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Predictive chemical kinetic model for lubricant performance: bench testings

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen M. Hsu, C I. Chen

Bench tests have been used to screen lubricants and additives for industrial fluids in machinery applications for a very long time. As technology becomes more...

Abrasive Machining of Glass-Infiltrated Alumina with Diamond Burs

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

L Yin, L K. Ives, S Jahanmir, E D. Rekow, E Romberg

The abrasive machining characteristics of a glass-infiltrated dry-pressed alumina used for fabrication of all-ceramic dental crowns are investigated using a...

Reduction in Interfacial Sliding Shear Resistance From Abrasive Wear in SiC Fiber-Reinforced Ceramics Composite

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Lin-Sien H. Lum, Y Kagawa

Interface wear behavior and its effects on frictional sliding shear resistance in fiber-reinforced ceramics was studied using a SiC fiber (SCS-6) - Al 20 3...

An Exception to Amontons' Law: The Friction of Carbon Surfaces in Air

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

P M. McGuiggan

The friction of carbon has been of much interest in recent years due to its good tribological properties. These properties include high wear resistance, high...

Statistically Representative Three-Dimensional Microstructures Based on Orthogonal Observation Sections

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

D M. Saylor, J Fridy, B S. El-Dasher, K Y. Jung, Anthony D. Rollett

Techniques are described that have been used to create a statistically representative three-dimensional model microstructure for input into computer simulations...

Stress Evolution in the Thermally Grown Oxide Layer in Thermal Barrier Coatings as a Function of Thermal Cycling

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Albert J. Paul, Grady S. White

Stress measurements in the thermally grown oxide layer of thermal barrier coatings are presented. Stresses were determined from photoluminescence measurements...

Particulate Ceramic Composites: Their High-Temperature Creep Behavior

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Sheldon M. Wiederhorn

Particulate composites, such as liquid-phase sintered silicon nitride and reaction-bonded silicon carbide, are being considered for use in applications where...

Characterization of Diamond Powders by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Electron Energy Loss Spectro

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

P S. Wang, Stephen M. Hsu, T N. Witberg

Paramagnetic defects in diamond powders were examined by x-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) for dangling bonds and unpaired electrons at 9.62 GHz...

Effects of Polarity on Grain Boundary Migration in ZnO

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Jong S. Lee, Sheldon M. Wiederhorn

Boundary migration of ZnO has been investigated using single crystals with defined crystallographic orientations. The migration rate of the basal C planes...

Phase Diagrams for Zirconium and Zirconia Systems

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

H Ondik, H F. McMurdie

This compilation is the first volume in the Phase Equilibria Diagram series focused on a single element, zirconium. The volume combines over 400 new results...

Elucidating Thermo-Mechanical Spallation of Thermal Barrier Coating-Systems Using Controlled Indentation Flaws

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

M Bartsch, B Baufeld, Lin-Sien H. Lum

ramic thermal barrier coatings (TBC) can exhibit premature in-service failure due to spallation as a consequence of exposure to elevated temperatures...

Phase Diagrams for Electronic Ceramics I: Dielectric Ti, Nb, and Ta Oxide Systems

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Robert S. Roth

This compilation is the first volume in the Phase Equilibria Diagram series focused on a selected group of oxides, TiO2, Nb2O5, and Ta2O5, selected for their...

High Performance Tribology Systems: Design Consideration

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen M. Hsu

Since the 1980s, the pace of technology innovations has accelerated exponentially. The advent of high efficiency yet environmental friendly diesel engine...

The Speed, Grain Boundary Morphology, and Composition Changes Resulting from DIGM

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

John W. Cahn, C M. Elliott, P C. Fife, O Penrose

We use the equations for steady-state diffusion-induced grain boundary motion (DIGM), derived from our phase-field model, [17] to predict the grain boundary...

Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Grady S. White, T Tsurumi

The International Joint Conference on the Application of Ferroelectrics (IFFF 2003) united the 13th IEEE International Symposium on the Application of...

Determining Crystal Habits From Oberservations of Planar Sections

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

D M. Saylor, G S. Rohrer

A Method is described for reconstructing the crystal habit from the observations of many random planar sections of known orientation. We have generated...

