... the process of compaction in granular media thus also consists of a competition between the compaction of local clusters and the minimisation of voids globally, and that this feature of Eq 6.1 ... ingredient of the random graphs model Another key feature of this model [152, 153] is the existence of metastable states We note from Fig 6.2, which illustrates the phase space of a plaquette of three ... minimisation of voids; put another way, the search for a ‘better’ local minimum of potential energy of the system can, at least in part of the system, result in the global minimum of packing,...
... engineers think of metals as being composed of a large number of small billiard balls held together by some form of glue I have attempted to describe the metallurgical aspects of the aluminium alloys ... (Zn) One of the first alloys to be produced was aluminium–copper It was around 1910 that the phenomenon of age or precipitation hardening in this family ofalloys was discovered, with many of these ... welding of aluminium and its alloysalloys finding a ready use in the fledgling aeronautical industry Since that time a large range ofalloys has been developed with strengths which can match that of...
... engineers think of metals as being composed of a large number of small billiard balls held together by some form of glue I have attempted to describe the metallurgical aspects of the aluminium alloys ... (Zn) One of the first alloys to be produced was aluminium–copper It was around 1910 that the phenomenon of age or precipitation hardening in this family ofalloys was discovered, with many of these ... welding of aluminium and its alloysalloys finding a ready use in the fledgling aeronautical industry Since that time a large range ofalloys has been developed with strengths which can match that of...
... stability of the ternary complex vs the binary ones This increased stability of the ternary complex may simply be due to simultaneous formation of the characteristic contacts formed in the presence of ... that lacks the ability of domain closure Structural origin of the increased stability of the closed conformation In the structures of the two closed ternary complexes of Thermotoga maritima [4] ... unfolding of the individual domains [66,70–72] Recently it has been suggested that the uncoupled unfolding of the two domains is a result of the presence of relatively high concentration of guanidine...
... to a rst-order polynomial equation of the reaction time of the linear portion of experimental progress curves, using the software mentioned above Kinetics of a ternary cycle Computer simulation ... excess of ACS The inset plots show the results obtained by HPLC analysis of the reaction medium before the start of the reaction, in the absence of ACS (chromatogram a) and at the end of the ... the response of the system was different, since in this case the Kinetics of a ternary cycle reaction reached a steady state even at low levels of PK activity At very low levels of PK activity,...
... proposition above, the sharp constants for λ1 and λ2 in 1.7 are independent of the choice of the equivalent norms of the auxiliary space X Ω On the other hand, note that these sharp constants may depend ... 2.6 can be obtained directly from a theory of interpolation However, the proof being simple, we include it for the sake of reader’s convenience ∞ Proof of Proposition 2.6 Let us take ζ ∈ Cc Rn ... 3.11 l ii It holds ∞ ϕ0 t dt t log 3.12 Proof i In view of the size of the support of ϕ0 , we easily obtain 3.11 ii If we integrate both the sides of inequality 3.11 , then we have j 1/4 1/2j...
... properties of the material This surface effect can be accounted for by introducing the concept of surface elastic constant [27], S (units of N/m), which is a measure of the variation of surface ... distance of about 1.2 nm [29] Using r0 = 1.2 nm and Ebulk = 30 GPa gives a surface elastic constant of 36 N/m and a modulus value of 59 GPa, which is close to the experimentally determined value of ... plotted the variation of the modulus value for different values of S, using Eq (Fig 5); the Young’s modulus of glassy carbon at the bulk scale has been taken as 30 GPa For surface elastic constant,...
... ratio of boric acid to sucrose In a typical synthesis of OMC-1, 0.113 g of boric acid (99.5 wt%), 0.625 g of sucrose (95 wt%), and 0.071 g of sulfuric acid (98 wt%) were dissolved in 2.5 g of distilled ... characteristic of highly ordered 3-D cubic Ia3d symmetry The OMCs with different pore sizes also exhibit cubic structure, which is similar to that of the KIT-6 silica template Moreover, the d211 spacings of ... [8] Typically, g of Pluronic P123 was dissolved in 180 g of distilled water and 9.9 g of HCl solution (35 wt%) under vigorous stirring at 35°C After complete dissolution, g of n-butanol (99.4...
... stability of the linear functional equation,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol 27, pp 222–224, 1941 Th M Rassias, “On the stability of the linear ... space of distribution functions that is, the space of all mappings F : R ∪ {−∞, ∞} → 0, , such that F is leftcontinuous and nondecreasing on R, F 0 and F ∞ D is a subset of Δ consisting of all ... mapping C : X → Y is cubic To prove 2.3 , take the limit as n → ∞ in 2.9 Finally, to prove the uniqueness of the cubic function C subject to 2.3 , let us assume that there exists a cubic function...
