Friction
Coefficient between Powder and Die during Compaction of Ceramic
Powders W.
Vandermeulen and J. Luyten
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Vito), Mol, Belgium
The
shear plate method has been used to determine the friction
coefficient between zirconia powder and zirconia and tungsten
carbide plates. View
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NIST
Announces New Standard Reference Material George
Quinn
NIST, Gaithersburg, Md.
A
standard reference material for Vickers hardness of ceramics
and hardmetals is available off-the-shelf from NIST.View Article
Emerging
Technology Conferences Deliver Visions of the Future Patricia
A. Janeway, Editor
Three
major events—the Emerging Technologies Conference
at MIT, Frost & Sullivan’s 2003 Emerging Technologies
Award ceremonies and BCC’s Nanoparticles 2003 Conference—captured
the attention and imagination of a diverse group of attendees. View
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Design by Tess M. Speakman.
Insets: AUTOnomy concept vehicle, photo courtesy of General Motors
Corp., Detroit; Roomba robotic floorvac and PackBot unmanned tactical mobile
robot, photos courtesy of iRobot Corp., Burlington, Mass.
Fluoride
in Ceramic Materials Tuncay
Dögeroglu and Serap Kara
Environmental Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Anadolu
University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Clay-based
materials and nonclay materials that contain fluoride are used
in considerable amounts in ceramics manufacturing, and fluoride
is a pollutant regulated by law. Therefore, the issue of controlling
fluoride pollution is of particular importance for the ceramics
industry. View
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Mixing Step and Permeability of Polymeric-Fiber-Containing Refractory Castables
R. Salomão, V.G. Domiciano, C.S. Isaac, R.G. Pileggi and V.C. Pandolfelli
Dept. of Materials Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
Several combinations of fiber lengths and addition methods were tested; the addition of shorter fibers resulted in easier mixing and higher increase in permeability, without requiring an additional process step.
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