Profiles
in Ceramics: Gene H. Haertling
Gene Haertling is known as the "Grandfather of PLZT" because of his
role in developing the first transparent ferroelectric ceramic material-PLZT
for electro-optic applications. This discovery led to the implementation of protective
visor lenses that would turn from transmitting to see-through to totally opaque
within a ten-millionth of a second and protect the eyes of pilots from a nuclear
flash. It then was refined into glass that fit entirely within the viewing ports
of an airplane cockpit.
Kathy L. Woodard
A
Summary of ACerS 1999 Membership Survey
At the direction of the ACerS Board of Directors, the Membership Dept. contracted
with an independent research firm to conduct a membership survey. In April
1999, surveys were mailed to 3415 randomly selected current members. The purpose
of the survey: To determine member attitudes, concerns and needs in regard
to a variety of important Society issues, including membership benefits, publications,
annual meeting and expo, technology issues, and current and potential products/services.
Garry Moon
Periodic
Table of Oxides
A comprehensive table of oxides depicting two sets of properties provides a
handy compendium of practical data from various sources.
Katarina Cvetkovic and Anthony Petric
The
Dynamics of Standards Development:
Achieving
the Goals of Your Business, Your Industry
From ceramic tile to test methods, clays to nonplastic and health to international
issues, ASTM's voluntary, full-consensus, standards development process generates
industry-relevant documents that are global in acceptance and application.
Daniel A. Schultz
One-Dimensional
Packing of Spheres, Part II
One-dimensional approach to the modeling of particle-packing phenomena represents
at least an order of magnitude enhancement in our capabilities to predict particle-packing
phenomena in real systems.
Dennis R. Dinger
Manufacturing
Briefs:
Diamond-Coated End Mill Keeps Its Cool
A recent ceramic machining test compared the performance of a diamond-coated
end mill film with that of an uncoated tungsten carbide end mill and a TiN-coated
carbide end mill. Results proved the diamond-coated tool to be a cool winner,
capable of resisting excessive wear and frictional heating. |
