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Concentration By Sorting : Feasibility Determination By Radial Distribution Analysis, Robert M. Doerr
Concentration By Sorting : Feasibility Determination By Radial Distribution Analysis, Robert M. Doerr
Masters Theses
"A method was developed for determining certain factors for assessing the feasibility of sorting fragments of an inhomogeneous solid to concentrate a species. These factors are the typical size of zones in which the grade exceeds a selected value, and the recovery potentially achievable by sorting fragments of such size"--Abstract, page iii.
Polynary Silicon Tellurium Glasses, Henry Edward Anthonis
Polynary Silicon Tellurium Glasses, Henry Edward Anthonis
Masters Theses
"The introduction of Ag into Si-As-Te glasses permits the incorporation of Se, otherwise volatile and/or degradable as a constituent in Si-containing chalcogenide glasses. Si-As-Ag-Te-Se glasses exhibit much higher softening ranges and glass transition temperatures than encountered in known chalcogenide systems. A glass Si35As15Ag10Te20Se20 had the viscosity log η =13 at about 500°C, as compared to 370°C for the base glass Si35As25Te40, the viscosity of log η = 9.8 at about 560°C, as compared to 442°C for the base glass Si35As25Te40 …
Polynary Telluride Glasses Containing Silver, H. E. Anthonis, N. J. Kreidl
Polynary Telluride Glasses Containing Silver, H. E. Anthonis, N. J. Kreidl
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Pbo Transformation Induced By Water, Charles A. Sorrell
Pbo Transformation Induced By Water, Charles A. Sorrell
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Synthesis And Properties Of Cadmium Manganese Ferrites, B. W. Jong
Synthesis And Properties Of Cadmium Manganese Ferrites, B. W. Jong
Doctoral Dissertations
"The formation sequence of (Cd,Mn,Fe) (Mn,Fe)₂O₄ from the individual oxides,x CdO + (1-x) MnCO₃ + α-Fe₂O₃,was found by X-Ray diffraction. Cd(Mn,Fe)₂O₄ was formed completely from CdO·Fe₂O₃ and CdO·Fe₂O₄ at 900°C and reacted with MnFe₂O₄ for 0 < x < 0.5 and with α-Fe₂O₃ for 0.5 < x < 1.0 to form a single phase of (Cd,Mn,Fe) (Mn,Fe)₂O₄ at 1150°C. This is the first time that the details involved in the formation sequence of CdMn-ferrite have been shown. A mixture of 0.5 CdO + 0.5 MnCO₃ + α-Fe₂O₃ was calcined at 900°C for 2 hrs forming Cd(Mn,Fe)₂O₄ with no Cd present in the other phases. Sintering was accomplished at 1150°C for 30 minutes forming a single phase of Cd₀.₅Mn₀.₅Fe₂O₄ with a bulk sintered density of 98-99% of the X-Ray density. The rate of changing density followed the relationship, p = K ln t + c, at temperatures between 1050°C and 1300°C. Magnetic properties of CdₓMn₁₋ₓFe₂O₄ were affected by composition x. A relationship, B = gx + h, was found between maximum magnetic flux density B and composition x at room temperature for 0 <̲ x <̲ 0.3. This was rationalized by a modification of Néel's theory. The maximum magnetic flux density decreased with increasing cadmium concentration for 0.3 < x <̲ 0.5. This decrease was attributed to the changing direction of the magnetic moment in the octahedral site sub-lattice according to the superexchange theory. No magnetic properties were observed due to the formation of a compensated antiferromagnetic phase for 0.5 < x <̲ 1.0. Maximum magnetic flux density increased with bulk density, while the coercive force decreased with the grain growth and the initial permeability increased with the bulk density and grain size. A stator core used for a-c electric motor application was formed by pre-sintering at 900⁰C for 2 hrs. Slots were then sawed with a tungsten carbide blade and final sintering was accomplished at 1150⁰C for 1 hr"--Abstract, pages iii-iv.
