Oratai Saisa-ard、Weenawan Somphon、Winya Dungkaew 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Calcium hydroxyapatite, CaHAp, synthesized by the precipitation method, was utilized to study the calcium-lead metathesis reaction on dissolution in a lead nitrate solution under reflux conditions to prepare larger lead hydroxyapatite, PbHAp, crystals from CaHAp. SEM images show development of crystalline PbHAp on the…
J. Luz Rivera、Arturo López-Barraza、Sonia E. Ruiz 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The hysteretic energy (EH) dissipated in posttensioned steel frames (PTSF) with hysteretic dampers is calculated by using equivalent single-degree-of-freedom systems (ESDOFS), where the nonlinearity of both the steel bars (beam and columns) and the connections of the structural frame is separately considered. Five mul…
Xiaocong He、Yuqi Wang2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
An analytical model for predicting the stress distributions within single-lap adhesively bonded beams under tension is presented in this paper. By combining the governing equations of each adherend with the joint kinematics, the overall system of governing equations can be obtained. Both the adherends and the adhesive…
Lanping Huang、Xuzhe Hu、TaoTao Guo 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The effect of Al addition on mechanical properties and plastic deformation behavior of (Ti45Cu40Zr10Ni5)100−xAlx (x = 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8) amorphous alloy ribbons have been investigated by nanoindentation. The hardness and elastic modulus do not simply increase with the increase of Al content. The alloy with 8 at.% Al ex…
Eva Barreira、Vasco P. de Freitas2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are often used in Europe. Despite its thermal advantages, low cost, and ease of application, this system has serious problems of biological growth causing the cladding defacement. Recent studies pointed that biological growth is due to high values of surface moistu…
Ayber Yıldrım、Turgay Seçki̇n2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
In situ preparation of polyether amine functionalized cross-linked multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanofillers may improve the thermal and mechanical properties of the composites in which they are used as reinforcing agents. The reduction and functionalization of MWCNT using ethylenediamine in the presence of poly…
Graphene research and applicationsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesConducting polymers and applications
Chen Gang、ZHANG Peng、Liu Hongwei2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Molecular dynamics simulation has been performed for investigating the glass transition of Pd-Ni alloy nanoparticles in the solidification process. The results showed that the Pd-Ni nanoparticles with composition far from pure metal should form amorphous structure more easily, which is in accordance with the results o…
O. M. Lemine2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
α-Fe2O3 nanocrystallines were prepared by direct transformation via high energy ball milling treatment for α-FeOOH powder. X-ray diffraction, Rietveld analysis, TEM, and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) are used to characterize the samples obtained after several milling times. Phase identification using Rietveld an…
Fu-Chien Chiu、Tung-Ming Pan、Tapas Kumar Kundu 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Bo Li、Jianxun Liu、Feng Lan Han 等 7 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Improving the compatibility between flame retardant and asphalt is a difficult task due to the complex nature of the materials. This study explores a low dosage compound flame retardant and seeks to improve the compatibility between flame retardants and asphalt. An orthogonal experiment was designed taking magnesium h…
Flame retardant materials and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer composites and self-healing
Zhou Jianhua、Jiang Jianzhong、HE Xueming2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
By theoretical calculation, the external force on the particle conveyed by pad asperities and the molecular adhesion force between particle and wafer are compared and analyzed quantitatively. It is confirmed that the molecular adhesion force between particle and wafer has a great influence on the chemical mechanical p…
Seon-Geun Oh、Kwang-Su Park、Young-Jun Lee 等 6 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The characteristics of the dry etching of SiNx:H thin films for display devices using SF6/O2 and NF3/O2 were investigated using a dual-frequency capacitively coupled plasma reactive ion etching (CCP-RIE) system. The investigation was carried out by varying the RF power ratio (13.56 MHz/2 MHz), pressure, and gas flow r…
Xing Liu、Shaopeng Wu、Ling Pang 等 5 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This study investigated the influence of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) on the fatigue properties of asphalt mixture. In this paper, different aging levels (thin film oven test (TFOT) and ultraviolet radiation aging (UV aging for short)) of bitumen modified with various mass ratios of the LDHs were investigated. The…
Zetian Zhang、Ru Zhang、GUO Li 等 5 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The mechanical property of coal, influencing mining activity considerably, is significantly determined by the natural fracture distributed within coal mass. In order to study the effecting mechanism of bedding structure on mechanical property of coal, a series of uniaxial compression tests and mesoscopic tests have be…
Chih-Hung Hsu、Jia-Ren Wu、Lung-Chien Chen 等 5 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The utilization of nanostructure graphene thin films as electron transfer layer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was demonstrated. The effect of a nanostructure graphene thin film in DSSC structure was examined. The nanostructure graphene thin films provides a great electron transfer channel for the photogenerate…
Xingyan Shang、Zhoudao Lu2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The influence of different cooling regimes (quenching in water and cooling in air) on the residual mechanical properties of ECC (engineered cementitious composites) exposed to high temperature up to 800°C was discussed in this paper. The specimens quenching in water gained better mechanical properties than the ones co…
Pedro Alejandro Tamayo-Meza、Viacheslav Alexandrovich Yermishkin、Juan Manuel Sandoval-Pineda 等 5 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Main crack propagation process in polycrystalline materials is very complex due to intercrystalline sliding mechanism effects. Multiple factors make it considerably difficult to analyze the state of stresses in the crack tip within the theoretical scope of linear fracture mechanics (LFM). As a basis for the suggested…
T. Csizmadia、B. Hopp、T. Smausz 等 7 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
A possible application of excimer laser irradiation for the preparation of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate is demonstrated. A polyimide foil of 125 μm thickness was irradiated by 240 pulses of focused ArF excimer laser beam (λ = 193 nm, FWHM = 20 ns). The applied fluence was varied between 40 and…
Chutima Thiabdokmai、Apishok Tangtrakarn、Shatchai Promsuy 等 5 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The hollow nanofibers of Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 2− δ (GDC20) were electrospun from the PVP and nitrate precursors. The evolution of hollow channel was investigated by TG-DTA and ex situ TEM for the fibers heated at 250–300°C for 1–5 h. The hollow cores were revealed during the crystallization of nano-GDC20 and the PVP decomp…
Advancements in Battery MaterialsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Wilfrido Martínez-Molina、Andrés Antonio Torres-Acosta、Juan Carlos Jáuregui 等 7 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Quality tests applied to hydraulic concrete such as compressive, tension, and bending strength are used to guarantee proper characteristics of materials. All these assessments are performed by destructive tests (DTs). The trend is to carry out quality analysis using nondestructive tests (NDTs) as has been widely used…