Microstructure and Mechanical Characterization of a Dissimilar Friction-Stir-Welded CuCrZr/CuNiCrSi Butt Joint

FLORAVIT Dissimilar CuNiCrSi and CuCrZr butt joints were successfully frictionstirwelded at constant welding speed of 150 mm/min and rotational speed of 1400 rpm with the CuCrZr alloy or the CuNiCrSi alloy located on the advancing side (AS).The microstructure and mechanical properties of joints were investigated.When the CuCrZr alloy was located on

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Welcoming New Entrants into European Electricity Markets

In this review paper, we select four important waves of new entrants that knocked on the door of European electricity markets to illustrate how market rules need to be continuously adapted to allow new entrants to come in and push innovation forward.The new entrants that we selected are utilities venturing into neighbouring markets after establishi

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Life Cycle Assessment of the Sponge Iron Production Process Using OpenLCA Software: A Case Study of Khuzestan Steel Plant, Iran

Background: Since sponge iron is the main feed of steel furnaces for the production of crude steel, especially in electric arc furnaces, the production of quality sponge iron is one of the concerns of the steel industry.The reduction process, which is the conversion of pellets into sponge iron using reduction gases, has been used in Iran for many y

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