The aims of this work are to examine the effect of the pickling conditions on the mechanical behavior of anodized A6061. Pickling was explored at 60°C for 30, 60, 90 and 120 second. The growth rate of the anodic layer, surface roughness, microhardness and tensile strength of anodized samples treated by alkaline pickling were investigated. The experimental results showed that the thickness of the anodic layer is directly related to the roughness of the substrate. In addition an important growth in thickness layer affects slightly the mechanical proprieties.
Due to its advantageous thermophysical qualities, U3Si2 piques the interest of the nuclear industry as an accident‐tolerant fuel to replace uranium dioxide (UO2). Herein, the structural, electrical, thermodynamic, and transport features of the U3Si2 compound are investigated using the full‐potential linearized augmented plane wave approach within the density functional theory, and within the generalized gradient approximation related to spin orbit and Hubbard. The ground statistic parameters that are estimated, such as the lattice constants and bulk moduli, are qualitatively consistent with previous experimental and theoretical evidence. The density of states analysis reveals that U3Si2 is a metal complex. In addition, the macroscopic thermal effects of U3Si2 are calculated using the quasi‐harmonic Debye model, which includes lattice vibrations. Experimental and theoretical findings are compared with the calculated variations in volume, heat capacity, entropy, and Debye temperature as a function of temperature in the range of 0–1500 K. Some thermal properties are projected to be pressure dependent in the range of 0–20 GPa. In the temperature range of 0–1500 K, the semiclassical Boltzmann transport equation is utilized to estimate electron transport parameters such as the Seebeck coefficient, thermal and electrical conductivity.
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