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Improving Sheet Molding Compound, Zebulon G. Mcreynolds
Improving Sheet Molding Compound, Zebulon G. Mcreynolds
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
Zebulon McReynolds
An important attribute of the compression molding process is the requirement of (Sheet Molding Compound) SMC. The fibers, commonly glass or carbon fibers, are impregnated with thermoset resin and collected in continuous form on a conveyor belt. The SMC charge is rolled between rollers to wet out the fibers with resin. The SMC charge is then compression molded to a desired part reflecting the designed mold. The part could be an automotive part or any other industrial applicable part. Compression molding with fibers and polymers is the largest component of most of the manufacturing industries in the world. …
An Examination Of The Au-Ni Phase Diagram For Magneto-Plasmonic Applications, Christopher C. Walker, John Carothers, Michael Roulier, Brandon Rowell
An Examination Of The Au-Ni Phase Diagram For Magneto-Plasmonic Applications, Christopher C. Walker, John Carothers, Michael Roulier, Brandon Rowell
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Laser Ablation Synthesis Of Energetic Graphitic Coated Aluminum Nanoparticles, Camille E. Bergin
Laser Ablation Synthesis Of Energetic Graphitic Coated Aluminum Nanoparticles, Camille E. Bergin
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
This poster presents a research initiative in collaboration with the US Army Research Lab (ARL) to synthesize carbon-coated aluminum (Al) nanoparticles (NPs) as energetic materials via laser ablation in organic solutions. Nanomaterials have gained widespread attention recently from an array of scientists and engineers for their desired physical and chemical properties believed to be a product of their high ratio of surface area to volume, thus making them favorable for a wide variety of applications. Specifically, here Al NPs are favored for their energetic characteristics and usually employed as solid-state propellants. However, it is challenging and unsafe to preserve pristine …