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Gas Pressure And Coating Distance For Nanohydroxyapatite Deposition On Stainless Steel 316l Using Flame Spray Technique, Angga Saputra, Utami Dyah Syafitri, Toto Sudiro, Gerald Ensang Timuda, Yessie Widya Sari

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

 Metal implant coating engineering is needed to improve the surface biocompatibility properties of metals.  For this, coating metal surfaces with bioactive and biocompatible biomaterials will be an option. Having high biocompatibility as well as similarity in chemical properties, nanohydroxyapatite may be a candidate as biomaterials for coating the metal implant. The key to the success of metal implant plating is the formation of pores which increase the bioactivity and biocompatibility properties of the implant. In this study, nanohydroxyapatite was used to be coated on stainless steel type 316L (SS316L). To ensure that the coating works properly on the surface, an …

Microstructure And Properties Of Zirconia-Alumina Composites Fabricated Via Powder Injection Molding, Nalattaporn Saelee, Nutthita Chuankrerkkul, Panitarn Wanakamol

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

This study aimed to fabricate zirconia-alumina composites via powder injection molding and investigated the effects of alumina addition on microstructure as well as physical properties of the composites. Zirconia-alumina composites were prepared using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) as binders.  The powder loading was fixed at 38 vol%, and PEG: PVB binder weight ratio was fixed at 80:20.  Alumina content within ceramic component was varied at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 vol% to observe the effect of alumina on the composite structures and properties. The injection molding was done at 190℃ followed by water debinding of …

Analysis Of The Impact Factors From The Friction Stir Welding Process For Dissimilar Butt Joints Between Semi-Solid Cast Aluminum 356 And Aisi 1018 Carbon Steel, Worapong Boonchouytan, Jaknarin Chatthong, Rommador Burapa

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

This research aimed to study the impacts of three different rotation speeds of 710, 1000, and 1400 rpm and three welding speeds of 40, 56, and 80 mm·min-1, on dissimilar butt joints between semi-solid aluminum 356 and AISI 1018 carbon steel. Welding tools were made from tungsten carbide material, and the offset was 0 mm. It was found that an increase in the rotation speed and welding speed caused accumulated heat, which led to the appropriate changes in the metallurgical structure. The rotation speed and welding speed factors had the impact on the greater blending of the two metals at …

Eco-Friendly Lake Pigment From Sappanwood: Adsorption Study And Its Application As Natural Colorant For Natural Rubber Toy Balloon, Jitnapa Sirirak, Ployphat Suppharatthanya, Kedsarin Chantha, Sutinee Girdthep, Supanee Chayabutra

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Due to the awareness of the impact of synthetic dye on human health and the environment, natural dye and lake pigment have attracted considerable attention from researcher. Herein, pink−red lake pigment from sappanwood was prepared using adsorption approach. The effects of initial pH, pH and concentration of brazilein solution, dosage of aluminium hydroxide, and adsorption time on adsorption were also explored. Results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity of 30 mg g-1 was achieved when 0.25%w/v of aluminium hydroxide and 100 mg L-1 of brazilein solution were applied. The adsorption kinetics and adsorption isotherm fitted the pseudo second order model …

Sustainable Valorization Of Sugarcane Leaves For Succinic Acid And Biochar Production, Nuttaporn Chokesawatanakit, Pasakorn Jutakridsada, Khanita Kamwilaisak

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

The leaves of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) are agricultural waste that is burnt before harvesting. This project aims to find an alternative way to increase the value of sugarcane leaves and decrease air pollution by using the leaves as raw material to produce succinic acid and biochar. Reducing sugars were extracted from the leaves by H2SO4 hydrolysis. The sugars were then fermented by Yarrowia lipolytica TBRC 4417 to produce succinic acid. The solid residue was used as the raw material for biochar production by pyrolysis. The effects of pyrolysis temperature (350, 400, and 450℃) and nitrogen gas flow rate (5, 10, …

Laser Powder Bed Fusion Of Ti6al4v-Xcu: Process Parameters, Thywill Ccphas Dzogbewu