A Study Of The Solid Regions In The System Zr-Te, Frances Dolores Jenkins
A Study Of The Solid Regions In The System Zr-Te, Frances Dolores Jenkins
Doctoral Dissertations
"Relative intensity measurements of X-ray powder diffraction lines were made of compositions in the region ZrTe₀.₅ to ZrTe₂.₀, fired between 600º and 817ºC in evacuated sealed tubes. The experimental relative intensities of samples between ZrTe and ZrTe₂ were compared with values calculated for several theoretical models with different Zr vacancy ordering schemes and Te vacancy concentrations. The most probable structural model for compositions in the range ZrTe to ZrTe₁.₅ is one in which the number of Zr vacancies located at z = 0 ranges from 0% to 30%, with the concentration of Te vacancies ranging from 0 to 35%. A …
The Pm3m-Fm3m Transformation And Phase Equilibrium In Solid Solutions Of Csc1 With Kc1, Rbc1, And Csbr, John David Weyand
The Pm3m-Fm3m Transformation And Phase Equilibrium In Solid Solutions Of Csc1 With Kc1, Rbc1, And Csbr, John David Weyand
Masters Theses
"Thermal expansion and the Pm3m t Fm3m transition of cesium chloride have been studied with high temperature diffractometry, differential thermal analysis, and heating and quenching techniques. The onset temperature of the transition in pure CsCl, on heating, is 471ºC. There are no observable premonitory effects below the transition temperature and no apparent structural relationships between the polymorphs is apparent. Both phases coexist over a 20º to 50ºC temperature range and equilibrium thermal hysteresis occurs on heating and cooling. Hysteresis behavior is explained by addition of strain energy parameters to the free energy function. Initiation of the Pm3m t Fm3m transformation …
Evaluation Of A Cation Isotopic Substitution Technique In Conjunction With A High Temperature Gas Pycnometer For Determining The Stoichiometry Of Materials, Michael Clair Graves
Evaluation Of A Cation Isotopic Substitution Technique In Conjunction With A High Temperature Gas Pycnometer For Determining The Stoichiometry Of Materials, Michael Clair Graves
Masters Theses
"This study was concerned with the evaluation of a high temperature gas pycnometer, used in conjunction with a cation isotopic substitution technique, for determining the stoichiometry of materials. Three methods were investigated for determining the correction factors for the thermal gradient effects in the gas pycnometer. The correction factors were shown to be dependent on the temperature, the sample volume, and the height of the sample in the sample chamber. Under the conditions of these experiments, the correction factors were shown to be essentially independent of sample grain size and pycnometer atmosphere. The determination of the stoichiometry of cadmium oxide …
Final Sintering Of Cr₂O₃ With Minor Additions Of Mgo And Sintering Of Mgo With Minor Additions Of Cr₂O₃, Gordon E. Jungquist
Final Sintering Of Cr₂O₃ With Minor Additions Of Mgo And Sintering Of Mgo With Minor Additions Of Cr₂O₃, Gordon E. Jungquist
Masters Theses
"The effect of oxygen activity on the sintering of Cr₂O₃ with minor additions of MgO, and of MgO with minor additions of Cr₂O₃ at 1600ºC was investigated. A peak density (99.4% of theoretical) was obtained for high purity Cr₂O₃ by maintaining the equilibrium oxygen partial pressure needed to maintain the Cr₂O₃ phase. The addition of 0.1 wt. % MgO increased the sintered density at the same oxygen pressure to 99.8%. Further MgO additions decreased the density. The density of pure MgO was independent of the PO₂ over the range investigated. Addition of Cr₂O₃ to MgO decreased the density at …
Alkali Mobility And Mechanical Relaxation In Mixed-Alkali Silicate Glasses, James W. Fleming Jr.
Alkali Mobility And Mechanical Relaxation In Mixed-Alkali Silicate Glasses, James W. Fleming Jr.
