Wayne L. Elban, Ph.D.
SpecializationMaterials science; mechanical properties of materials; microindentation hardness testing; continuous ball indentation hardness testing; ultrasonics; compaction of powdered materials; stress relaxation phenomena; microstructural characterization; optical microscopy; metallography; Laue x-ray diffraction; x-ray powder diffractometry; sub-initiation processes in explosives; material properties of explosives and propellants; crystal growth; surface phenomena (e.g., surface relaxation, chemisorption, and high temperature oxidation of metals). Professional affiliation and honorary societies:
Non-NIST PublicationsBook chapter (refereed): 1. “Dislocations in Energetic Crystals,” R.W. Armstrong and W.L. Elban, in Dislocations in Solids, Vol. 12, eds. F.R.N. Nabarro and J.P. Hirth (Amsterdam: Elsevier), 2004, pp. 405-446. Publications -- refereed articles in journals: 1. “Adsorption, Surface Energy and Crystal Growth in Iron-3 Pct Silicon,” W.L. Elban, M.A. Hebbar, and J.J. Kramer, Metallurgical Transactions, 6A (1975), pp. 1929-1937. 2. “On the Formulation of the Zero Creep Method for Small Diameter Wires,” M.D. Greenberg, J.N. Pryor, and W.L. Elban, Materials Science and Engineering, 33 (1978), pp. 63-67. 3. “Surface Energies of High Explosives PETN and RDX from Contact Angle Measurements,” W.L. Elban, Journal of Materials Science (Letter to the Editor), 14 (1979), pp. 1008-1011. 4. “Aluminum Matrix Composite Elasticity Measured Ultrasonically,” G.V. Blessing and W.L. Elban, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 48 (1981), pp. 965-966, (Brief Note). 5. “Adiabatic Heating at a Dislocation Pile-Up Avalanche,” R.W. Armstrong, C.S. Coffey, and W.L. Elban, Acta Metallurgica, 30 (1982), pp. 2111-2116. 6. “X-Ray Orientation and Hardness Experiments on RDX Explosive Crystals,” W.L. Elban, J.C. Hoffsommer, and R.W. Armstrong, Journal of Materials Science, 19 (1984), pp. 552-566. 7. “Quasi-Static Compaction Studies for DDT Investigations: Ball Propellants,” W.L. Elban, Propellants, Explosives, and Pyrotechnics, 9 (1984), pp. 119-129. 8. “Fractoemission from Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) Explosive Single Crystals,” J.T. Dickinson, M.H. Miles, W.L. Elban, and R.G. Rosemeier, Journal of Applied Physics, 55 (1984), pp. 3994-3998. 9. “X-Ray Topography Evidence for Energy Dissipation at Indentation Cracks in MgO Crystals,” K.-C. Yoo, R.G. Rosemeier, W.L. Elban, and R.W. Armstrong, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 3 (1984), pp. 560-562. 10. “Quasi-Static Compaction Study of Coarse HMX Explosive,” W.L. Elban and M.A. Chiarito, Powder Technology, 46 (1986), pp. 181-193. 11. “Quantitative Evidence for Nitroso Compound Formation in Drop - Weight Impacted RDX Crystals,” J.C. Hoffsommer, D.J. Glover, and W.L. Elban, Journal of Energetic Materials, 3 (1985), pp. 149-167. 12. “Unreacted Hugoniot of Composition B-3 for Stresses of 0-16 Kbar,” E.R. Lemar, J.W. Forbes, J.W. Watt, and W.L. Elban, Journal of Applied Physics, 58 (1985), pp. 3404-3408. 13. “X-ray Reflection Topographic Study of Growth Defect and Microindentation Strain Fields in an RDX Explosive Crystal,” W.L. Elban, R.W. Armstrong, K.C. Yoo, R.G. Rosemeier, and R.Y. Yee, Journal of Materials Science, 24 (1989), pp. 1273-1280. 14. “Cracking at Hardness Microindentations in RDX Explosive and MgO Single Crystals,” R.W. Armstrong and W.L. Elban, Materials Science and Engineering, A111 (1989), pp. 35-43. 15. “Temperature Rise at a Dislocation Pile-Up Breakthrough,” R.W. Armstrong and W.L. Elban, Materials Science and Engineering, A122 (1989), pp. L1-L3. 16. “Particle Morphology Characterization of Quasi-Statically Compacted Sucrose Powder,” P.B. Butler, M.E. Haworth, W.L. Elban, and P.J. Coyne, Jr., Powder Technology, 62 (1990), pp. 171-181. 17. “Crystal Size Dependence for Impact Initiation of RDX Explosive,” R.W. Armstrong, C.S. Coffey, V.F. DeVost, and W.L. Elban, Journal of Applied Physics, 68 (1990), pp. 979-984. 18. “The Effect of Nitroglycerin Content on the Quasi-Static Compaction Behavior of Various Ball Propellants,” W.L. Elban, P.J. Coyne, Jr., and R.L Campbell, Propellants, Explosives, and Pyrotechnics, 19 (1991), pp. 255-265. 19. “Relating Deformation to Hot Spots in Shock-Loaded Crystals of Ammonium Perchlorate,” H.W. Sandusky, B.C. Glancy, D.W. Carlson, W.L. Elban, and R.W. Armstrong, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 7 (1991), pp. 518-525. 20. “Defect Density Measurements in Shocked Single Crystal Ammonium Perchlorate by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy,” B.C. Beard, H.W. Sandusky, B.C. Glancy, and W.L. Elban, Journal of Materials Research, 7 (1992), pp. 3266-3274. 21. “Vickers Hardness Testing of Sucrose Crystals,” W.L. Elban, D.B. Sheen, and J.N. Sherwood, Journal of Crystal Growth, 137 (1994), pp. 304-308. (Special issue containing papers presented at the Ninth American Conference on Crystal Growth). 