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

The original intent of coating biomedical and surgical devices surface with antibacterial agents is to prevent infections. However, the difference in the material properties between the biomedical devices and the coating materials causes the coating material to spall from the biomedical devices. To address the situation, the current research focused on investigating the possibility of using laser powder bed fusion process a subset of additive manufacturing technology to in situ alloy 1 at% Cu with Ti6Al4V. In situ alloying 1 at% Cu with Ti6Al4V would lead to the production of medical and surgical devices with inbuilt antibacterial property. To determine …

Effects Of Annealing Treatment On Microstructure And Hardness In The 28 Wt% Cr Cast Iron With Mo/W Addition, Kittikhun Ruangchai, Ruangdaj Tongsri, John Thomas Harry Pearce, Torranin Chairuangsri, Amporn Wiengmoon

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

In this study, the effects of annealing on the hardness and microstructure of 28 wt% Cr-2.6 wt% C iron with 1.4 wt% Mo/1 wt% W addition have been investigated. The as-cast samples were heated to 800℃ and held for 4 h followed by slow cooled with a cooling rate of 20℃h-1 to 500℃. Microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Vickers macro-hardness and micro-hardness were measured. It was found that the as-cast microstructure in the hypoeutectic 28 wt% Cr iron without Mo or W addition consisted of primary austenite dendrite, eutectic M7C3 …

Mechanical Properties And Ionic Conductivity Of Biodegradable Materials In Solid Polymer Electrolyte, Fatin Arhana Awang, Mohd Faiz Hassan, Khadijah Hilmun Kamarudin

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

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Development Of Chemically Grafted Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Onto Cellulose Fiber Sheet And Polyurethane Based Resin Composite For An Active Paper, Siripassorn Sukhkhawuttigit, Sarute Ummartyotin, Yingyot Infahsaeng

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Cellulose fibers (CFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were successfully developed on polyurethane substrate as a flexible composite paper. With small amount of CNTs, the composite was prepared by a suction filtration method. The existence of CNT additive in cellulose matrix was investigated based on the correlation of mechanical properties, thermal stability, and electrical properties. Although the highly transparent cellulose sheets impregnated with polyurethane were successfully fabricated, the low transmittance was obtained as the increasing of CNT additive. However, the dielectric properties of composite were enhanced with an addition of CNTs in the composite paper. The electrical conductivity was increased from …

Influence Of Cooling Conditions On Microstructure And Mechanical Property Of Sn-0.3ag-0.7cu Lead-Free Solder, Prajak Jattakul, Tavee Madsa, Piyawan Sunasuan, Niwat Mookam

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

This research has investigated the influence of cooling conditions on the microstructure and mechanical properties i.e., tensile strength and microhardness of Sn-0.3Ag-0.7Cu lead-free solder. In the experiments, casting was performed at 300℃ with comparison between copper and stainless steel molds under slow and fast cooled conditions. X-ray diffractometer confirmed the presence of Cu6Sn5 and Ag3Sn phases in the solder matrix. Lead-free solder solidified under slow cooled conditions exhibited -Sn matrix with larger grain growth as compared to the fast cooled solder. The eutectic area of intermetallic compound (IMC) was found to increase with cooling rate. The tensile strength of slow …

Automated Control System For The Remote-Controlled Torch Positioner, Christopher Ferguson, Anna Abate, Kyle Cramer, Alex Sabitsch, Jacob Stefanko

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The goal of this project is to design and implement a controls system for Dr. Morscher’s burner rig. The rig serves to simulate jet turbine conditions and test how materials, specifically ceramic matrix composites, react under high temperatures and stresses. Currently, the location of the torch relies solely on manual adjustments and has no automated control system. The improved design will automatically adjust the torch position based on the desired temperature of the sample being tested, therefore maintaining a steady environment for the sample. The current method of manual adjustments for regulating temperature is a crude solution that does not …

Phase Formation And Thermal Conductivity Of Zirconium Carbide, Yue Zhou

Doctoral Dissertations

“This research focused on the synthesis and phase formation of zirconium carbide with different carbon contents, and lattice thermal conductivity of zirconium carbide with different carbon vacancy, hafnium, and oxygen contents.

