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Corrosion Inhibitors: Mitigating The Degradation Of Rebar, Jake R. Hughes

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Our conjecture was twofold: first, that two compounds historically used as food preservatives could act as environmentally friendly inhibitors against rebar corrosion, and second, that molecular properties have a quantifiable influence on inhibition efficiency (%IE). To evaluate the two compounds, cyclic potentiodynamic polarization was used to determine corrosion current density (i_corr) and %IE. The “green” inhibitor candidates included sodium metabisulfite and ascorbic acid, which yielded maximum %IE values of -123900% and 91%, respectively. Results indicated that sodium metabisulfite is not a suitable inhibitor, while ascorbic acid showed potential to extend reinforced concrete’s design life without posing health or …

Application Of Conductivity Techniques For Interlayer Discontinuity Detection In Additively Manufactured Metal Materials, Joshua D. Newell, Riley R. Myers

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly more popular and efficient. One drawback is the possibility of interlayer discontinuities forming in the material. A non-destructive technique utilizing the changing resistivity of the material as discontinuities appear was used to detect those discontinuities and was verified through additional testing of manually added through-thickness discontinuities. This technique has been proven to be useful in understanding fatigue crack growth of conventional metal and composite structures. Experimental investigation of fatigue in steel with an edge notch has been performed using these techniques to understand source and location of crack formation and growth in conventional material. Application …

Nickel Superalloy Composition And Process Optimization For Weldability, Cost, And Strength, Sophie A. Mehl

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

To advance sustainability efforts, electric power plants have reduced specific carbon dioxide emissions by increasing operating temperatures and pressures to improve power generation efficiency. The latest improvements are utilized in advanced ultra-supercritical power generation. To meet these operating conditions, nickel superalloys are used in the highest temperature components; however, they are expensive and present weldability challenges. This project aims to experimentally optimize a nickel superalloy to improve material weldability and decrease cost without compromising strength. Three optimized compositions were developed, and their microstructures and mechanical properties were compared to Nimonic 263, a common nickel superalloy in electric power plants. The …

Anaerobic Reductive Bioleaching Of Manganese Ores, Neha Sharma

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Manganese extraction by biological methods is a green and economical way to produce manganese from low as well as high grade manganese ores. This is especially important for US ores, which are primarily either small in extent, low-grade with a high iron content, or both. They are therefore not suitable for conventional mining, which is very capital-intensive and requires a large up-front investment and are therefore imported at high costs. The goal is therefore to develop a process that can be applied at small scales, with minimal startup costs, and low equipment and labor requirements. It is also critical to …

Using Tensile And Compressive Stress Superposition During Incremental Forming To Manipulate Martensitic Transformation In Ss304, Elizabeth M. Mamros, Fabian Maaß, A. Erman Tekkaya, Brad L. Kinsey, Jinjin Ha

Faculty Conference Papers and Presentations

Single point incremental forming (SPIF) is a flexible manufacturing process that has applications in industries ranging from biomedical to automotive. In addition to rapid prototyping, which requires easy adaptations in geometry or material for design changes, control of the final part properties is desired. One strategy that can be implemented is stress superposition, which is the application of additional stresses during an existing manufacturing process. Tensile and compressive stresses applied during SPIF showed significant effects on the resulting microstructure in stainless steel 304 truncated square pyramids. Specifically, the amount of martensitic transformation was increased through stress superposed incremental forming. Finite …

Experimental Investigation Of Liquid Metal Embrittlement In Hot-Dip Galvanized Structural Steel, Amelia Mcnamee

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This research investigated the liquid metal embrittlement (LME) of hot-dipped galvanized structural steel. The relationship between stress and failure time was analyzed to evaluate the potential presence of a critical stress threshold beyond which LME may occur. A testing apparatus to induce axial stress was designed and assembled in-house. A36 low carbon steel was tested in this study. Different deadweight loadings were applied to the testing sample along the axial direction. The test temperature was maintained by a programmable furnace while the sample gauge section was submerged in a molten zinc bath. Failure time and total displacement of the steel …

Effects Of Additions On The Microstructure, Macrostructure, And Mechanical Properties Of Gray Iron, Evan J. Carter

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The iron matrix is a major component of the gray iron (GI) microstructure, which is the transformation product of austenite during solidification. It is generally accepted that the structure of the austenite will impact the final grain structure and thus the properties of GI. Refinement of the austenite grain structure has the potential to increase the strength of GI. Knowledge of controlling austenite grain size with common alloy additions in GI is very limited and is investigated in this research. Utilizing the DAAS heat treatment process, the austenite grain boundaries can be retained and observed directly. The observations were correlated …

Change Of Metal Oxidation State At High Temperature, Impact Of Temperature And Reactive Gases, Yegor Nikitin

Dissertations and Theses

The fundamental understanding of gas-solid reactions enables a wide range of applications to be developed and improved. Specifically, the use of metal-based materials is critical to ensuring robust, safe, and long-term operations. For example, in power systems where boilers are used to generate steam for heat or electricity generation the use of stainless metal alloys is critical to allow high quality steam to be produced in a very harsh environment. Alternatively, in catalysis, the use of metal doped heterogeneous catalysts are essential in achieving selectivity and conversion performance for chemical synthesis to emissions abatement. Typically, these metal alloys must withstand …

Thermomechanical Process Simulation And Quantification Of Nanoscale Precipitation Influencing Ductility And Strength During Alloy Processing, Alyssa Stubbers

Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering

Experimental process simulation and quantification of microstructure development during processing are challenging due to limitations with machinery temperature capability, inadequate resolution and sampling volume of currently available characterization techniques, and difficulty characterizing material microstructures as close to processing-relevant conditions as possible. This dissertation addresses how process simulation can be performed using Gleeble thermomechanical technologies and how microstructure development during these processing simulations can be quantified both in-situ and ex-situ.

