The structure, hardness, and impact strength of high chromium
cast irons was investigated. From the Fe- Cr- C phase diagram,
a composition with 74.8 wt% Fe, 21.5 wt% Cr, and 3.7 wt% was
selected along the austenite-M₇C₃ eutectic trough. This composition
was bracketed by others with slightly different amounts of...
CR-39 foils were irradiated as part of nuclear accident dosimetry experiments using the Godiva reactor at the Nevada National Security Site and the Caliban and Prospero reactors at the Valduc Centre for Nuclear Studies in France. The irradiated foils were chemically etched using the standard Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory process...
The decay scheme of Mn⁵¹ has been investigated using gamma-ray
and beta-ray scintillation spectrometers and a fast coincidence
spectrometer. A half-life value of 46.5 ± 0.2 minutes was determined
for Mn⁵¹ which decays predominantly to the ground state of
Cr⁵¹ by the emission of positons with an experimentally measured
end-point...
Fe25Co25Ni25Cr25-XMoX High Entropy Alloys were fabricated in mini arc-melter and then cast into 4mm diameter cylinders by injection casting technique and 1cm diameter cylinders by water quenching technique. Heat transfer modeling during solidification of FeCoNiCr HEA was simulated. Combining X-Ray Diffraction, Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscope, Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis,...
Metal-oxides are very important in industrial applications such as thermal barrier coatings, corrosion protection, and heterogeneous catalysis. The wide variety of applications for metal-oxides are derived from the array of properties of metal-oxides. It is, therefore, important to understand and predict the conditions of synthesis and operation to optimize the...
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) accounts for almost 20% of all deaths in the United States and is a leading cause of premature death and disability. The cost for this disease includes not only lost work years, but billions of health care dollars. Women account for almost half of the deaths...
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the major crops produced in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, a region known for its wheat production for international export. Wheat production in the region is threatened by diseases such as Cephalosporium stripe and stripe rust. Cephalosporium stripe is a vascular wilt disease of...
The design and construction of a chemiluminescence
photometer is described. The design is based on a discrete
sample system which has a number of advantages over
the previously described flow cell system and centrifugal
analyzer. The advantages include simple and inexpensive
equipment, small sample size, versatile electronic readout
system, and...
Using supercritical CO₂ (sCO₂) as a working fluid has increasingly gained attention in the energy industry. sCO₂ power cycles has various advantages, such as high cycle efficiency, compact turbomachinery, and potential zero CO₂ emission. Along with these benefits, materials degradation issues have also been emphasized in the last decade. Aqueous...