Nominally pure phase ZrC_x was synthesized by solid-state reaction of zirconium hydride (ZrHs) and carbon black at a temperature as low as 1300°C. The powder synthesized at 1300C was carbon deficient ZrC_x . Carbon stoichiometry of the as- synthesized powders increased as the synthesis temperature increased. As the synthesis temperature increase, the oxygen content of ZrC_x decreased due to the increasing C site occupancy. Low stoichiometry …

Harrisburg University’S Face Shield Response For Health Care Workers, Matthew A. Walters

Experiential Learning Projects

This project was inducted into the Harrisburg University Digital Common's with a submittal event. The recording for this event can be accessed here: Harrisburg University’s Face Shield Response for Health Care Workers Submittal Event Recording

The pandemic has most definitely been a significant factor in how people operate throughout the past few years. The pandemic was first introduced at the end of 2019 and is still a current issue at the end of 2021. Close to the beginning of the pandemic, health care workers had found themselves with a shortage of protective gear to fight against the virus while working …

The Development Of A Holistic Quality Score Using In-Situ Monitoring Of Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Ryan Daigneault

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Additive manufacturing processes allow for a great degree of flexibility in terms of part production. The process is autonomous once the part has started printing in that the operator generally does not need to intervene until the part is finished. One issue that this introduces, however, is an inability to determine part quality during the printing process. Once a part has started printing, the operator must either wait until the part is finished or regularly check on the part during the print to determine the part quality. Using data gathered from multiple sensors, a quality score can be used to …

Detection Of Subsurface, Nanometer-Scale Crystallographic Defects By Nonlinear Light Scattering And Localization, Farbod Shafiei, Tommaso Orzali, Alexey Vert, Mohammad-Ali Miri, Pui Yee Hung, Man Hoi Wong, Andrea Alù, Gennadi Bersuker, Michael C. Downer

Publications and Research

Heteroepitaxial crystalline films underlie many electronic and optical technologies but are prone to forming defects at their heterointerfaces. Atomic-scale defects such as threading dislocations that propagate into a film impede the flow of charge carriers and light degrading electrical/optical performance of devices. Diagnosis of subsurface defects traditionally requires time-consuming invasive techniques such as cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. Using III–V films grown on Si, noninvasive, bench-top diagnosis of subsurface defects have been demonstrated by optical second-harmonic scanning probe microscope. A high-contrast pattern is observed of subwavelength “hot spots” caused by scattering and localization of fundamental light by defect scattering sites. Size …

Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics And Organization Modulated By Macromolecular Crowding, Cation Interaction, And Nanomaterials, Jinho Park

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The assembly of actin, the essential cytoskeleton protein, into filaments and bundles/networks is important in various cellular processes including cell movement and morphogenesis. Actin bundle formation occurs in crowded intracellular environments with the aid of actin-crosslinking proteins. The role of actin-crosslinking proteins such as fascin and a-actinin in bundle formation has been investigated, however, how intracellular environments affect actin crosslinker-induced bundle formation is unknown. In the first two parts of this dissertation, we explore the effects of macromolecular crowding and cation interactions on the organization and mechanics of actin crosslinker-induced bundles. To determine how changing environmental conditions modulate actin bundling, …

Mechanical Properties Of Nanomodified Hybrid Gfrp Composite Materials, Micah Rop Kimutai

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The mechanical behavior of the nanomodified hybrid epoxy matrix was investigated in glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP). In this study, five nanocomposites enriched with as received halloysite, nanomer I.28E, HNT-APTES, and the hybrid combinations of the two HNTs with the nanomer I.28E were successfully fabricated. To evaluate the effects and morphological characteristics of the individual fillers and the hybrid configurations on the epoxy resin matrix, TGA, DSC, and DMA were analyzed. To understand the effect of the five configurations on the neat GFRP laminate, mode I interlaminar fracture toughness, tensile, and vibration properties were investigated. Electron microscopy testing techniques were …

