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In recent years, Thermochemical Heat Storage (THS) systems and storage materials are important for the development of these systems have attracted a great interest. In this study, composite materials were prepared by impregnating sorbent salts (MgCl2, LiNO3) into vermiculite (V). The cyclical heat storage behaviors of the obtained composite structures were investigated with the laboratory scale thermochemical heat exchanger prototype system. Accordingly, the stability of the V+MgCl2 composite during repeated cycles and the energy storage density (Ed) value calculated as a result of the measurements in the prototype were found to be higher than the V+LiNO3 composite, as in the DSC analysis results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, the effect of artificial aging on hardness and the corrosion properties of 6063 Al alloy was investigated. Time and temperature play a very important role in the precipitation hardening process of the Alalloy. The results show that the variation in time and temperature have changed the hardness of aluminum alloy. Corrosion test revealed that the corrosion resistance of the alloy strongly depended on artificial aging times. The highest corrosion resistance for all artificial aging temperatures was observed at obtained the highest hardness value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]