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2008

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Effect Of Processing Schedule On The Microstructure And Texture Of 0.78wt% Cr Extra-Low-Carbon Steel, Elena V. Pereloma, Azdiar A. Gazder, John J. Jonas, Michael K. Miller, Christopher Hj Davies Jan 2008

Effect Of Processing Schedule On The Microstructure And Texture Of 0.78wt% Cr Extra-Low-Carbon Steel, Elena V. Pereloma, Azdiar A. Gazder, John J. Jonas, Michael K. Miller, Christopher Hj Davies

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An extra-low-carbon steel was alloyed with 0.78 wt% Cr and subjected to three different processing schedules involving: (i) warm rolling to 65 % reduction at 640°C, (ii) warm rolling to 80% reduction at 580°C and (iii) warm rolling to 65% reduction at 640°C followed by cold rolling to 40% reduction. Increasing the severity of the deformation resulted in an increase in the number of grains containing in-grain shear bands. X-ray bulk texture analysis indicates that the g -fibre intensity was slightly higher in the steel warm rolled at 580°C than at 640°C and after cold rolling. Transmission electron microscopy and …


Carbon Nanotube Electroactive Polymer Materials: Opportunities And Challenges, Liangti Qu, Qiang Peng, Liming Dai, Geoffrey M. Spinks, G G. Wallace, Ray H. Baughman Jan 2008

Carbon Nanotube Electroactive Polymer Materials: Opportunities And Challenges, Liangti Qu, Qiang Peng, Liming Dai, Geoffrey M. Spinks, G G. Wallace, Ray H. Baughman

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with macroscopically ordered structures (e.g., aligned or patterned mats, fibers, and sheets) and associated large surface areas have proven promising as new CNT electroactive polymer materials (CNT-EAPs) for the development of advanced chemical and biological sensors. The functionalization of CNTs with many biological species to gain specific surface characteristics and to facilitate electron transfer to and from them for chemical- and bio-sensing applications is an area of intense research activity. Mechanical actuation generated by CNT-EAPs is another exciting electroactive function provided by these versatile materials. Controlled mechanical deformation for actuation has been demonstrated in CNT mats, fibers, …