPaper 07 November 2018 Pages: 6389 - 6397

    

18. Microstructure and Phase Composition of Ni-Based Alloy Obtained by High-Speed Direct Laser Deposition

    • Mariia Rashkovets
    • Aelita Nikulina
    • Marina Sklyar

    OriginalPaper 05 November 2018 Pages: 6398 - 6406

    

19. In Steam Short-Time Oxidation Kinetics of FeCrAl Alloys

    • Dong Pan
    • Ruiqian Zhang
    • Hui Wang

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2018 Pages: 6407 - 6414

    

20. On the Steel–Aluminum Hybrid Casting by Sand Casting

    • Xiangfan Fang
    • Joachim Gundlach
    • Xin Jiang

    OriginalPaper 02 November 2018 Pages: 6415 - 6425

    

21. Characterization of Static Recrystallization of a Ni-Cr-Mo-Based C276 Superalloy in Two-Stage Isothermal Compression

    • Chi Zhang
    • Liwen Zhang
    • Yinlin Gu

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6426 - 6434

    

22. Formability, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Flow-Formed 17-4 PH Stainless Steel

    • P. Maj
    • B. Adamczyk-Cieslak
    • T. Mrugala

    OriginalPaper Open access 01 November 2018 Pages: 6435 - 6442

    

23. Enhancement of Hot Corrosion Resistance of Modified 9Cr-1Mo Steel Through Surface Nanostructuring and Pre-oxidation

    • Divya Sri Bandla
    • Preeti Verma
    • Vakil Singh

    OriginalPaper 15 November 2018 Pages: 6443 - 6457

    

24. Studies on Bio-acceptability of Thermo-Mechanically Processed Mg-4Li-0.5Ca Alloy and Its Microstructural Correlation

    • N. Sriraman
    • S. Kumaran

    OriginalPaper 29 October 2018 Pages: 6458 - 6467

    

25. Effect of Dynamic Strain Aging on Tensile Deformation of 20MnMoNi55 Alloy

    • Mrinmoy Jana
    • Sankar Dhar
    • Jayanta Chattopadhyay

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6468 - 6478

    

26. Stability of Phase Transformation Temperatures During Cycling of Ti-15.8Nb-4.94Al-0.06Sc Shape Memory Alloy

    • B. Sun
    • X. L. Meng
    • W. Cai

    OriginalPaper 27 November 2018 Pages: 6479 - 6484

    

27. Hydrogen Effect on the Fatigue Crack Growth in Austenitic Stainless Steel Investigated by a New Method Based on Nanohardness Distribution

    • Huimin Tao
    • Yuanjian Hong
    • Lin Zhang

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6485 - 6492

    

28. Investigation of Current Parameters and Size Effects on Mechanical Properties During Pulsed Electrically Assisted Uniaxial Tension in T2 Red Copper Sheets

    • Saijun Zhang
    • Yanchun Lu
    • Zhaohui Shen

    OriginalPaper 21 November 2018 Pages: 6493 - 6504

    

29. Effect of Scale Spallation During Coiling on the Electrochemical and Pickling Behavior of a Hot-Rolled Dual-Phase Steel

    • S. Choudhary
    • K. Mondal
    • Sundara Bharathy R.

    OriginalPaper 19 November 2018 Pages: 6505 - 6515

    

30. Correlation Between Structure and Properties of Low-Carbon Cu-Ni-Mo-Ti-Nb Ultrahigh-Strength Steel

    • G. Mandal
    • S. K. Ghosh
    • S. Chatterjee

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6516 - 6528

    

31. Tribological Behavior of Solid-State Processed Al-1100/GNP Surface Nanocomposites

    • Badehish Sahoo
    • Damanapeta Narsimhachary
    • Jinu Paul

    OriginalPaper 07 November 2018 Pages: 6529 - 6544

    

32. Application of IR Thermography with Thermal Diffusivity Analysis for Detection of Plies Displacement in CFRP Composites

    • Sebastian Pawlak

    OriginalPaper Open access 14 November 2018 Pages: 6545 - 6551

    

33. Effect of Lithium on the Discharge and Corrosion Behavior of Mg-3 wt.% Al Alloy as the Anode for Seawater Activated Battery

    • Ri-chu Wang
    • Qi Li
    • Yan Feng

    OriginalPaper 13 November 2018 Pages: 6552 - 6563

    