The first portion of this dissertation demonstrates how Gleeble technologies can be applied to simulate complex material processing conditions in order to produce process-property profiles that can be used to inform …

Fatigue Resistant Cast Steel Railcar Couplers Produced By Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (Waam), Samuel Vellequette

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Every year, approximately 90,000 cast steel railcar coupler knuckles are replaced preemptively to avoid fatigue failure. The coupler geometry has been in service since the early 1930s, so geometry changes are restricted to maintain compatibility with the existing fleet. Defects from the casting process, decarburization during heat treatment, and in-service exposure to corrosive environments combine to promote fatigue crack nucleation in high-stress regions of the knuckle. Wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), which uses traditional welding techniques to build material to near-net shapes, was employed to deposit higher-strength materials in critical regions. By replacing the cast steel in the high-stress region of …

Real-Time Spectroscopic Ellipsometry For Flux Calibrations In Multi-Source Co-Evaporation Of Thin Films: Application To Rate Variations In Cuinse₂ Deposition, Dhurba R. Sapkota, Balaji Ramanujam, Puja Pradhan, Mohammed A. Razooqi Alaani, Ambalanath Shan, Michael J. Heben, Sylvain Marsillac, Nikolas J. Podraza, Robert W. Collins

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Flux calibrations in multi-source thermal co-evaporation of thin films have been developed based on real-time spectroscopic ellipsometry (RTSE) measurements. This methodology has been applied to fabricate CuInSe₂ (CIS) thin film photovoltaic (PV) absorbers, as an illustrative example, and their properties as functions of deposition rate have been studied. In this example, multiple Cu layers are deposited step-wise onto the same Si wafer substrate at different Cu evaporation source temperatures (TCu). Multiple In₂Se₃ layers are deposited similarly at different In source temperatures (TIn). Using RTSE, the Cu and In₂Se₃ deposition rates are determined as …

การศึกษาผลของอุณหภูมิอบอ่อนและความเร็วในการรีดต่อโครงสร้างจุลภาคและสมบัติเชิงกลของเหล็กกล้ารูปพรรณรีดร้อนเกรด S450j0, เชิญจุติ อรุณถิน

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้ศึกษาผลกระทบของอุณหภูมิการอบอ่อนและความเร็วการรีดต่อโครงสร้างจุลภาค สมบัติเชิงกล และคุณภาพผิวของเหล็กกล้าโครงสร้าง S450J0 ชนิดรีดร้อน โดยมุ่งเน้นกระบวนการผลิตเหล็กกล้าเอชบีมขนาด 305x305x223 กก./ม. การทดลองใช้อุณหภูมิการอบอ่อนและความเร็วการรีดที่แตกต่างกันเพื่อตรวจสอบผลกระทบต่อคุณภาพของผลิตภัณฑ์ ผลการทดลองแสดงให้เห็นว่า อุณหภูมิการอบอ่อนมีอิทธิพลอย่างมีนัยสำคัญต่อสมบัติเชิงกล โดยอุณหภูมิที่สูงขึ้นจะเพิ่มค่าความต้านทานแรงดึงที่จุดครากและความต้านแรงดึง แต่ส่งผลให้ค่าความเหนียวและความแกร่งลดลงในบางกรณี ในทางตรงกันข้าม ความเร็วการรีดที่แตกต่างกันมีผลกระทบเล็กน้อยต่อสมบัติทางกล เนื่องจากอุณหภูมิการรีดขั้นสุดท้ายมีความแตกต่างกันเล็กน้อย การวิเคราะห์โครงสร้างจุลภาคพบว่า อุณหภูมิการอบอ่อนที่สูงขึ้นส่งผลให้ขนาดเกรนเล็กลง ในขณะที่อุณหภูมิที่ต่ำกว่าจะทำให้เกิดการเรียงตัวของเกรนเฟร์ไรต์ที่ชัดเจน นอกจากนี้ ข้อบกพร่องบนพื้นผิวของเหล็ก เช่น รูปแบบรอยแตก ยังได้รับอิทธิพลจากทั้งอุณหภูมิการอบอ่อนและความเร็วการรีด การวิเคราะห์ด้วยกล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอนแบบส่องกราด ยืนยันความลึกและลักษณะของรอยแตกบนผิว ซึ่งสอดคล้องกับการสังเกตจากกล้องจุลทรรศน์แบบแสง โดยสรุป การปรับอุณหภูมิการอบอ่อนและความเร็วการรีดให้เหมาะสมมีความสำคัญอย่างยิ่งในการลดข้อบกพร่องบนพื้นผิวและเพิ่มคุณภาพของผลิตภัณฑ์ในกระบวนการรีดร้อนเหล็กกล้าเอชบีม

Processing Of Niti Sma For High Reflectivity Applications, Nicholas Dean Asbury

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Nickel Titanium (NiTi) is a shape memory alloy (SMA) that is capable of being deformed and subsequently returned to the original shape through heating. This unique property makes NiTi a prime material for potential applications in the aerospace industry. As manufacturing capabilities advance, the ability to produce and implement advanced materials, such as shape memory alloys like NiTi, becomes more feasible. One such application being studied is deployable mirrors for imaging satellites. Reflector and mirror surfaces for imaging in the visible and infra-red range of the light spectrum require low surface roughness across the largest allowable area for the collection …