Characterization of Metals and Alloys

Part1. Characterization of Steels Used in the Oil Industry.- Mechanical andMetallurgical Properties of Grade X70 Steel Linepipe Produced byNon-Conventional Heat Treatment.- CorrosionInhibition of X52 Pipeline Steel in Chloride Solutions Using Non-ionicSurfactant.- EffectOn The Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of The Structural Steel WeldedIn Marine Environment.- Part 2. Characterization of Copper Alloys.- Mapping ofPolycrystalline Flow during Hot Deformation by In-Situ Tension Test of SheetCopper Alloy.- Determination of the Activation Energy of Copper During in-situTension Test by SEM.- Effect of Copper Additions on Secondary CarbidePrecipitation in High-Chromium White Cast Iron.- Part. 3. Characterization of SteelsApplying Heat Treatment.- Thermal Behavior of a HSLA Steel and the Impact inPhase Transformation: SAW Process Approach to Pipelines.- Effect of Hydrogen ona Microalloyed Steel Permeate.- Part 4. Characterization of Thin Layers and Coatings.-Mechanical Properties of SiO2 Coatings for Corrosion Protection of 304Stainless Steel.- Physical Properties Characterization of CdSe1-ySy Nanolayersdeposited by Chemical Bath Deposition at Low Temperature.- Part 5. Characterizationof Materials Obtained by Mechanical Milling.- Magnetic Properties and Kineticof Crystallization in Amorphous GdxSm1-xCo5 Alloys Obtained by MechanicalMilling.- Study of Mechanical Milling Mechanism in Eutectic Nanopowders: theHeterogeneities Role.- Part 6. Characterization of Materials for MedicalApplications.- Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Extracts of MexicanMedicinal Plants.- Synthesis and Thermal Characterization of HydroxyapatitePowders Obtained by Sol-Gel Technique.- Part 7. Characterization of Materialsfor Industrial Applications.- Microwave Assisted Sol-gel Synthesis andCharacterization of M-TiO2 (M=Pt, Au) Photocatalysts.- Micromachined andCharacterization of Cooled a-Si:B:H Microbolometer Array in Terahertz Region.- Influence of DrillingParameters by EDM on the HSLA Steel Microstructure.- Part 8. Characterizationof Welding and Joining of Materials.- Evaluation of Distortion in WeldingUnions of 304 Stainless Steel with Elliptic Trajectory Using a Welding Robot.- WeldBead Geometry of Ni-Based Alloy Deposited by PTA Process for Pipe Conduction ofShale Gas.- Part 9. Characterization of Intermetallic Materials.- ChemicalReduction Synthesis of Iron Aluminum Powders.- Author index.- Subject index.