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Journals

Materials Data in the Internet Era - A Workshop on the Future

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

C P. Sturrock, J R. Rumble

In May 1999, ASTM E49 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology hosted a workshop in which over 100 international experts on materials data...

Lead-free Solder Alloys: NEMI Recommendation

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

E -. Bradley, C A. Handwerker, J -. Sohn

There has been substantial discussion worldwide in the electronics assembly community regarding the ideal composition for the primary lead-free alloy for use as...

The Ideal Gas Thermodynamics of Diesel Fuel Ingredients. I. Naphthalene Derivatives and Their Radicals

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

H Curran, C M. Wu, N Marinov, W J. Pitz, C K. Westbrook

The molecular fundamentals of 21 Naphthalene derivatives were investigaged, calculated, and evaluated, and their ideal gas thermodynamic properties were...

Stability in Thin Film Multilayers and Microlaminates: The Role of Free Energy, Structure, and Orientation at Interfaces and Grain Boundaries

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

A C. Lewis, Daniel Josell, Timothy P. Weihs

In polycrystalline multilayer systems, the free energies of the interfaces and grain boundaries will determine the relative stability of each layer as well as...

In-situ Microstructural Analysis of Cement Paste During Freezing. Part II: Computer Modeling

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

G M. Moss, Edward Garboczi, Hamlin M. Jennings

A combination of a three-dimensional hydration model and finite element analysis is used to simulate the microstructural behavior of cement paste during...

Effects of Aspect Ratio of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube on Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Bani Cipiriano, Takashi Kashiwagi, Srinivasa R. Raghavan, Ying Yang, E A. Grulke, Kazuya Yamammoto, John R. Shields, Jack F. Douglas

The effects of the aspect ratio of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) on viscoelastic properties and flammability properties of PS/MWNT nanocomposites are...

Molecular Modeling of the Thermal Decomposition of Polymers

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

S I. Stoliarov, H Zhang, P R. Westmoreland, R Lyon, Marc R. Nyden

Applications presented in this work demonstrate the potential for using quantum mechanics and molecular simulations to determine the mechanisms and rates of the...

The Use of 1,2-Dimethyl-3-(Benzyl Ethyl Iso-Butyl Poss)Imidszolium Chloride as an Organic Modifier in Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites--A Dual Nanocomposites Approach

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

D M. Fox, P H. Maupin, S Bellayer, M Murariu, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Hugh C. De Long

A Reactive Molecular Dynamics Model of Thermal Decomposition in Polymers: II. Polyisobutylene

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

S I. Stoliarov, R Lyon, Marc R. Nyden

This is the second manuscript in a series of publications continuing the development and application of a method for investigation of the thermal decomposition...

Synthesis and Characterization of Siloxy-Containing Imidazolium Ionic Liquids

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Paul A. Wheeler, Jeffrey W. Gilman, L J. Mathias

A novel family of siloxy-containing imidazolium ionic liquids was synthesized and their thermal and decomposition properties studied. Three of the four...

Development and Interpretation of the Security Rating Index

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Jonathan Sylvie, Stephen R. Thomas, Sang-Hoon Lee, Robert E. Chapman

This article is a follow-on publication to Addressing Security in the Early Stages of the Project Life Cycle. It details the development and interpretation of...

Spherical Harmonic-Based Random Fields for Aggregates Used in Concrete

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Mircea Grigoriu, Edward Garboczi, C Kafali

Macromodel-Based Simulation of Progressive Collapse: Steel Frame Structures

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

K Khandelwal, Sherif El-Tawil, Sashi Kunnath, Fahim H. Sadek, Hai S. Lew

Transport Kinetics of Methanol in Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Homopolymer and Its Copolymers

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

C-S Tsai, S H. Lee, Tinh Nguyen

The kinetics of methanol transport in 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) homopolymer and 75/25 and 50/50 mole fraction HEMA/DHPMA (2,3-dihydroxypropyl...

Some Properties of Irregular 3-D Particles

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Michael A. Taylor, Edward Garboczi, S T. Erdogan, D Fowler

This paper discusses some of the properties of irregular particles that are of interest to engineers, including volume, density, & surface area. Numerical and...

Three-Dimensional Shape Analysis of Coarse Aggregates: Methodology and Preliminary Results on Several Different Coarse Aggregates

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

S T. Erdogan, P N. Quiroga, D Fowler, H A. Saleh, Richard A. Livingston, Edward Garboczi, Peter M. Ketcham, John G. Hagedorn, Steven G. Satterfield

The shape of aggregates used in concrete is an important parameter that helps determine many concrete properties. The mathematical technique of spherical...

