Quarterly report of the Argonne National Laboratory Materials Science Division regarding coal technologyresearch and development. This report summarizes the work performed in six major tasks: evaluation of ceramic refractories, evaluation of ceramic coatings and refractories, development of nondestructive testing methods for use in coal plant fabrication, development of computer models to predict corrosion behavior, computer models to predict erosion behavior, and analysis of pilot-plant components that have failed or are removed from service.

Quarterly report of the Argonne National Laboratory Materials Science Division regarding coal technology research and development. This report discusses a project for the economical conversion of coal into cleaner and more usable fuels: evaluation of ceramic-refractories exposed to abrasion-corrosion caused by coal slag, evaluation of ceramic coatings and refractories exposed to erosive environments, development of nondestructive evaluation methods applicable to coal-conversion systems, development of analytical models to predict corrosion behavior, and analysis of failed coal-gasification plant components.

Quarterly report of the Argonne National Laboratory Materials Science Division regarding coal technology research and development.