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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"Ceramic engineering"”.
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Processing, microstructure, and properties of carbon nanotube and silicon carbide composites
… and properties of such materials. Various ceramic engineering techniques aided this investigation including powder processing, sintering, microscopy, spectroscopy, and mechanical testing. These steps were completed in order acquire knowledge about the influences of various parameters on the …
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Crystallization, surface conduction and electron secondary emission studies in reduced lead borosilicate glass films
Open Restriction set for Item 120654 on 2021-11-17T20:40:08Z with date null by astein@illinois.edu.
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Dispersion behavior of aluminum oxide, lanthanum manganite and lanthanum chromite powders in liquids
<p>"This dissertation consists of two research papers to be submitted for publication; the first is on the dispersion behavior of aqueous suspensions of aluminum oxide powders, the second is on the dispersion of lanthanum manganite and lanthanum chromite powders in nonaqueous solvents"--Abstract, …
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Glass microspheres for medical applications
"Radioactive dysprosium lithium borate glass microspheres have been developed as biodegradable radiation delivery vehicles for the radiation synovectomy treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Once injected into a diseased joint, the microspheres deliver a potent dose of radiation to the diseased …
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Processing and characterization of nanocrystalline ceria
"Ceria and doped ceria have been extensively investigated and applied in various industrial fields, including automotive, energy, polishing media, paint additives and cosmetics. The use of high surface area, nanocrystalline CeO₂ powder could benefit all of these applications. This is particularly …
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Improving the thermal shock resistance of silicon carbide ceramics
… shock resistance of silicon carbide (SiC) based ceramics. Several applications utilize SiC in conditions generating thermal stresses, including but not limited to, heat exchangers, rocker nozzles, turbo charger rotors and combustion engine valves. The goal of the Ph.D. work was to develop two …
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Improving the thermal shock resistance of zirconium diboride ceramics
… resistance of zirconium diboride (ZrB₂) based ceramics. Despite the development of ZrB₂-based materials for their use in high temperature applications, the thermal shock properties have not been investigated extensively. Materials expected to be used in ultra-high temperature environments (i.e. …
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