Impedance/Dielectric Spectroscopy of Electroceramics. Part 2: Grain Shape Effects and Local Properties of Polycrystalline Ceramics

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

N Kidner, Z J. Homrighaus, B J. Ingram, T Mason, Edward Garboczi

The reduction of grain size from the microcrystalline regime into the nanocrystalline regime is known to produce significant changes in the transport properties...

Macromodel-Based Simulation of Progressive Collapse: RC Frame Structures

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Yihai Bao, Sashi Kunnath, Sherif El-Tawil, Hai S. Lew

Influence of Hydrate Dissolution by Water on the Young s Modulus of Cement-Based Materials

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

S Kamali, M Moranville, Edward Garboczi, S Prene, B Gerard

Leaching of concrete by water may severely damage structures like radioactive waste depositories or water supply stations. This paper presents the influence of...

Wind-Tunnel Model Scale and Estimates of Wind Effects on Low-Rise Buildings

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Michael A. Riley, Emil Simiu

Although the wind load provisions of many modern building codes are based on the results of wind tunnel testing, some effects of model scale and pressure tap...

An Algorithm for Computing the Compressive Strength of Heterogeneous Cohesive-Frictional Materials - Application to Cement Paste

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

F P. Ganneau, F -. Ulm, J Gondzio, Edward Garboczi

An algorithm based on a finite element discretization of the lower bound yield theorem is applied to digital images, which allows the determination of the...

Role of Substrate Material in Failure of Crown-Like Layer Structures

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Jeonghwan Kim, Sanjit Bhowmick, Herzl Chai, Brian R. Lawn

The role of substrate modulus on critical loads to initiate and propagate radial cracks to failure in curved brittle glass shells on compliant polymeric...

Thermal Properties of Pyroceram Code 9606

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Daniel R. Flynn, James H. Yen, James J. Filliben, Robert R. Zarr, E M. Hohlfeld

In the late 1950s, Corning Glass Works measured the heat capacity, thermal diffusivity, and thermal expansion of Pyroceram Code 9606. In the early 1960s the...

Interface-Anisotropy Induced Asymmetry of Intermixing in Bilayers

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

P Sule, M. Menyhard, L Kotis, J Labar, William F. Egelhoff Jr.

The ion-sputtering induced intermixing is studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and by Auger electron spectroscopy depth profiling (AES-SP) analysis in...

Displacive Phase Transition in SrTiO₃ Thin Films Grown on Si(001)

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

F S. Aguirre-Tostado, A Herrera-Gomez, Joseph Woicik, R Droopad, Z Yu, D G. Schlom, E Karapetrova, P Zschack

Polarization dependent x-ray absorption fine structure measurements performed at the Ti K edge together with x-ray diffraction have been used to study the local...

Electron Backscatter Diffraction Investigation of a Nano-Crystalline Pt Thin Film

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

T Maitland, X Han, Mark D. Vaudin, G R. Fox, M Coy

A polycrystalline Pt thin film deposited on a cut Si single crystal wafer coated with SiO2 and a TiO2 adhesion layer was studied using automated electron...

The Effects of Water on the Fatigue Behavior for Pultruded Glass-Reinforced Composite

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Kate Liao, Carl R. Schultesiz, Donald L. Hunston, L C. Brinson

Pultruded composites are finding increasing use in infrastructure and marine applications where they see prolonged exposure to environmental factors such as...

Damage Assessment on Magnetic Hard Disks Due to Nanoasperity Impacts at Head-Disk Interface

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

Tze-Jer Chuang, Stephen M. Hsu

A 3D finite element model is constructed to simulate the local impact and its aftermath.For a given design of the disk structure with known elastic/plastic and...

NEMI's Characterization of Lead-Free Alloy Applicable to Today's Commercially Available Alloys

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

A -. Rae, C A. Handwerker

Invited article in Circuits Assembly magazine that discusses how the NEMI Project's extensive characterization of the NEMI Sn-Ag-Cu alloy applies to other...

Effects of Long Wavelength UV Irradiation on PFPE Molecular Bonding on CN_x for Magnetic Recording Hard Disks

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

J Zhang, Stephen M. Hsu, T Y. Liew

The use of long wavelength UV irradiation (320 to 390 nm) to induce bonding of a perffluoropolyether (PFPEP on CNx disks has been successfully demonstrated...

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