34. Effect of Ni Addition to Sn0.7Cu Solder Alloy on Thermal Behavior, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties

    • Yanqing Lai
    • Xiaowu Hu
    • Yulong Li

    OriginalPaper 13 November 2018 Pages: 6564 - 6576

    

35. Investigation on Fracture Behavior of Grade 91 Steel at 300-550 °C

    • B. Shashank Dutt
    • M. Nani Babu
    • G. Sasikala

    OriginalPaper 30 October 2018 Pages: 6577 - 6584

    

36. Investigation on Mechanical Properties and Equivalent Model of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Panels

    • Liangcai Cai
    • Duoyao Zhang
    • Wei Xu

    OriginalPaper 27 November 2018 Pages: 6585 - 6596

    

37. Evaluation of the Role of Metallic Matrix on Environmentally Assisted Embrittlement of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) Using High Si Steel

    • Ricardo A. Martinez

    OriginalPaper 02 November 2018 Pages: 6597 - 6605

    

38. Effect of Strain Rate on the Plastic Deformation and Fracture of 90W-7Ni-3Fe Alloy Prepared by Liquid-Phase Sintering

    • Yang Yu
    • Ming Zu
    • Wencong Zhang

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6606 - 6615

    

39. Tribological Behavior of Electrochemically Etched AISI 316 Stainless Steel with a Textured Surface

    • Naiming Lin
    • Dali Li
    • Bin Tang

    OriginalPaper 13 November 2018 Pages: 6616 - 6628

    

40. High-Temperature Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of HS80H Ferritic–Martensitic Steel Under Dynamic Strain Aging

    • Wenlan Wei
    • Yaorong Feng
    • Hang Wang

    OriginalPaper 05 November 2018 Pages: 6629 - 6635

    

41. The Effect of Flowing Velocity and Impact Angle on the Fluid-Accelerated Corrosion of X65 Pipeline Steel in a Wet Gas Environment Containing CO₂

    • Yong Li
    • Jiankuan Li
    • Renyang He

    OriginalPaper 26 November 2018 Pages: 6636 - 6647

    

42. A Low-Cost Lightweight Entropic Alloy with High Strength

    • Lei Shao
    • Tao Zhang
    • Yong Zhang

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2018 Pages: 6648 - 6656

    

43. Microstructure and Tensile Properties of the Fe-32%Ni-4%Co Alloy During Cryorolling and Subsequent Annealing

    • Changsheng Li
    • Jianjun Zheng
    • Yanlei Song

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2018 Pages: 6657 - 6664

    

44. Microstructure Evolution and Microhardness Distribution of Copper Processed Using Multiple Passes of Elliptical Cross-Sectional Spiral Equal-Channel Extrusion

    • Chengpeng Wang
    • Daiwang Song
    • Fuguo Li

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2018 Pages: 6665 - 6675

    

45. Wear-Resistant Al/SiC-Gr Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite Fabricated by Multiple Annealing and Roll Bonding

    • M. Reihanian
    • A. Baharloo
    • S. M. Lari Baghal

    OriginalPaper 15 November 2018 Pages: 6676 - 6689

    

46. Achieving Grain Refinement and Related Mechanical Property Improvement of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Through Severe Plastic Deformation

    • Jinghui Li
    • Fuguo Li
    • Jiang Li

    OriginalPaper 21 November 2018 Pages: 6690 - 6700

    

47. The Improved Thermal Conductivity of a Potting Material for High-Power Fast Warm-Up Cathodes

    • Xiaodong Zhang
    • Junjie Hao
    • Alex A. Volinsky

    OriginalPaper 27 November 2018 Pages: 6701 - 6708

    

48. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Q235 Low-Carbon Steel

    • L. Zhou
    • R. X. Zhang
    • X. G. Song

    OriginalPaper 12 November 2018 Pages: 6709 - 6718

    

49. Interfacial Characteristics Investigation for One-Step EDM Drilling of Cooling Holes in TBCs

    • Li Wang
    • Guanxin Chi
    • Yongfeng Guo

    OriginalPaper 07 November 2018 Pages: 6719 - 6728

    

50. Effect of Deposition Pressure, Nitrogen Content and Substrate Temperature on Optical and Mechanical Behavior of Nanocomposite Al-Si-N Hard Coatings for Solar Thermal Applications

    • Soni
    • Swati Kumari
    • S. K. Mishra

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2018 Pages: 6729 - 6736