22. “Microstructural Basis for Enhanced Shock-Induced Chemistry in Single Crystal Ammonium Perchlorate,” W.L. Elban, H.W. Sandusky, B.C. Beard, and B.C. Glancy, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, 11 (1995), pp. 24-31. 23. “Quasi-Static Compaction of Porous Propellant Beds. I. Modeling Ball Powder Experiments with Deformed Spheres in a Regular Lattice,” S.J. Jacobs, H.W. Sandusky, and W.L. Elban, Powder Technology, 89 (1996), pp. 209-217. 24. “Quasi-Static Compaction of Porous Propellant Beds. II. Experiments and Application of Lattice Compaction Model to Cannon Propellants,” H.W. Sandusky and W.L. Elban, Powder Technology, 89 (1996), pp. 219-229. 25. “Metallurgical Assessment of Historic Wrought Iron: U.S. Custom House, Wheeling, West Virginia,” W.L. Elban, M.A. Borst, N.M. Roubachewsky, E.L. Kemp, and P.C. Tice, APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology, Vol. XXIX (1998), pp. 27-34. 26. “Plasticity/Interfacial Energy Influences on Combustion-Driven Cracking of RDX Energetic Crystals,” W.L. Elban, R.W. Armstrong, and T.P. Russell, Philosophical Magazine A, Vol. 78 (1998), pp. 907-912. 27. “Plastic Anisotropy and Cracking at Hardness Impressions in Single Crystal Ammonium Perchlorate,” W.L. Elban and R.W. Armstrong, Acta Materialia, Vol. 46 (1998), pp. 6041-6052. 28. “Nanofractography of Shocked RDX Explosive Crystals with Atomic Force Microscopy,” J. Sharma, R.W. Armstrong, W.L. Elban, C.S. Coffey, and H.W. Sandusky, Applied Physics Letters, 78 (2001), pp. 457-459. 29. “AFM Observations of Growth Sector Structure on a Cleaved RDX Crystal,” J. Sharma, C.S. Coffey, R.W. Armstrong, W.L. Elban, and M.Y.D. Lanzerotti, Chemical Physics (Translation of Russian journal name), Vol. 20, No. 8 (2001), pp. 50-54. 30. “Use of Energetic Material Properties for Modeling Dynamic/Shock Wave Processes,” R.W. Armstrong and W.L. Elban, Chemical Physics (Translation of Russian journal name), Vol. 20, No. 10 (2001), pp. 53-57. 31. “Investigation of Hot Spot Characteristics in Energetic Crystals,” R.W. Armstrong, H.L. Ammon, W.L. Elban, and D.H. Tsai, Thermochimica Acta, 384 (2002), pp. 303-313. 32. “Inclusions in 19th Century American Wrought Iron Structural Cables,” W.L. Elban and M. Goodway, Historical Metallurgy, Vol. 37, No.2 (2003), pp. 106-120. 33. “Metallurgical Investigation of an Iron Cable Wire in a Gries-Gendell (Severson) Girder,” W.L. Elban and M. Goodway, APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology, Vol. XXXV, No. 2-3 (2004), pp. 17-26. 34. “Materials Science and Technology Aspects of Energetic (Explosive) Materials,” R.W. Armstrong and W.L. Elban, Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 22, No. 4 (2006), pp. 381-395. |
 Position:
Guest Researcher
Polymers Division Characterization and Measurement Group Employment History:1969-1973 Research Chemical Engineer, Chemical Engineering Division, Naval Ordnance Laboratory (NOL), White Oak, Silver Spring, MD 1970 Junior Professional Trainee (JPT), NOL, White Oak, Silver Spring, MD 1971-1972 Guest Worker (part-time), Institute for Materials Research, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 1973-1974 Teaching Assistant/Instructor for Metallurgy/Materials Science Undergraduate Laboratory, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 1974-1976 Research Fellow, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 1976-1977 Research Chemical Engineer, Explosives Division, Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC), White Oak, Silver Spring, MD 1977-1985 Materials Research Engineer, Energetic Materials Division, NSWC, White Oak, Silver Spring, MD 1985-1986 Materials Research Engineer (part-time), Energetic Materials Division, NSWC, White Oak, Silver Spring, MD 1986-1990 Materials Research Engineer (part-time; appointed under Intergovernmental Personnel Act), Energetic Materials Division, NSWC, White Oak, Silver Spring, MD 1985 Instructor, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 1985-1996 Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Engineering Science, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD 1992 Fulbright Scholar (Grant-in-Aid), University of Strathclyde, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Section (Organic Crystal Growth), Glasgow, SCOTLAND 1993 Materials Research Engineer (part-time; appointed under Intergovernmental Personnel Act), Energetic Materials Division, NSWC, White Oak, Silver Spring, MD 1994-2001 Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Engineering Science, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD 1996-Present Professor, Department of Engineering Science (formerly Electrical Engineering and Engineering Science), Loyola College, Baltimore, MD 2001-2003 Working Visitor, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (formerly Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education), Suitland, MD Education:BChE with Distinction, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1969 M.S., Engineering Materials, University of Maryland, 1972 Ph.D., Applied Sciences: Metallurgy, University of Delaware, 1977 
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