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Existing thermodynamic and vaporization data for liquid refractories are based either on estimates or on data extrapolated from studies on the solids obtained at much lower temperatures. Previously we have shown that pulsed laser heating, coupled with time
This paper will provide a high level overview of MatML, an extensible markup language (XML) for materials property data. MatML is being developed in order to address the problems of interpretation and interoperability that arise when these data are
A new Technical Working Area (TWA) has been established with the broad aim of developing and standardising methods for the characterisation of ceramic powders and green bodies because they are important for ceramic manufacturing processes. In this regard
Laurence C. Chow, S Hirayama, S. Takagi, Edward E. Parry
The diametral tensile strength (DTS) and compressive strength (CS) of a calcium phosphate cement comprised of tetracalcium phosphate and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous were studied. Cement powder and water were mixed at a powder/liquid ratio of 4.0. The
E Balizer, Fred B. Bateman, A S. DeReggi, Dan A. Neumann
The time-resolved optical measurement of the electrostrictive strain of an electron-irradiated copolymer of vinylidene fluoride with trifluoroethylene produced by a voltage step reveals a short risetime response followed by a decay with a one second
We report on findings that the particle surface charge is influenced by solids concentration in aqueous suspensions of barium titanate. By combining results from two electrokinetic methods, three decades in solids concentration were analyzed. Combined
The physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of polycrystalline TiB 2 are reviewed with an emphasis on the significant dependence of the properties on the density and grain size of the material specimens. By examining the density and grain size
The partial phase diagrams of Ag with the constituent oxides of the Pb-BSCCO system (Pb,Bi:Sr:Ca:Cu:O) have been investigated, with emphasis on initial melting. These diagrams include the binary systems Ag-SrO, Ag-CaO, Ag-CuO, Ag-Bi 2O 3, Ag-PbO, and the
S D. Kim, A Klein, L H. Sperling, E M. Boczar, Barry J. Bauer
Film formation from a latex involves interdiffusion of the polymer chains. The interdiffusion behavior of polystyrene with H-ends, one sulfite-end, and two sulfite-ends are compared via small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and a direct nonradiative energy
T Hayakawa, J G. Wang, M Xiang, X Li, M Ueda, Christopher K. Ober, Jan Genzer, E Sivaniah, E J. Kramer, Daniel A. Fischer
Poly(styrene-b-semifluorinated isoprene) block copolymers with -CF 2H terminated side groups were synthesized by the esterification reaction of a poly(styrene-b-hydroxylated 1,2-/3,4-isoprene) block copolymer with semifluorinated acid chlorides. Two
Gabrielle G. Long, Andrew J. Allen, J Ilavsky, P R. Jemian, P Zchack
A new ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) instrument has been commissioned as part of the UNICAT facility on the 33-ID line at the Advanced Photon Source. The instrument offers continuously-tunable optics for anomalous USAXS, 1000 times the
Yong Zhou, Y J. Shen, Z M. Zhang, Benjamin K. Tsai, D P. DeWitt
A quasi-Monte Carlo method has been developed to predict the effective emissivity for accurate radiometric temperature measurement in rapid thermal processing (RTP) furnaces. The hemispherical effective emissivities calculated from the Monte Carlo method
M A. Sahiner, S W. Novak, Joseph Woicik, J Liu, V Krishnamoorty
EXAFS and SIMS have been used to obtain clustering and precipitation information in As (arsenic) implanted Si wavers. CZ (001) Siwafers were first implanted by As + at 100 keV to a dose of 1x10 15/cm 2 followed by a second As + implantation at 20-30 keV
K -. Lee, Yeon-Gil G. Jung, I M. Peterson, Brian R. Lawn, D H. Kim, S K. Lee
A model of contact damage accumulation from cyclic loading with spheres and ensuing strength degradation in relatively tough, heterogeneous ceramics is developed. The damage takes the form of a quasiplastic zone beneath the contact, consisting of an array
The early stages of formation of Stober silica particles have been investigated in situ during the hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate under base-ammonia conditions in different alcoholic solvents. Time=resolved ultra small-angle X-ray
S Skirl, Ralph Krause, Sheldon M. Wiederhorn, J Rodel
Composites with microstructures of interpenetrating networks were manufactured by gas pressure infiltration of the Ni 3Al into porous preforms of aluminum oxide. Composites with contents of Ni 3Al contents of between 15% and 30% by volume were made and
Instrumented indentation testing is an effective local probe of the elastic and plastic properties of a material, and is particularly useful in the study of films and coatings, where traditional bulk tension or compression tests typically cannot be used
This report presents an assessment of moisture measurement tests by techniques currently available for ceramic processing applications. The techniques tested include near infrared, microwave, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, magnetic resonance imaging
V Ferreiro, Jack F. Douglas, Alamgir Karim, G Coulon
Many industrial applications require a control of the morphology of thin polymer films. The morphology of thin polymer films depends on many factors : method of formation, tendency of film components to mix or dewet, the crystallization of film components
M M. Seabugh, Mark D. Vaudin, James Cline, G L. Messing
Texture measurements were performed on liquid phase sintered alumina textured by a templated grain growth process. Texture distributions were measured using four techniques (x-ray pole figure, rocking curve, and Rietveld refinement and stereological
K -. Lee, Y W. Rhee, Douglas H. Blackburn, Brian R. Lawn, H Chai
The role of elastic mismatch in determining critical conditions for indentation fracture in brittle coatings on substrates of unlike modulus is investigated. A model transparent trilayer system, consisting of a glass coating layer bonded to a thick
H D. Chopra, E J. Repetski, H J. Brown, P J. Chen, L Swartzendruber, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
The present study illustrates the efficacy of using surface modifiers, or simply surfactants, to alter, modify, or control the nature of interfaces and film morphology in order to control physical properties in magnetic multilayers. In particular, the
Jan Genzer, E Sivaniah, E K. Kramer, J G. Wang, M Xiang, K Char, Christopher K. Ober, Robert A. Bubeck, Daniel A. Fischer, M Graupe, R Colorado, O E. Shmakova, T R. Lee
Near-edge absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) measurements are used to probe the molecular orientation of semifluorinated (SF) mesogens, -(CH 2)x(CF 2)yF, which are attached to I) the isoprene backbone of polyisoprene or a styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer
M Xiang, X Li, Christopher K. Ober, K Char, Jan Genzer, E Sivaniah, E K. Kramer, Daniel A. Fischer
Block copolymers with semifluorinated monodendron side groups were synthesized by attachement of a first generation 2-or 3-armed monodendron acid chloride to a hydroxylated poly(styrene-b-1,2/3,4-isoprene). A convergent growth strategy was developed to
Marina Turchinskaya, Douglas T. Smith, Alexander L. Roytburd, Debra L. Kaiser
A high resolution magneto-optical technique with a magnetic indicator film was used to study the effect of a regular array of micrometer-sized mechanical indentations on magnetization dynamics at the surface of a twinned single crystal of Yba 2Cu 3O 7-δ as