Renlong Xin

Bio: Renlong Xin is an academic researcher from Chongqing University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Crystal twinning & Electron backscatter diffraction. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 147 publications receiving 3914 citations. Previous affiliations of Renlong Xin include Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Effect of crystal orientation on the mechanical properties and strain hardening behavior of magnesium alloy AZ31 during uniaxial compression

Abstract: The effect of initial texture on the mechanical properties and strain hardening behavior of AZ31 magnesium alloy has been investigated. Cylindrical specimens of extruded and hot rolled AZ31 are compressed along different directions, with the compression axis (C) perpendicular or parallel to the extrusion direction (ED) or the sheet normal direction (ND), referred to as C⊥ED, C//ED, C⊥ND and C//ND specimen, respectively. The compression tests are conducted at room temperature with a strain rate of 0.01 s−1. The results indicate that the yield strength and the strain hardening rate are highly anisotropic with respect to the initial texture. The significant yield behavior can be induced by only a small volume of twins. When the initial grain orientations are unfavorable for { 10 1 ¯ 2 } twinning, the strain hardening rate decreases gradually. When the initial grain orientations are favorable for { 10 1 ¯ 2 } twinning, the strain hardening behavior exhibits three distinct stages. The main contribution to increasing strain hardening rate (corresponding to the stage II) results from texture strengthening, which rotates grain orientations into hard orientations by the { 10 1 ¯ 2 } twinning. The length of the stage II is predominantly related to the volume fraction of grains which are favorable for { 10 1 ¯ 2 } twinning.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics: A Review of Their History, Structure, Properties, Coating Technologies and Biomedical Applications.

Abstract: Calcium phosphate (CaP) bioceramics are widely used in the field of bone regeneration, both in orthopedics and in dentistry, due to their good biocompatibility, osseointegration and osteoconduction. The aim of this article is to review the history, structure, properties and clinical applications of these materials, whether they are in the form of bone cements, paste, scaffolds, or coatings. Major analytical techniques for characterization of CaPs, in vitro and in vivo tests, and the requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international standards from CaP coatings on orthopedic and dental endosseous implants, are also summarized, along with the possible effect of sterilization on these materials. CaP coating technologies are summarized, with a focus on electrochemical processes. Theories on the formation of transient precursor phases in biomineralization, the dissolution and reprecipitation as bone of CaPs are discussed. A wide variety of CaPs are presented, from the individual phases to nano-CaP, biphasic and triphasic CaP formulations, composite CaP coatings and cements, functionally graded materials (FGMs), and antibacterial CaPs. We conclude by foreseeing the future of CaPs.