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Book Chapters

Object Measurements from 2D Microscopy Images

Author(s)
Peter Bajcsy, Joe Chalfoun, Mylene Simon, Mary C. Brady, Marcin Kociolek
This chapter addresses object measurements from 2D microscopy images. Object measurements (called image features) vary in terms of theoretical formulas for the

Chapter 8: Machine Performance Evaluation

Author(s)
Shawn Moylan
Machine performance evaluation is vital for objectively demonstrating that a machine can meet specification, standards and quality management system, and for

Additive Manufacturing of Steels and Stainless Steels

Author(s)
Carelyn E. Campbell, Mark R. Stoudt, Fan Zhang
This work briefly reviews the classification of the different types of steels, the most common AM processes used for steel and the available powder feedstock

Validating Predictive Models with Outdoor Data

Author(s)
Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Li Piin Sung, Hsiang C. Hsueh, Adam L. Pintar, Deborah S. Jacobs
The NIST service life prediction program has demonstrated success in producing validated predictions for the property change resulting from outdoor exposure for

Ceramic Materials and Powder Diffraction

Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng
Contrary to general public’s perception of ceramics as primarily encompassing art work, table ware, porcelain enamels, tiles, and sanitary ware, ceramics cover

Josephson Junctions for Metrology Applications

Author(s)
Samuel P. Benz
The Josephson effect has revolutionized voltage metrology [1-5] and, together with the quantum Hall effect for resistance and atomic clocks for time and

The Evolution of Cranfield

Author(s)
Ellen M. Voorhees
This chapter examines how the test collection paradigm, the dominant evaluation methodology in information retrieval, has been adapted to meet the changing

Disordered Heterogeneous Materials

Author(s)
Andrew J. Allen
This chapter describes the use of diffraction-based methods to characterize amorphous or disordered heterogeneous materials. Quantitative materials

Polymer Additive Manufacturing: Confronting Complexity

Author(s)
Anthony P. Kotula, Jonathan E. Seppala, Chad R. Snyder
Since its development and commercialization in the 1980s, polymer additive manufacturing (AM) has become a disruptive technology. In this chapter we describe

Preface

Author(s)
Jonathan E. Seppala, Anthony P. Kotula, Chad R. Snyder

VISCOSITY OF GASES

Author(s)
Marcia L. Huber
This is a chapter in CRC that contains tables with viscosity of gases

Interfaces In Aromatic Polymer-Nanocellulose Composites

Author(s)
Douglas M. Fox, Jeremiah Woodcock, Sindhu Seethamraju, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Katrina Wakeman, Tess Ravick
Formation of well dispersed cellulose – polymer composites is a challenge. This is magnified when preparing composites using nanoscale materials, where the bulk

Emerging Technology in Comparisons

Author(s)
Theodore V. Vorburger, Jun-Feng Song, Nicholas D. Petraco, Ryan Lilien
This chapter is designed to introduce the reader to emerging technologies relating to 3D surface topography measurement and comparative analysis. While the