Carbon nanofibers functionalized with aminobenzoyl groups (CNF–aminobenzoyl) were prepared via direct Friedel–Crafts acylation in polyphosphoric acid.

AISI 1045 and 304 stainless steel are widely used in automotive and industrial fields However, both of these steels have their own advantages and disadvantages. AISI 1045 is not resistant to corrosion but has good wear resistance and low price. Meanwhile, the 304 stainless steel provides good corrosion resistance and mechanical properties but is costly. Their combination is able to provide a good property and reduce the costs. Thus, in order to combine these two metals, shield metal arc welding is carried out using welding groove and electrode variation. The groove variations used were double bevel, V, and double V-groove, additionally, the electrode variations used were E6013 and E7016. Then, the welding results were characterized using the tensile strength and macrostructure analysis. The results revealed that the specimen using E7016 electrode for the double V-groove resulted in the highest tensile test results the value of 270.48 MPa yield strength, 411.49 MPa tensile strength, and 19.81% elongation. The macrostructure analysis showed that the specimens using E7016 electrode gave a narrow HAZ that led to higher mechanical properties.

Previous researches have carried out studying the corrosion behavior of steels, the most frequently used steels are medium carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel. This is due to their wide range of applications. So, corrosion behavior is necessary to be analyzed for every steel type because of its wide function. This study was aimed to analyze the corrosion rate, macrostructure, and the XRD results of the AISI 1045, AISI 4140, and SS 304 which represent every steel type. Then, the steels were exposed to the 0.5M H2SO4 solution with various corrosion times. The variation of the corrosion time was 48, 96, and 144 hours. The results of this study revealed that AISI 1045 showed the highest corrosion rate with the value of 183.7 mpy at 144 hours of the time variation. All specimens obtained an increase in the corrosion rate with the increase in the corrosion time. Furthermore, for the macrostructure results, AISI 1045 and AISI 4140 gave obvious rust on the surface of the specimens for all time variation. The corrosion spots appear in the time variation of 96 and 144 hours for SS 304 specimens. XRD analysis confirmed the presence of metal oxides as corrosion products.