Lifetime Prediction for Silicon Nitride

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Sheldon M. Wiederhorn

This paper reviews lifetime prediction methodologies for high-temperature structural ceramics. The methodologies consider failure from subcritical crack growth...

Comparison of Two Methods for Determining Surface Roughness From Spectrophotometry Data

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

L D. Rotter

The method of determining the surface roughness of a transparent solid interface by fitting spectrophotometric transmittance and/or reflectance data with a...

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Lithium Insertion in Silver Vanadium Oxide Cathodes

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

N D. Leifer, A Colon, K Martocci, S G. Greenbaum, Faisal Alamgir, T B. Reddy, N R. Gleason, R A. Leising, E S. Takeuchi

Structural studies have been carried out on Ag2V4O11 (silver vanadium oxide, SVO) and LixAg2V4O11, lithiated SVO with x = 0.72, 2.13 and 5.59 using Nuclear...

Unconventional Microwave Response of Self-Assembled Multiferroic Nanostructures in Epitaxial Thin Films

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Julia Slutsker, V Talanov, I Smolyaninov, Igor Levin, A R. Schwartz, Alexander L. Roytburd

The response of self-assembled CoFe2O4-PbTiO3 multiferroic nanostructures to an external microwave field was analyzed using a near-field scanning microwave...

Predicting Fracture Resistance of Brittle Crystals

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Grady S. White, Stephen W. Freiman, Lin-Sien H. Lum

A simple expression is derived relating fracture surface energy to easily measured material properties, i.e., the elastic Young's modulus and the equilibrium...

Micro-Texture of a BaTiO₃ Thin Film Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition on a Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si Substrate

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Y E. Lee, Mark D. Vaudin, Peter K. Schenck, B Hockey

A BaTiO 3 polycrystalline thin film was fabricated by pulsed laser deposition on a Pt/Ti/SiO 2/Si substrate. X-ray diffraction suggested that the film contained...

On the Average Charge of the Oxygen Vacancy in Perovskites Necessary for Kinetic Calculations

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

S A. Prosandeev

An analytical result has been obtained for the value of the dynamical charge necessary for calculations of oxygen vacancy kinetics in dielectric perovskite-type...

Nanotechnology--From Promising to Practical: The Role of Standards

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Stephen W. Freiman

Products based upon nanotechnology represent a potential market for revolutionary new materials, particularly those where one or more dimension is less than 50...

Technology Trends Assessment - Thin Film Thermal Conductivity Measurement

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

A Feldman

The purpose of this document is to propose a standard procedure for measuring the thermal conductivity of insulating thin films on silicon substrates. The...

Polarization Dependence of Raman Peak Heights in the Absence of an Analyzer

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Grady S. White, L M. Braun, M I. Bell

The general expression relating Raman scattering intensity to incident and scattered polarization directions is modified to account for an experimental...

Combinatorial Tools for Inorganic Thin Films

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Peter K. Schenck, Debra L. Kaiser

We report the deveopment of a novel dual beam - dual target pulsed laser deposition (PLD) system for the production of compositionally-graded library films for...

Fractographic Analysis of Ceramic Materials Tested Using the Diametral Compression Test

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

J Swab, George D. Quinn

The diametral compression (or Brazilian disk) test is a useful method for determining the tensile strength of ceramic materials. This test method has been...

Habits of Grains in Dense Polycrystalline Solids

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

D M. Saylor, B S. El-Dasher, Y Pang, H M. Miller, P Wynblatt, Anthony D. Rollett, G S. Rohrer

Three-dimensional interfacial networks in polycrystalline solids are topologically and crystallographically complex. With a few notable exceptions, most of what...

Phase-Correct Bond Lengths in Crystalline-Ge_xSi_l-x Alloys

February 19, 2017

Author(s)

Joseph Woicik, K E. Miyano, C A. King, R W. Johnson, J G. Pellegrino, T L. Lee, Z H. Lu

Extended x-ray absorption fine structure performed at the Ge-K edge has determined the Ge-Ge and Ge-Si bond lengths in a series of crystalline-Ge l-x alloys (x...

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