Masters Theses
"Internal friction and sodium and potassium self-diffusion coefficients for (1-X)Na₂O · XK₂O· 3SiO₂ glasses were measured. Alkali diffusion was measured between 300 and 500ºC using radioactive isotopes and a thin-sectioning technique. Internal friction was measured from room temperature to 500ºC, 0.1 to 2000 Hz. Comparison between alkali diffusion and internal friction data for Na-K glasses with those for other mixed-alkali glasses shows that the mixed-alkali peak is related to alkali mobility. It is concluded that the mechanism for mixed-alkali internal friction is a cooperative rearrangement of dissimilar alkali ions, with the slower moving ion controlling the rate of reorientation"--Abstract, page …
High Temperature Compressive Creep In Mullite, Peter C. Smith
High Temperature Compressive Creep In Mullite, Peter C. Smith
Masters Theses
"Compressive creep measurements were made on two groups of mullites at temperatures between 1455ºC and 1520ºC. The first group consisted of commercially manufactured mullites. The second group was made up of 7 different mullite compositions spanning the alumina-silica solid solution range from 3Al₂O₃ • 2SiO₂ to 2Al₂O₃ • SiO₂ . Thermal activation energies and stress exponents were calculated for the mullites in the second group. Steady state strain rates taken at 1460ºC under loads of 100 and 110 psi varied between 1.3x10⁻⁴ in/in/hr and 15.4x10⁻⁴ in/in/hr. Activation energies were between 109 Kcal/mole and 204 Kcal/mole. Stress exponents calculated from data …
Thermal Expansion Of Pb3o4, Charles A. Sorrell
Thermal Expansion Of Pb3o4, Charles A. Sorrell
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Thermal expansion of Pb3O4 was investigated by high‐temperature X‐ray diffraction. The coefficient in the a0 direction is 14.6x10−6/°C. Expansion in the c0 direction is 32% greater, with a coefficient of 19.3x10−6/°C. Coefficients of expansion are linear from 25° to 490°C and are comparable with those of tetragonal and orthorhombic PbO. Copyright © 1971, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Mixed‐Cation Effect In Silver Borate Glasses, E. N. Boulos, N. J. Kreidl
Mixed‐Cation Effect In Silver Borate Glasses, E. N. Boulos, N. J. Kreidl
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Liquid Viscosity Measurement Using A Buret: An Instructional Technique, Charles A. Sorrell
Liquid Viscosity Measurement Using A Buret: An Instructional Technique, Charles A. Sorrell
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Structure And Properties Of Silver Borate Glasses, E. N. Boulos, N. J. Kreidl
Structure And Properties Of Silver Borate Glasses, E. N. Boulos, N. J. Kreidl
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Clear glasses form in the system Ag2O‐B2O3 up to about 35 mol% (65 wt%) Ag2O. Infrared absorption, thermal expansion, and density data indicated an analogy to the Na2O‐B2O3 system. Pentaborate‐triborate group pairs appear to be formed on addition of Ag2O to B2O3 up to 20 mol% Ag2O and diborate groups from 20 to 33 mol% Ag2O. This interpretation is supported by the comparison of the infrared absorption spectra of quenched and crystallized glasses. One crystallization product, Ag2O‐4B2O3, was …
Structure And Properties Of Silver Borate Glasses, Edward Nashed Boulos
Structure And Properties Of Silver Borate Glasses, Edward Nashed Boulos
Doctoral Dissertations
"Clear glasses form in the system Ag₂O-B₂O₃ up to about 35 mol.% (65 wt.%) Ag₂O. Infrared absorption, thermal expansion and density data indicated an analogy to the Na₂O-B₂O₃ system. Pentaborate-triborate group pairs appear to be formed upon the addition of Ag₂O to B₂O₃ up to 20 mol.% Ag₂O and diborate groups from 20 to 33 mol.% Ag₂O. This interpretation is supported by the comparison of the infrared absorption spectra of quenched and crystallized glasses. One crystallization product ,Ag₂O.4B₂O₃, has been identified previously. A new compound starts to appear at 28 mol.% Ag₂O. Silver is generally present as a network modifier …
Internal Friction Of Ion Exchanged Li₂O•Al₂O₃•2sio₂ Glasses, A. Ismail A. Abdel-Latif
Internal Friction Of Ion Exchanged Li₂O•Al₂O₃•2sio₂ Glasses, A. Ismail A. Abdel-Latif
Doctoral Dissertations
"Li₂O•Al₂O₂•2SiO₂ glass fibers were ion-exchanged from 1 to 300 minutes in a sodium nitrate bath at 366ºC. The internal friction was measured along with the lithium and sodium concentration profiles. As sodium progressively replaced lithium, the alkali internal friction peak became smaller while a new peak (mixed alkali peak) appeared and increased in magnitude. These changes in the internal friction are similar to those that occur upon the addition of a second alkali to glasses prepared by conventional melting. The magnitude of both internal friction peaks in ion exchanged glasses was dependent on the overall glass composition. The magnitude of …
Surface Reactions Of Boron With Clean Tungsten Substrates, Thomas A. Flaim
Surface Reactions Of Boron With Clean Tungsten Substrates, Thomas A. Flaim
Doctoral Dissertations
"A model developed to predict adsorbate-induced work-function changes for thermionic emitters is shown here to apply to a more general class of electron emission phenomena and a much broader range of adsorbates. This model predicts that chemically, vapor-deposited boron will increase the work function of a clean tungsten substrate at coverages between 0 and 1 monolayer. This is the first time that a single model has been shown to predict both positive and negative work function changes for different adsorbates. The reactions of chemically, vapor-deposited (CVD) boron with clean tungsten substrates were studied using field emission microscopy (FEM) and low …
Phase Equilibria And Thermodynamic Studies In The System Cao-Feo-Fe2o3-Sio2, M. Timucin, Arthur E. Morris
Phase Equilibria And Thermodynamic Studies In The System Cao-Feo-Fe2o3-Sio2, M. Timucin, Arthur E. Morris
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Phase equilibria and thermodynamic properties of the system CaO-FeO-Fe2O3-SiO2 were studied at 1450° and 1550°C, over a range of pO2 from 1 to about 10-11 atm. Isothermal phase diagrams and activity-composition diagrams were constructed for 0, 5, 10, 20, and 30 wt pct SiO2 sections. The data are applicable to further understanding the behavior of simple BOF steelmaking slags. © 1970 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society - ASM International - The Materials Information Society.