Modeling And Optimization Of Process Parameters In Face Milling Of Ti6al4v Alloy Using Taguchi And Grey Relational Analysis, Al Mazedur Rahman, S M Abdur Rob, Anil K. Srivastava

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications

Titanium alloys are extensively used in aerospace, missiles, rockets, naval ships, automotive, medical devices, and even the consumer electronics industry where a high strength to density ratio, lightweight, high corrosion resistance, and resistance to high temperatures are important. The machining of these alloys has always been challenging for manufacturers. This article investigates the combined effect of radial depth, cutting speed and feed rate on cutting forces, tool life, and surface roughness during face milling of Ti6Al4V alloy. This study focuses on the significance of radial depth of cut on cutting force, tool life and surface roughness compared to that of …

A Kinetic Evaluation For Phenothiazine Base Copolymers, Fatih Dogan

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In here, the non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of co-polymers-based phenothiazine was present-ed. For this, firstly, 3, 7-di-2-thienyl-10H-phenothiazine (TF) was prepared via an optimized Suzu-ki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. After monomer (TF) characterization, the copolymerization re-actions with EDOT and thiophene were performed by the electrochemical technique. The molecular masses of the co-polymers were found by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis. Thermal characterizations of the resulting polymers were conducted by thermogravimetric analyses. The thermal decomposition kinetics of the resulting polymers was also performed. For this, the kinetic methods (Tang, FWO, KAS, Kissinger, and Friedman) based on the multiple heating rates were used. Several kinetic parameters …

Supercapacitors From Nitrogen And Sulfur Co-Doped Graphene/Nickel Cobalt Sulfide, Nutthapong Poompiew

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aims to develop high performance supercapacitors in term of capacitive efficiency, power density and long-term cycle stability. Supercapacitors are a kind of energy storages device which exhibit high power density when comparing with conventional batteries. However, most of them exhibits inefficient energy capacitance and long-term cycle stability. Thus, this research is focusing on development materials for using as supercapacitor electrodes. Thus, nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene and nickel cobalt compounds were synthesized using in situ hydrothermal process. This research is divided into two major parts (i) to sort out the optimum ratio of nickel and cobalt for the …

การเตรียมเซรามิกเซอร์โคเนียความหนาแน่นสูงจากเศษเจียระไนคิวบิกเซอร์โคเนีย, ณัชชา ปาลวัฒน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ในแต่ละปีอุตสาหกรรมเจียระไนเครื่องประดับคิวบิกเซอร์โคเนียในประเทศไทยมีปริมาณเศษเจียระไนคิวบิกเซอร์โคเนียปริมาณมากหลายร้อยตันถูกทิ้งอย่างสูญเปล่า จึงเกิดแนวคิดในการศึกษาวิจัยเพื่อพัฒนากระบวนการผลิตเซรามิกเซอร์โคเนียความหนาแน่นสูงโดยใช้เศษเจียระไนคิวบิกเซอร์โคเนียจากอุตสาหกรรมเป็นวัตถุดิบหลักในการทดลอง ร่วมกับการใช้สารตัวเติมแคลเซียมไดไฮโดรเจนฟอสเฟตเพื่อช่วยทำให้โครงสร้างเกิดเฟสของเหลวในขั้นตอนการเผาผนึก โดยทำการเตรียมตัวอย่างจากการนำเศษเจียระไนมาผ่านการเผาแคลไซน์ที่อุณหภูมิ 1000 องศาเซลเซียส เป็นเวลา 1 ชั่วโมง เพื่อกำจัดสิ่งเจือปนที่มาจากขั้นตอนการผลิตเครื่องประดับ ก่อนนำไปทำการบดผสมกับแคลเซียมไดไฮโดรเจนฟอสเฟตในอัตราส่วนร้อยละ 5 และ 10 โดยน้ำหนัก บดผสมเป็นเวลา 24 และ 48 ชั่วโมง จากนั้นนำไปอัดขึ้นรูปที่ความดัน 50 MPa เพื่อให้ได้ชิ้นงานที่มีลักษณะเป็นแผ่นกลมขนาดเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง 20 mm และนำไปเผาผนึกที่อุณหภูมิ 1650 องศาเซลเซียส เป็นเวลา 1, 2 และ 4 ชั่วโมง และแบ่งการศึกษาเป็นการเปรียบเทียบการเผาผนึกแบบสถานะของแข็งที่ไม่มีการใช้เติมสารตัวเติม และการเผาผนึกแบบเฟสของเหลวที่มีการเติมสารตัวเติมช่วยในการเผาผนึก โดยจากผลการทดลองพบว่าเงื่อนไขที่ดีที่สุด คือ ชิ้นงานที่ผ่านกระบวนการบดผสมกับสารตัวเติมในอัตราส่วนร้อยละ 10 โดยน้ำหนัก บดผสมเป็นเวลา 24 ชั่วโมง และเผาผนึกเป็นเวลา 2 ชั่วโมง พบว่าได้ค่าความหนาแน่นสูงถึง 5.27 g/cm3 ค่าการดูดซึมน้ำร้อยละ 0.12 และมีค่าความแข็ง 6.72 GPa ดังนั้นจึงทำการเลือกเงื่อนไขนี้มาเตรียมเป็นชิ้นงานแท่งสี่เหลี่ยมขนาด 60x10x5 mm เพื่อนำไปทดสอบความแข็งแรงด้วยเทคนิค 3-point bending จากผลการทดสอบพบว่าค่าความต้านทานแรงดัดมีค่าเท่ากับ 90.66 MPa ซึ่งผลจากงานวิจัยนี้ชี้ให้เห็นว่าการใช้สารตัวเติมแคลเซียมไดไฮโดรเจนฟอสเฟตช่วยให้เกิดเฟสของเหลวในกระบวนการเผาผนึกที่ส่งผลต่อโครงสร้างทางจุลภาคและสมบัติทางกลของชิ้นงานเซรามิกเซอร์โคเนียความหนาแน่นสูง

