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2 Lunar New Year message from Editor office
NEWS
3 VNFMSTA: Overview of activities in 2014 and toward to 2015
6 Nguyen Van Sua: The world pig iron output in 2014
8 Pham Chi Cuong: Looking back to last year to direct toward the future of steel industry
10 Nguyen Van Sua: Production and consumption of steels in January, 2015
12 “Nuclear materials engineering” – a new training program of the School of Materials and Science and Engineering, HUST
RESEARCH
25 Nguyen Van Tu, Trinh Van Trung, Nguyen Van Thanh: Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from rice husk by Na2CO3 and K2CO3 activation
30 Le Thi Chieu, Nguyen Duong Nam, Trieu Khuong: Influence of supply mode for nitrocarburizing gas on the microstruc- ture and the hardness of nitrocarburizing layer
34 Trinh Van Trung, Phung Thi To Hang: Temper embrittlement and influence of tempering temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of C45 and 40Cr steels
41 Ngo Xuan Hung, Dang Van Hao, Le Thi Chieu: Reduction process of titanium metal from Vietnam’s TiO2 by thermic method, using calcium and magnesium as reduction mixture
ENVIRONMENT
47 Nguyen Duc Khien: The key factors affecting the toxicity
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