Investigation Of The System Al₂O₃-Teo₂-O₂, Vera Zelenkova Sestak
Investigation Of The System Al₂O₃-Teo₂-O₂, Vera Zelenkova Sestak
Masters Theses
"The system Al₂O₃-TeO₂-O₂ has been investigated by X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis in air and in sealed silica ampoules. The tellurate, Al₂TeO₆, with tellurium in the +6 valence state, forms in air but not in vacuum at 1 mm pressure. A second phase, a tellurite, possibly Al₂Te₂O₇, forms in air or vacuum by devitrification. The glass-forming region is wider than previously stated and is more extensive in vacuum--from 50% to 98% TeO₂. Tentative phase boundaries have been placed for the system in air and vacuum"--Abstract, page ii.
Fracture Surface Energy Determinations Of High Density Polycrystalline Ceramics, Gene Arthur Pahlmann
Fracture Surface Energy Determinations Of High Density Polycrystalline Ceramics, Gene Arthur Pahlmann
Masters Theses
"Values of fracture surface energy were measured for steatite, zircon, mullite and four densities of alumina. Rods of these high density materials were cut into thin rectangular specimens which were notched and broken in three-point loading. The resulting load necessary for fracture of the specimens was used to calculate the fracture surface energy of the materials. The value for the steatite was around 20,000 ergs/cm². The values for the zircon and mullite were on the order of 13,000 ergs/cm², and the values for the aluminas ranged from 17,000 to 24,000 ergs/cm²"--Abstract, page ii.
Carburization Of Type 316l Stainless Steel In Static Sodium, F. B. Litton, Arthur E. Morris
Carburization Of Type 316l Stainless Steel In Static Sodium, F. B. Litton, Arthur E. Morris
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The transport of carbon from an iron-87 wt.% carbon alloy through static sodium to Type 316L stainless steel was investigated at temperatures of interest to the liquid-metal fast-breeder reactor (LMFBR) program. The rate-controlling step for the experimental geometry employed was the diffusion of carbon in the source. © 1970.
Thermal Expansion Of Orthorhombic Pbo, Charles A. Sorrell
Thermal Expansion Of Orthorhombic Pbo, Charles A. Sorrell
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Thermal expansion of orthorhombic PbO was investigated by high‐temperature X‐ray diffraction. The coefficients in the a0, and c0 directions are equal and Pb–O chains extended in the a0 direction and bonded into layers in the b0 direction; appreciable Pb–Pb bonding is indicated. Coordination and bond distances observed in PbSiO3 and lead silicate glasses, which are similar to those of massicot, and PbnOn polymeric units reported in PbO vapor are interpreted as additional evidence of the importance of PbO chains as structural entities. Copyright © 1970, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Thermal Expansion Of Tetragonal Pbo, Charles A. Sorrell
Thermal Expansion Of Tetragonal Pbo, Charles A. Sorrell
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Thermal expansion of tetragonal PbO, investigated by high‐temperature X‐ray diffraction in vacuum, is nearly isotropic, with the coefficient in the c0 direction only slightly greater than that in the a0 direction. Volume thermal expansion is only slightly greater than in massicot. Retardation of the litharge‐massicot transformation is tentatively interpreted as the result of very low oxygen partial pressures caused by catastrophic oxidation of the stainless‐steel sample holder and resulting oxygen scavenging by lead vapor. Copyright © 1970, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Some Effects Of Oh Groups On Sodium Silicate Glasses, Mokhtar Sayed Maklad
Some Effects Of Oh Groups On Sodium Silicate Glasses, Mokhtar Sayed Maklad
Doctoral Dissertations
"Glasses of various compositions in the Na₂O-SiO₂ system were prepared with different levels of OH concentration. Phase separation kinetics, thermal expansion, radiation induced optical absorption, and internal friction of these glasses were studied. The increase in OH content in these glasses was found to (a) enhance the rate of phase separation; (b) increase thermal expansion above the glass temperature and change the dilatometric softening temperature in a way that depends on microstructure; (c) increase the radiation induced optical absorption bands associated with positive hole centers and decrease those associated with electron trap centers; and, (d) decrease the low temperature alkali …
