Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications – Page 77

Development of a Biologically Enhanced Carbon Nanotube Based Composite

Parker R., O’Neal R., Fisher D., Davey Kirk, Liang R., Edwards J., Florida A&M University, US

Composite materials continue to be important to the evolution of human space flight activity. The low weight/high strength ratio and thermal properties of carbon based composite materials in particular that make them well suited for [...]

Simple and Effective Way to Prepare CuFe2O4/SiO2 Nanocomposites by Sol-Gel Method

Prakash I., Muralidharan P., Nallamuthu N., Venkateswarlu M., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

CuFe2O4/SiO2 nano composite materials have attracted great attention due to their novel physical and chemical properties. There are different methods to prepare nano composite materials like solid state reaction, sol gel, etc. Among them, sol [...]

Preparation of BN-Si3N4 Nanostructured Composites

Krushinskaya L.F., Makarenko G.N., Uvarova I.V., Timofeeva I.I., Isayeva L.P., Institute for Problems of Materials Science NAS of Ukraine, UA

The process of boron silicide nitration in nitrogen and ammonia media has been studied. The products of nitration were established the composite powders of boron and silicon nitrides. By using the boron silicide compounds instead [...]

Nano-Reinforcement of Epoxy Adhesives with POSS

Chian W., Mallampalli C., Winter R.M., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US

ABSTRACT The reinforcement of epoxy adhesive with polyhedral-Oligomeric-SilSesquioxane (POSS) was studied. Shear performance of the nano-filled adhesive was evaluated as a function of filler content using the single-strap bonded joint configuration. It is found that [...]

Imation Tera Angstrom™ Technology – Nanotechnology Applications

Kulkarni S.K., Imation Corp., US

Imation Tera Angstrom Technology achieves surface smoothness and uniformity on magnetic tape media that allows for increased bit and track density and increased storage capacity. This revolutionary and proprietary advanced metal particulate coating formulation and [...]

Plasma Manufacturing of Near-Net-Shape Large Scale Nanocomposite Structures – A Potential Bulk Nanofabrication Tool

Georgieva P., Viswanathan V., Hong S-J, Rea K., Seal S., University of Central Florida, AMPAC, US

In this presentation we report, for the first time, the successfully fabrication of a near-net shape bulk nanocomponent using plasma spray forming. In the research toward development of a component with retained nanostructure, enhanced oxidation [...]

Synthesis and Characterization of Perovskite Ca0.5Sr0.5MnO3 Nanoparticles in w/o-Microemulsions

López-Trosell A., Schomäcker R., TU Berlin, DE

In the present work, w/o-microemulsions were employed to produce nanoparticles of perovskite Ca0.5 Sr0.5 MnO3. The reaction inside the microemulsion droplets was achieved by addition of sodium hydroxide as co-precipitation agent. Afterward the precursor of [...]

Electromagnetic Containerless Processing of Single-walled Nanotube Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites

Wilson K., Zeng Q., Barrera E., Bayazitoglu Y., Rice University, US

Single walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) reinforced copper (Cu) matrix composites were produced by powder metallurgy (PM) and electromagnetic levitation methods. The nanotubes where first decorated with a Nickel coating using incipient wetting and then dispersed [...]

Investigation of Thermal and Mechanical Response of Nylon-6 Filaments with the Infusion of Acicular and Spherical Nanoparticles

Mahfuz H., Hasan M.M., Rangari V.K., Jeelani S., Tuskegee University, US

It has been demonstrated in recent years that infusion of nanoparticles in thermoset as well as in thermoplastic polymers can help improve the chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties significantly. The improvement in properties can be [...]

The Impact of Nano-Materials on Coating Technologies

Cayton R.H., Sawitowski T., Nanophase Technologies Corporation, US

Nanocomposite coatings are made by embedding nanocrystalline metal oxide particles in a polymer matrix. The benefits accrued by incorporating nanoparticles into a polymer matrix become economically driven when several advantageous properties are obtained simultaneously, compared [...]