... study of the pressure dependent rate constantsof the thermal decomposition of b-propiolactone Figure Figure Thermal decarboxylation of b-lactones (2-oxetanones) Three different ring cleavages of ... kinetic of thermal decomposition of b-propiolactone has been studied previously but in this work, the rate constants and fall-off pressures were computed for the thermal decomposition reactions of ... the barrier height of reaction is the lowest of the three reactions The fall-off curves of the above mentioned reactions 1–3 have been drawn by calculating the unimolecular rate constants at the...
... Table of Contents Acknowledgments i Table of Contents iii Summary v List of Tables viii List of Figures ix List of Publication ... Objective and outline of this thesis The purpose of this study was to have an in‐depth understanding of the nature of the formation and mechanical behavior of Zr‐Cu‐based ... mechanical behavior of BMGs are the two major sub‐areas, which were the focuses of the present work. The first significant finding of this work is the discovery of bulk Zr‐Cu “intermetallic glass”, which is a new group of glass formed in the vicinity of ...
... zone of La-rich La-Ni-Al system …… ….….………46 3.3 Revisit of La-Cu-Al Ternary System ………….… ……….……… ………47 3.4 Discussion ………………………… ……….…………….………… ……50 3.4.1 Effect of TM on GFA of La-Rich Alloys ... discovery of a great number of new glass-forming alloys These alloys were produced with a critical cooling rate of less than 103 K/s and can be made into bulk glassy ingots with dimensions of mm ... 3.11 Photo of longitudinal sections of La65Co19Al16 with a diameter of mm 33 3.12 DSC curves of crystallization process for the central part of the La65+xCo19-xAl16 (x = and at %) alloys with...
... washers, each having a number of grooves and plateaus, shall be used The crevice design shown in Fig is one of a number of variations of the The sole source of supply of the apparatus known to the ... comparing the resistance of stainless steels and related alloys to the initiation of pitting and crevice corrosion The results may be used for ranking alloys in order of increasing resistance ... part of the evaluation, the proportion of end-grain surface to specimen surface should be kept as small as possible given the limitations of specimen sizes because of the susceptibility of end-grain...
... the bounds New findings of the dissertation • Construction of three-point correlation bounds on the effective elastic bulk modulus of composite materials and applications of the bounds are given ... information of material geometry 6 1.2 An overview of homogeneous material From the late 19th century to early 20th century, the study of the nature of the ongoing environment of multi-phase ... a history of 20 years This program contains the necessary elements to simulate the object calculated by FEM Scope of application includes mechanical behavior ofelastic materials, elastic - visco...
... the bounds New findings of the dissertation • Construction of three-point correlation bounds on the effective elastic bulk modulus of composite materials and applications of the bounds are given ... information of material geometry 6 1.2 An overview of homogeneous material From the late 19th century to early 20th century, the study of the nature of the ongoing environment of multi-phase ... a history of 20 years This program contains the necessary elements to simulate the object calculated by FEM Scope of application includes mechanical behavior ofelastic materials, elastic - visco...
... Fig Section of the ternary MO/OG/2H2O phase diagram at 25 °C, showing the location of the samples studied Pn3m, MO-rich cubic phase of space group Pn3m; Ia3d, MO-rich cubic phase of space group ... stability of the cubic phases in the ternary lipid system may be of importance for getting a better understanding of the crystallization process of membrane proteins In particular, it is of great ... absolute value of the curvature of the lipid bilayer, building up the cubic phase structure This conclusion is drawn from the observation that upon addition of OG an increase in the size of the unit...
... patterns of mm cast rods ofalloys 65 (Zr47Cu49Al4) and 66 (Zr46Cu49Al5) Page 78 xvi Figure 4.4.9 Optical photos of about a quarter part of the transversal cross section of mm cast rods ofalloys ... photos of about a quarter part of the transversal cross section of mm cast rods ofalloys 43 (Zr45Cu47Al8) and 49 (Zr45Cu48Al7) macroscopically, indicating the increase of volume percentage of amorphous ... analysis of mm cast rods of typical Zr-CuAl alloys in the τ3-τ5-ZrCu eutectic system Page 69 Table 4.3 Summary of results of morphology observations, DSC and DTA analysis of mm cast rods of typical...
... PROPERTIES OFTERNARY FE-B-Y/ND AND QUATERNARY FE-B-ND-NB ALLOYS ZHANG JIE (M.Sc., Chongqing Univ.) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ... Summary of Tm and Tl of Fe-B-Y alloys studied 50 Table 3.2 Thermal properties for as-spun ribbon samples ofalloys Fe95.7-yByY4.3 (y=15 to 35) 55 Table 3.3 Thermal properties of ... explanations were based on the alloys consisting of more than constituents The complexity of these multicomponent alloys might obstruct the investigation of the role of Y/Ln in improving the GFA...