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  • Developing New Routes for Mechanical Characterization of Metal-Organic Frameworks

    Creator:
    Maack, Bryan A.
    Abstract:
    Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent an exciting, new class of porous materials. Their hybrid organic-inorganic structure opens up near infinite possibilities to tune and design their structure for specific properties and applications. A new generation of flexible MOFs, following a generation of stiff MOFs, has created additional design space and complexity....
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Developing New Routes for Mechanical Characterization of Metal-Organic Frameworks Abstract

  • The effects of extractives and compatibilizers on the flexural properties of natural fiber-thermoplastic composites

    Creator:
    Saputra, Hartono A.
    Abstract:
    Natural fibers such as wood, flax, and hemp are frequently used as fillers in natural fiber-plastic composites (NFPCs). At present, wood fiber is the most commonly used filler in the production of wood-plastic composites (WPCs). The advantages of these fibers compared to conventional inorganic fibers such as glass fiber is...
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    Masters Thesis
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    chapter of this thesis investigated the effect of extractives in wood flour on the mechanical properties

  • Cellulose reinforced high density polyethylene

    Creator:
    Palaniyandi, Velmurugan
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    High density polyethylene (HDPE) is a ubiquitous material with versatile properties. It is produced and used in greater volume than any other thermoplastic. HDPE is often filled with a variety of materials for various applications. Glass fiber and wood flour are two common fillers for HDPE. Recently there has been...
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    Masters Thesis

  • An experimental study on tensile properties of cellulose nanocrystal reinforced epoxy nanocomposite material

    Creator:
    Zeng, Jin
    Abstract:
    Epoxy resin is a thermosetting resin that is commonly used as composite matrix. Epoxy composite materials are well utilized in industries, such as aerospace, due to their good mechanical properties. Nano-scale filler reinforced polymer composite materials have been intensively researched in recent decades. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNXLs) are a type of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    well utilized in industries, such as aerospace, due to their good mechanical properties. Nano-scale

  • Bioactive glass filled resin composites : mechanical properties and resistance to secondary tooth decay

    Creator:
    Khvostenko, Dmytro
    Abstract:
    Dental resin composites are widely used in modern dentistry due to their aesthetic appearance. However, resin based restorations have inferior mechanical properties (fracture is the second reason for restorations replacement) in comparison to alloy based composites and their antimicrobial properties still remain poor, leading to secondary tooth decay development on...
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    Dissertation
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    . Title: Bioactive Glass Filled Resin Composites: Mechanical Properties and Resistance to Secondary

  • Characterization of load transfer in wood-based composites

    Creator:
    Schwarzkopf, Matthew John
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    The mechanical performance of composite materials is determined by the mechanical properties of their individual components and the effective load transfer between these components. Binders are commonly used to bond composite components together and to provide effective load transfer between them. In wood-based composites the binder-component load transfer occurs at...
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    Dissertation
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    : ________________________________________________________________________ Lech Muszyński The mechanical performance of composite materials is determined by the

  • Developing Design Model for Cellulose Nanocomposites

    Creator:
    Shir Mohammadi, Meisam
    Abstract:
    Today nano scale materials are being used for wide range of applications. One promising topic in nano scale materials is using them for reinforcement of different polymeric materials to reach desirable stiffness properties. The stiffness of these materials is mostly found experimentally because the nanocomposite community lacks a decent analytical...
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    Dissertation
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 5.2.2 Nanocomposite Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 5.2.3 Mechanical

  • Heat treatment effects on CPM-M4 tool steel performance as edged blade material

    Creator:
    Lian, Sidi
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    CPM-M4 tool steel is a commonly used knife blade material due to its high strength and wear resistance. The goal of this thesis is to understand how heat treatment parameters affect blade performance and microstructure.Five heat treatments were applied to CPM-M4 steel by varying austenitizing and tempering temperatures. The microstructures...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Fracture properties of balsa wood and balsa core sandwich composites

    Creator:
    Shir Mohammadi, Meisam
    Abstract:
    Favorable properties of Balsa wood make it an interesting alternative in a number of applications including thermal insulation or as a lightweight core material in sandwich composites. Increasing use in construction necessitates a better understanding of its mechanical and failure properties. In the present work, mode I and mode II...
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    Masters Thesis
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    betterunderstanding of its mechanical and failure properties. In the present work, mode Iand mode II fracture

  • Numerical modeling and experiments on wood-strand composites

    Creator:
    Le, Edward A.
    Abstract:
    In wood-based composites, the glue-line (interface) between wood-strands affects the stress transfer from one member to the next. The glue-line properties determine the rate of load transfer between phases and these properties depend on wood species, surface preparation, glue properties, glue penetration into wood cells, and moisture content of the...
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    Dissertation