Nature-Inspired Material Strategies Towards Functional Devices, Sayantan Pradhan

Theses and Dissertations

Naturally sourced, renewable biomaterials possess outstanding advantages for a multitude of biomedical applications owing to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and excellent mechanical properties. Of interest in this dissertation are silk (protein) and chitin (polysaccharide) biopolymers for the fabrication of functional biodevices. One of the major challenges restricting these materials beyond their traditional usage as passive substrate materials is the ability to combine them with high-resolution fabrication techniques. Initial research work is directed towards the fabrication of micropatterned, flexible 2D substrates of silk fibroin and chitin using bench-top photolithographic techniques. Research is focused on imparting electrochemical properties to silk proteins using conducting …

Using Machine Learning To Interpret Dice Rolls, Hunter Wimsatt, Aarohi Panzade, Kaaustaaub Shankar, Warren Campbell

SEAS Faculty Publications

Gamers use polyhedral dice that come with 4 sides (D4), 6 sides (D6), 8 sides (D8), 10 sides (D10), 12 sides (D12) and 20 sides (D20). All dice are unfair, some more than others. The goal of this project was to develop a machine learning and computer vision solution for the interpretation of dice rolls. When combined with an automated dice roller it would facilitate the study of dice unfairness. In the machine learning literature, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are the preferred method of computer classification of images. The CNN convolves images with different weights and biases through multiple layers …

Biomechanical Investigation Of Plant Vascular Tissue For Bio-Inspired Design And Flexible Composites, Mukesh Roy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since the inception of evolution, nature has continuously optimized all the natural materials. These optimizations are so efficient that scientists and engineers have started taking inspiration from nature. Such inspiration-based solutions provide sustainable development of new materials with enhanced structural properties and functionalities (such as stiffness, stability, toughness, self-healing etc.). This variety of properties and functionalities is mainly due to the hierarchical organization of such components. Abstraction of the hidden cues of the hierarchical organization, principles and underlying structure-function relations are some of the critical approaches of bioinspired materials design. Inspiration from animals and plants has helped develop the design …