Temperature Variation In Distribution Of Relaxation Times In Aluminosilicate Glasses, David Wayne Moore
Temperature Variation In Distribution Of Relaxation Times In Aluminosilicate Glasses, David Wayne Moore
Doctoral Dissertations
"The distribution of relaxation times for the alkali peak in a Li₂ O·A1₂O₃ ·2.0SiO₂ glass and for the mixed alkali peak in a 0.5Li₂O·0.5Na₂O·A1₂O₃·2.OSiO₂ glass was studied using the internal friction technique. A lognormal distribution of relaxation times provided the best agreement with the experimental data. The ß parameter of the lognormal distribution function, which is related to the half-height peak width, varied with temperature, indicating that the distribution of relaxation times is dependent upon the activation energy and the activation entropy of the relaxation mechanism. The major contributor to the distribution of relaxation times is a wide distribution in …
Diffusion And Internal Friction In Sodium-Rubidium Silicate Glasses, Gary L. Mcvay
Diffusion And Internal Friction In Sodium-Rubidium Silicate Glasses, Gary L. Mcvay
Doctoral Dissertations
"The internal friction and self diffusion coefficients of sodium and rubidium ions for (1 - X) Na₂O·X Rb₂O·3 SiO₂ glasses have been measured. The diffusion measurements employed radioactive isotopes and a thin sectioning technique and extended from 350 to 500°C. Internal friction measurements were made from -150 to 500°C and at frequencies of 0.05 to 6000 Hz. The maximum height for the mixed alkali internal friction peak occurs at the composition where the sodium and rubidium diffusion coefficients are equal. It is concluded that the mechanism responsible for the mixed alkali peak is a cooperative rearrangement of sodium-rubidium ions and …
Internal Friction Of Phase Separated Glasses, Scot Walter Taylor
Internal Friction Of Phase Separated Glasses, Scot Walter Taylor
Masters Theses
"The large internal friction peak observed in a 10Li₂O·10Na₂O·80SiO₂ glass was studied as a function of the degree of phase separation. Transmission electron microscopy was used to evaluate the type and degree of phase separation. No observable changes in the temperature position or height of the internal friction peak were observed at successive stages of phase separation. Phase separation of a mixed alkali borosilicate glass also produced no changes in the internal friction peaks. Phase separation is not considered responsible for the large internal friction peak observed in mixed alkali glasses"--Abstract, page ii.
A Crystallization Study Of A Tetrasilicic Fluormica Glass, William H. Daniels
A Crystallization Study Of A Tetrasilicic Fluormica Glass, William H. Daniels
Doctoral Dissertations
"The transformation of a synthetic mica composition K₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₀F₄ from amorphous to crystalline structure was studied isothermally at selected temperatures from 560°C to 1150°C. thermal changes associated with the transformation were followed by differential thermal analysis techniques. Structural changes promoted by the isothermal treatments were observed by density measurements, Debye-Scherrer X-ray diffraction techniques, electron replication microscopy, and electron scanning microscopy. Isothermal treatment at 450°C for 9 hours produces structural ordering in quenched K₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₀F₄ glass. Fluorine exerts a significant influence on the transformation temperature; decreasing amounts of fluorine producing increasing transformation temperatures. The crystallizing phase rapidly attains a limiting particle size and …
The Damage Assessment Of Thermally Shocked High Density, High Purity Aluminum Oxide, John H. Ainsworth
The Damage Assessment Of Thermally Shocked High Density, High Purity Aluminum Oxide, John H. Ainsworth
Doctoral Dissertations
"The traditional approach to thermal shock testing in brittle materials has been to determine the temperature difference required to nucleate cracks in these materials. Recent work has indicated that the degree of damage after crack nucleation should be an additional consideration. The degree of damage resulting from cooling thermal shocks has been the primary consideration of the present work. Test specimens of two geometries: long, solid rods and short, solid cylinders were quenched from selected temperatures into ice water. The degree of damage was determined through strength measurements and sonic damping analysis. Initial damage occurred at a temperature difference above …