... hydrocarbon in the vulcanisate, whilst a and b are constants The higher the Qf/Qg values, the lower the extent ofthe interaction between the filler andthe matrix 2.5 Measurement of Tensile Properties ... 3: The effect of organoclay loading on maximum torque of NR and ENR nanocomposites Comparing the NR nanocomposites and ENR nanocomposites, the minimum torque and maximum torque of ENR nanocomposites ... ofthe vulcanisation process of ENR, which results in the higher values ofthe minimum and maximum torques 3.2 MechanicalProperties Figure and Table show the effect of organoclay loading on the...
... metallic glass deforms at relatively high temperature and low strain rate, and each element of bulk metallic glass is able to contribute to the deformation. In this thesis, we will only focus onthe region of inhomogeneous deformation. This deformation map was later revisited by Argon [67, 68]. Recently, Lu [69] ... 1.4 Objective and outline of this thesis The purpose of this study was to have an in‐depth understanding ofthe nature ofthe formation andmechanical behavior of Zr‐Cu‐based ... Lewandowski and co‐workers [90] interpreted the correlation between μ/B (or ν) and fracture energy in terms of a competition between plastic flow onthe one hand and fracture on ...
... utilization The physical andmechanicalpropertiesof bamboo vary with the age ofthe bamboo andthe height ofthe culm [Chauhan 2000] In general, SG andthepropertiesof bamboo drop from the top ... the world Chapter focuses onthe utilization of bamboo fibers to MDF This chapter investigated the effects of age of bamboo fibers andthe resin content level onthe physical andmechanicalproperties ... Wettability of bamboo has a significant influence on adhesion and other related properties In terms of adhesion theory, bond formation involves wetting, adsorption, and inter-diffusion ofthe resin...
... with the widest possible diversity and to measure the physical andmechanicalproperties in the tension wood sector as compared to the opposite wood sector, on specimen corresponding to the standard ... [25–27] In the case of Qualea rosea Aubl., the angular expansion ofthe reaction wood sector was lower than 90˚ so, only positions and were tension wood Mean values for tension wood properties ... the width and h the height ofthe specimen 2.9 R, T, L Shrinkage Longitudinal, radial and tangential shrinkage were calculated as the ratio ofthe dimensional variation in each direction between...
... density and dimensional stability To identify the tension wood zones the surfaces ofthe cross sections were stained with a zink-chloride-iodine solution The cumulative area ofthe tension wood zones ... in the industrial processing of poplar wood remains the occurrence of tension wood fibres and their distribution within the stem volume The formation of tension wood is induced by a gravitational ... 15] for other clones, allowing to conclude that the wood of these inter-American clones is more stable A more profound classification of wood of these clones should be made with regard to their possible...
... into account the compression strength andthe bending MOE, the Atlas cedar wood is on average strong and yielding DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS As for all the softwood species, the sapwood of Atlas ... reach the equilibrium m.c 12% The standard previews the calculation ofthe theoretical oven-dry mass (Mto), obtained from the measurement ofthe m.c on another series of oven dried samples, of each ... loss, within the “very durable” class This result is confirmed not only by the analysis ofthe general data, but also considering the different examined trees andthe radial position ofthe heartwood...
... of changing the electron or hole population without increasing the population ofthe other carrier will lead to a dominant carrier type in the material Photon absorption and thermal excitation ... Thermal Promotion • Because electron-hole pairs are generated, the Fermi level is approximately in the middle ofthe band gap • The law of mass action describes the electron and hole ... Note that re-arranging the right equation leads to an expression similar to a chemical reaction, where Eg is the barrier NCNV is the density ofthe reactants, and n and p are the products N C NV...
... 5.68 Only electronic polarization NaCl 2.25 5.9 Electronic and ionic polarisation H2O 1.77 80.4 Electronic, ionic, and molecular polarisation Polarization that is active depends on material and ... polarization (molecule may have non-uniform electron density) – ionic polarization (E-field may distort ion positions and temporarily create dipoles) – electronic polarization (bound electrons around ... current.” Junctions/Functions Junction Function Application P/n Injection/diffusion/collection p-n rectifier, switch Metal/semiconductor Blocking (reverse bias) p-n-p transistor Acceleration/breakdown...
... exhibiting a region of time-dependent glass transition behavior” [1] In sections 1.1.2 to 1.1.4, theglass transition behavior, the kinetic theory ofglass formation, andthe structure of glasses will ... proposed that the elastic moduli of metallic glasses correlate with their thermal andmechanical properties, such as theglass transition temperature, toughness ofthe glass, and glass- forming ... problems 1.1 The definition of glasses andtheglass transition behavior 1.1.1 The definition of glasses In everyday life, when speaking of “glasses”, people usually refer to window glasses, glass vessels,...
... mechanical consolidation, sintering and extrusion Mechanical testing however often exhibits controversial results andthe understanding on deformation behavior of fine grained/nc materials consolidated ... pores and their distribution, flaws, surface condition, impurity level, second phase/dopants, stress, duration of its application and temperature, and crystal defects To minimize and control the ... mechanicalproperties It is one ofthe objectives ofthe present project to find out the optimum primary and secondary processing parameters which produce the optimum combination of strength and ductility...
... Test mode tension tension tension compression bending tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension tension compression tension tension tension tension tension Refs [29] [38] ... leading to degradation of overall combination ofmechanicalproperties Consolidation ofthe fine powders andthe thermal stability ofthe nanometre-sized grains is another concern for material ... to the distribution of basal plane along the extrusion direction in the directly extruded alloy and similar distribution in both extrusion direction and perpendicular to the extrusion direction...