in this paper the influence of two different sizes of silica particles (micro-silica and nano-silica) was studied on mechanical properties of sulfur and sulfur composite. to improve the structural properties, sulfur was plasticized using dicyclopentadiene (dcpd) and methyl styrene (mst). plasticized sulfur composite was prepared by melt blending of plasticized sulfur and silica particles. the i...

The recently developed model for primary and secondary UV-MALDI ion formation (Knochenmuss, R. J. Mass Spectrom. 2002, 37, 867-877. Knochenmuss, R. Anal. Chem. 2003, 75, 2199.) is applied to questions regarding photoionization pathways and electron versus negative ion production. Two-photon ionization of the matrix in direct contact with analyte is possible under some circumstances (Kinsel, G.;...

Polymer matrix composites used in different industrial applications due to their enhanced mechanical properties and lightweight. However, these materials are subjected to friction and wear situations in some industrial and automobile applications. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the wear properties of polymer matrix composite materials. This article emphasizes the dry abrasive wear be...

A composite material can be defined as a combination of two or more distinct materials at a macroscopic level to attain new properties that can’t be achieved by those of individual components acting alone. Different from metallic alloys, each material keeps its own chemical, physical and mechanical properties [1]. Composite materials have reinforcing and matrix phases. The reinforcing phase wit...

As a soft computing tool, rough set theory has become a popular mathematical framework for pattern recognition, data mining and knowledge discovery. It can only deal with attributes of a specific type in the information system by using a specific binary relation. However, there may be attributes of multiple different types in information systems in real-life applications. Such information syste...

(Bi,Pb)–Sr−Ca–Cu–O glasses, annealed in proper conditions, transform into a granular metal and superconductor. As a result of annealing oxide superconductors belonging to the bismuth family (Bi,Pb)2Sr2CuOx, (Bi,Pb)2Sr2CaCu2Ox, and (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox crystallize. (Bi,Pb)–Sr– Ca–Cu–O glass-ceramic samples were obtained by annealing the amorphous solid at temperatures between 500◦C and 870◦C. The...

STUDY DESIGN A variety of interbody implants were imaged by computed tomography and plain radiography within cadaveric spines to evaluate their basic imaging characteristics. OBJECTIVES Sources of interpretation error by both computed tomography and plain radiography of interbody implants were investigated. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Lucencies have been reported around bone dowel implants i...

In this paper, the comparison of cyclic hysteresis behavior between cross-ply C/SiC and SiC/SiC ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) has been investigated. The interface slip between fibers and the matrix existed in the matrix cracking mode 3 and mode 5, in which matrix cracking and interface debonding occurred in the 0° plies are considered as the major reason for hysteresis loops of cross-ply CMC...

Dispersing nanoparticles in a polymer matrix is intrinsically challenging due to unfavorable entropic interactions between the matrix and the nanoparticle. In this research dispersion of nanoparticles in polymer matrix was studied and the effect of dispersion on properties was investigated. The properties of polymer composite depend on the type, size, shape, concentration of nanoparticles, and ...

friction stir processing was applied for fabricating an aluminum alloy based hybrid nano composite reinforced with nano sized al2o3 and micro sized graphite particles. a mixture of al2o3 and graphite particles was packed into a groove with 1 mm width and 4.5 mm depth, which had been cut in 5083 aluminum plate of 10 mm thick. packed groove was subjected to friction stir processing in order to im...