High strength low alloy (HSLA) steels represents a group of low carbon steels that utilise small amaunts of alloying elements, such as Mo, Ti, V and Nb, to attain yield strengths in excess of 275 MPa in the as rolled condition. The main properties of HSLA steels that make them for wide variety of applications are: strength and toughn...

By Gorazd Kosec, Jelena Vojvodić-Tuma, Mirko Gojić, Borut Kosec, Milan Bizjak, Aleš Nagode

Austempering is two steps heat treatment process that, when applied to ductile iron, produces components that have properties superior to those processed by conventional treatment. Depending to chosen heat treatment parameters different final properties of the casting are obtained. In this paper heat treatment parameters for producti...

By Hasan Avdušinović, Almaida Gigović-Gekić

Cu-alloys have been intensively studied because of their high thermal conductivity, good electrical and shape memory properties and low cost. Cu-Al-Mn alloys show a higher ductility and elongation in relation to the other Cu-based alloys, as well as a good potential for a cold drawing. Therefore, the investigation of these alloys is ...

By Tamara Holjevac-Grgurić, Dragan Manasijević, Dragana Živković, Ljubiša Balanović, Stjepan Kožuh, Robert Pezer, Ivana Ivanić, Ivan Anžel, Borut Kosec, Ladislav Vrsalović, Mirko Gojić

This article talks about the possibility of production of portland-composite cement in cement plant Kakanj in accordance with the requirements of EN 197-1. By that standard cement class 52,5N must have a compressive strenght greater or equal 20MPa after 2 days, and after 28 days greater or equal 52,5MPa. Portland-composite cement is ...

By Nevzet Merdić, Ilhan Bušatlić, Nedžad Haračić, Nadira Bušatlić

In various packaging forms, materials are found directly or indirectly related to the packaged food product and for that reason, they must meet the requirements that enable complete, or within acceptable limits, health and hygienic food safety. During the interaction process of packaging-food contact, the migration of packaging compo...

By Ifet Šišić, Osman Perviz

Polymer bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets belong to the group of functional composite materials, which consist mainly of two components: a polymer binder (PPS, PA) and magnetic particles of Nd-Fe-B alloy. The appropriate amounts of polymer binder, magnetic powder and additives are compounded by the twin screw extruder into a compound, that can ...

By Mihael Brunčko, Peter Kirbiš, Ivan Anžel

The paper presents investigation of the influence of water to cement ratio, w/c, to speed the corrosion of concrete and reinforcing steel in concrete caused by salts of magnesium. The samples were preparatory varying w/c (0,5 and 0,7). The test samples were treated nine months in the following solutions: 5% MgCl2, 5% MgSO4, 5% MgCl2 ...

By Farzet Bikić, Dejana Brkić

The most used and established method for detecting the effects of the product on the environment is a life cycle assessment (LCA) method. LCA analyzes the effects of the product on the environment in its all five life stages: design, materials selection, manufacture, use, and ultimately its removal. At the same time LCA is an important tool wh...

By Borut Kosec, Blaž Karpe, Dragan Gogić, Aleš Nagode, Igor Budak, Milana Ilić, Gorazd Kosec, Zorana Tanasić, Goran Janjić, Mirko Soković

Parameters which define environment conditions are largely qualified with influence of the Kostolac A and Kostolac B energy plants and surface mining of lignite. The air quality is examined continuously by measuring total deposited matter and the emissions of gases such as CO2, SO2, NOx, CO, O3. It is found that pollution substances significantly e...

By Steva K. Jaćimovski, Slobodan Miladinović, Jovan P. Šetrajčić, Siniša M. Vučenović

The increase in energy prices in the world, then the realization of less dependence on energy imports, and in particular meeting the hierarchical concept of waste management as it is in the EU, including reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG Greenhouse Gases) in accordance with the Framework Convention of the United Nations Convention on clim...

By Mahmut Jukić, Ifet Šišić