Galvanic corrosion occupies an important place among the corrosion techniques studies, especially because harbors and naval installations presents multiple components which are in direct contact with saltwater during operation time, such as: boats propeller - bronze, ship hull - carbon steel, rivets - steel, different types of protection shields - aluminum etc., thus metallic types combinations increase selective erosion depending on the metal position in the galvanic series. The galvanic corrosion prevention can be achieved by local cathodic protection with pieces of electronegative metal (zinc, magnesium) placed near the contacts or by inserting between these two metals of one or multiple high corrosion resistance materials to that specific medium. This paper presents an experimental study on different metal couplings in Black Sea water corrosion medium, in order to highlight the anodic (oxidation) or cathodic (reduction) protection of each metal during coupling.
This paper aimed to define two critical mechanical properties of leather—Young’s modulus and Poisson ratio—essential to the virtual simulation of the behaviour of the footwear uppers against the manufacturing operations of stitching and perforating. The following technological aspects were considered to analyse the materials from manufacturing conditions point of view: the number of layers (one layer and two layers), the nature of the materials used for uppers subgroups (calfskin-outer upper, sheep leather-lining, polyester knitted fabric-lining), the overlapping width in the stitching area, the number of parallel stitches (single stitch and double stitch), the punching interval and the type of perforations (simple and with eyelets), resulting in nine kinds of samples. Furthermore, the elasticity (Young’s modulus) and lateral contraction (Poisson’s ratio) were calculated during the tensile strength analysis performed on the SATRA STM 466 equipment. Both mechanical parameters are essential to simulate the behaviour of the virtual footwear prototypes in various conditions.
Designing and manufacturing personalized lasts are the first steps in obtaining the right fitted footwear for various users, especially for sport or/and medical purposes. The accurate dimensional relationship between foot and last represents the key element for this activity. The critical shape of the last should always be determined by the shape of the foot and the cumulative relationship between lengths, widths, heights and girths, whatever method is used, Some corrections and constraints must always be considered because the shoe-last is not identical to the foot. The foot anthropometric measurements are modified based on biomechanical constraints and technological limitations and they are interactively transformed into last’s dimensions by using 3D modelling. The present study brings together the modern scanning technique with the new methodology for modifying a reference last, and it is aimed to explore the philosophy of re-designing functional lasts. It also tests and highlights the limits of the actual methodology for shoe-last virtual prototyping based on anthropometric data acquired from one commercially available 3D foot scanning system.
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