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Showing 1 to 20 of 183 for “"mechanical property"”.
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Mechanical property characterization of recycled thermoplastics
… and polycarbonate (PC) are characterized for mechanical properties as part of this research. This research consists of characterization of mechanical properties such as tension, bending, compression, impact, hardness, and creep of ABS and PC plastics.;Long-term mechanical property retention …
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Mechanical Property Characterization of Polymeric Composites Reinforced by Continuous Microfibers
… by using finite element simulations. The mechanical properties of continuous fiber composite strands are directional. In traditional continuous fiber laminated composites, all fibers lie in the same plane. This provides very desirable increases in the in-plane mechanical properties, but …
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Radiation-induced microstructural and mechanical property modifications in advanced alloys
… with increasing temperature. Microstructure-property correlation shows that the measured hardening at low dose (~5 dpa) was mostly contributed by Frank loops at temperatures above 400C and network dislocations at 300C. T91 is a Fe–9Cr ferritic/martensitic alloy. The chromium content is close …
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Mechanical property characterization and enhancement of rigid rod polymer fibers
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1990.
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Exploring the variability in mechanical property testing of dental resin composites
… in filler size and associated interchangeable mechanical properties of “microhybrid”, “nanohybrid” and “nanofilled” RBCs. Also, the inconsistency in mechanical property testing of RBCs is evident amongst researchers. This research explored the variability in experimental and statistical testing …
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Charge transport and mechanical property study of high mobility conjugated polymers
In this work, we systematically investigated the mechanical and electronic properties of a range of high performance conjugated polymers. We use state-of-the-art characterisation tools such as small-angle neutron scattering technique to investigate the rigidity of these highly fused polymers. …
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Mechanical property characterization of metal nano-particle films for MEMS devices
… A detailed methodology to identify the process-mechanical property of metal nanoparticle-based films was developed using silver nanoparticles as the case study. Silver nanoparticle-based cantilevers and films were fabricated through inkjet printing and conventional microfabrication techniques. …
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Mechanical Property Evaluation of Torrefied Biomass Materials with Correlation to Grinding Efficiency
… of this research is to conduct material mechanical property evaluation of torrefied biomass and identify the correlation related to grindability as well as grinding energy assessment.;This work involves the influence of torrefaction temperature and residence time, flow rate of inert gas, …
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Morphology to Thermal-Mechanical Property Relationships of Dispersed Carbon Nanoparticle Epoxy Composites
… applications due to their ability to improve mechanical performance at low filler contents. Among these, graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) have been widely studied for their high aspect ratio, stiffness, and energy dissipation potential. However, cost and processing challenges have led to interest …
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Electroless Nickel Plating and Spark Plasma Sintering of nano ZrO2 for Mechanical Property Enhancement
… processes. The solid compact was evaluated for mechanical properties. Hardness values were obtained from Vickers micro hardness indentations; fracture toughness was calculated by indentation-crack-length measurement and three-point bend test of notched samples; flexural strength was measured by …
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Mechanical Property and Phenotype Characterization of an in vitro Model for Afterload-triggered Cardiac Hypertrophy
… However, these substrates that have constant mechanical properties have the disadvantage of being unable to mimic dynamic changes in cells’ environment that happen in the body as a result of hypertension Thus, magnetorheological elastomers (MREs), which change their stiffness in response to …
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Further development of the miniaturized disk bend test approach for post-irradiation mechanical property testing
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1984.
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A study of the metallurgical and mechanical property variability in a dual phase low alloy material
… microstructural variability, which produced mechanical properties that did not meet the design intent of the coil spring. These findings were found with material procured from different mills and by two separate OEM's who hot formed the raw bar into final coil spring products. Failure to meet …
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Electrostatic pull-in test structure design for in-situ mechanical property measurements of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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Surface Orientation Dependent Corrosion Damage and Temperature Dependent Mechanical Property Degradation of Sensitized AA5083-H116 Alloys
… to its resulting corrosion resistance and mechanical performance. Alcoa 5083-H116 was sensitized in an environmental chamber at 100°C for up to ~1500 hours and 150°C up to ~2000 hours, revealing different degrees of sensitization based on exposure times. Microstructural characterization was …
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The influence of process route on mechanical property development in sintered commercially pure and blended elemental titanium
… achieve a cost efficient product with acceptable mechanical properties. Reference was also made to Ti-6Al-4V products produced by Clinning (University of Cape Town 2012) using elemental Al and V instead of the master alloy addition proposed in this work. Commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti, Alfa …
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Mechanical Property Evolution and Thermal Remediation of Aluminum Magnesium 5xxx Alloys Following Low and Intermediate Temperature Thermal Exposure
… alloy with good corrosion resistance. However, mechanical property changes may result from intermediate temperature exposures. Commercially available 5xxx alloy plates have been thermally treated up to 10,000 hrs. (13 months) at temperatures of 60°C, 70°C, 80°C, 100°C, and 175°C. Room …
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Application of in situ full-field measurement in the transmission electron microscope: Mechanical property extraction from amorphous to crystalline materials
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-03-01 without embargo terms
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Mechanical property of body-thoroughly enhanced austenitic stainless steel and high-Mn steel by industry-applicable 3-axis stress-released impact
… to fracture (El) of 5.2%. More appealing tensile property, with the YS, UTS and El becoming 1274 MPa, 1398 MPa and 10.3%, respectively, is achieved by the 316L SS after we make an optimization on this novel process. The bulk Fe-20Mn-0.88C steel treated by this process achieves a YS of 735 MPa, a …
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Mechanical property and meso-structure assessment of Ti6Al4V parts as a function of high-speed selective laser melting practice (Additive Manufacturing)
… high laser scan speeds on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V fabricated by the selective laser melting technique. Building material at much higher scan speeds allows for a higher rate of productivity and efficiency as more parts can be built in a shorter space of time. The aim …
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