Development Of A High Strength Composite Material Using Large Scale 3d Printing Applications Using Waste Plastic And Steel, Naga Sri Madhavareddy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project focuses on developing a high strength composite material for largescale 3D printing applications using recycled materials like High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Steel 430. This material has applications for in-space manufacturing (the Moon or Mars) as well as large-scale manufacturing on earth. In addition to creating a strong useful material, materials that are easily recycled, but are often not recycled, are used. Recycling plastic and metal reduces pollution, saves resources, reduces waste going to landfills, and prevents the destruction of habitats from the polymerization of new plastic and similarly mining new ore. The percentage of HDPE generated from recycled …

Effect Of Composition And Print Orientation On Thermal Conductivity Of 3d Printed Composites, Cory Jacques

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have become widely used for rapid prototyping and are beginning to be used for end-use applications. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a type of 3D printing where molten thermoplastic is extruded layer by layer to create parts. There is an increasing need for improvement and diversification of material properties to further extend the use of AM parts. AM parts have not been commonly used in heat transfer applications due to the limited availability of information on thermal conductivity of materials and the effects of printing orientation. A special apparatus was designed and built to experimentally test …

Printable Dielectric Elastomers Of High Electromechanical Properties Based On Sebs Ink Incorporated With Polyphenols Modified Dielectric Particles, Zhanxu Liu, Bangze Zhou, Chenchen Li, Yuhao Wang, Shipeng Wen, Yanfen Zhou, Liang Jiang, Fenglei Zhou, Tony Betts, Stephen Jerrams

Articles

In this work, a recently developed 3D additive processing technology termed electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing was employed to fabricate dielectric elastomer (DE) films by using styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) inks with the addition of high dielectric titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. In order to improve the dispersibility of TiO2 in the SEBS matrix, extracted walnut polyphenols were utilized for surface modification of TiO2 nanoparticles labelled wp-TiO2. The effect of the applied voltage on the ink jet morphology of the obtained SEBS based inks during EHD printing was analyzed. The prepared films had precision patterned shapes and their morphology was studied. It revealed that the …

Modeling Of Rare Earth Solvent Extraction Process For Flowsheet Design And Optimization, Vaibhav Kumar Srivastava

Theses and Dissertations--Mining Engineering

The separation and purification of rare earth elements (REEs) into individual products has been a topic of significant interest for researchers and engineers for many decades. The prime reason for such sustained interest is due to REEs’ demand and application in modern technology, as well as the challenges associated with their separation and purification. The chemical similarity of rare earth group elements is responsible for difficult separability which makes purification of individual elements challenging. Despite associated complications, processes such as solvent extraction (SX) and ion-exchange have been successfully utilized in the separation and production of REEs on pilot and commercial …

Damage Assessment Of Glass Fiber Composites Using Dielectric Spectroscopy And Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Current, Bryan Durham, Gayathri Kola, Mohammadkian Mahroumi, Vamsee Vadlamudi, Rassel Raihan, Kenneth Reifsnider, Minhazur Rahman, Monjur Morshed Rabby, Partha Pratim Das, Muthu Ram Prabhu Elenchezhian

Institute of Predictive Performance Methodologies (IPPM-UTARI)-Archive

A composite is generally defined as a material composed of two or more separate sub-materials that complement each other's characteristics when combined. Composites are widely used in several major industries due to their low density, high strength, and relatively predictable chemical and electrical properties. One of the significant challenges of integrating composites into more diverse fields is the ability to accurately and consistently test for damages. Due to the myriad number of microscopic structures available in composite materials, a single-use testing system is a large contributor to current research. One approach to the non-destructive testing of composites lies in exploiting …

Deformation Manifold Learning Model For Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Shashank S. Pathrudkar

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Two-Dimensional (2D) materials are being studied widely by researchers due to their superior material properties over the bulk materials. Since the isolation of graphene in 2004, graphene has gained popularity amongst the 2D materials community. Graphene when rolled into sheets form Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) which possess excellent mechanical and electrical properties. Concentric stacks of CNTs yield Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) which are superior to CNTs in certain aspects. It has been well established that the deformation of CNTs and MWCNTs change their mechanical and electrical properties significantly. This has opened doors for CNTs into numerous applications and also piqued the …