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Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity (open access)

Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity

This article finds that the synergy of natural fiber with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) could significantly improve thermal conductivity, compared with that solely using hBN.
Date: October 5, 2016
Creator: Xia, Changlei; Garcia, Andres C.; Shi, Sheldon Q.; Qiu, Ying; Warner, Nathaniel; Wu, Yingji et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Slurry Erosion of Thermal Spray Coatings: Effect of Sand Concentration (open access)

Slurry Erosion of Thermal Spray Coatings: Effect of Sand Concentration

This paper from the Malaysian International Tribology Conference 2013 conference proceedings discusses using Ni based thermal spray coatings deposited on a commonly used hydroturbine steel.
Date: April 12, 2014
Creator: Singh Grewal, Harpeet; Singh Arora, Harpreet; Agrawal, Anupam; Singh, Harpreet & Mukherjee, Sundeep
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries (open access)

Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries

This review contains the authors' recent progress on the design and fabrication of 3D carbon nanostructures, their performance in Li-ion batteries (LIBs), and their implementation into large-scale, lightweight, and flexible LIBs.
Date: October 26, 2016
Creator: Kang, Chiwon; Cha, Eunho; Patel, Mumukshu D.; Wu, H. Felix & Choi, Wonbong
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Point-by-Point Compositional Analysis for Atom Probe Tomography (open access)

Point-by-Point Compositional Analysis for Atom Probe Tomography

This article demonstrates a new alternate approach to data processing for analyses that traditionally employed grid-based counting methods, as demonstrated using an atom-probe analysis of a Ni-based super-alloy.
Date: March 5, 2014
Creator: Stephenson, Leigh T.; Ceguerra, Anna V.; Li, Tong; Rojhirunsakool, Tanaporn; Nag, Soumya; Banerjee, Rajarshi et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oxidation behavior and microstructural decomposition of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V-1B sheet (open access)

Oxidation behavior and microstructural decomposition of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V-1B sheet

This article conducts a direct comparison between the oxidation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V + 1B to elucidate whether the addition of boron to Ti-^Al-4V impacts the oxidation behavior.
Date: August 1, 2016
Creator: Brice, David A.; Samimi, P.; Ghamarian, I.; Liu, Yue; Brice, R. M.; Reidy, Richard F. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uv-Induced Modification of Fused Silica: Insights From ReaxFF-Based Molecular Dynamics Simulations (open access)

Uv-Induced Modification of Fused Silica: Insights From ReaxFF-Based Molecular Dynamics Simulations

This article discusses molecular dynamics simulations performed to present evidence that silica structure in both short and medium ranges is directly modified by UV-induced defects.
Date: September 16, 2016
Creator: Tian, Ye; Du, Jincheng; Zu, Xiaotao; Han, Wei; Yuan, Xiaodong & Zheng, Wanguo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interfacial Structures and Energetics of the Strengthening Precipitate Phase in Creep-Resistant Mg-Nd-Based Alloys (open access)

Interfacial Structures and Energetics of the Strengthening Precipitate Phase in Creep-Resistant Mg-Nd-Based Alloys

This article discusses the study of two interfaces– {112}β1/{1100}Mg and {111}β1/{1120}Mg– that are commensurate with β1/hcp-Mg orientation relationship via first principles calculations.
Date: January 17, 2017
Creator: Choudhuri, Deep; Banerjee, Rajarshi & Srivilliputhur, Srinivasan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revisiting (Some of) the Lasting Impacts of the Liberty Ships via a Metallurgical Analysis of Rivets from the SS "John W. Brown" (open access)

Revisiting (Some of) the Lasting Impacts of the Liberty Ships via a Metallurgical Analysis of Rivets from the SS "John W. Brown"

This article examines a rivet from the SS "John W. Brown", which was assembled in Baltimore, Maryland, and launched in September 1942. Classical metallurgical analysis of a rivet from the original 1942 vessel is compared with modern rivets used during its restoration.
Date: October 26, 2015
Creator: Harris, M. D.; Grogg, W. J.; Akoma, A.; Hayes, B. J.; Reidy, Richard F.; Imhoff, E. F. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Observation of Phonon Condensate (open access)

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Observation of Phonon Condensate

This article discusses results showing that the effective radius of these phonon quasi-bound states, the real-space distribution of phonon standing wave amplitudes, the scattering phase shifts, and the nonlinear intermode coupling strongly depend on the presence of defect-induced scattering resonance.
Date: February 22, 2017
Creator: Altfeder, Igor; Voevodin, Andrey A.; Check, Michael H.; Eichfeld, Sarah M.; Robinson, Joshua A. & Balatsky, Alexander V.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discovery via Integration of Experimentation and Modeling: Three Examples for Titanium Alloys (open access)

Discovery via Integration of Experimentation and Modeling: Three Examples for Titanium Alloys

This article uses case studies to describe three examples of critical experiments that have been conducted in an integrated fashion with modeling activities for titanium alloys, providing valuable information in an accelerated manner.
Date: December 2, 2014
Creator: Liu, Yue; Samimi, P.; Ghamarian, I.; Brice, David A.; Huber, D. E.; Wang, Zhiqiang et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Development of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Applications (open access)

Recent Development of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Applications

This article reviews the recent progress in 2D materials beyond graphene and includes mainly transition metal dichalcogenides.
Date: January 9, 2017
Creator: Choi, Wonbong; Choudhary, Nitin; Han, Gang Hee; Park, Juhong; Akinwande, Deji & Lee, Young Hee
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement of Scratch and Wear Resistance of Polymers by Fillers Including Nanofillers (open access)

Improvement of Scratch and Wear Resistance of Polymers by Fillers Including Nanofillers

This article reviews approaches for improvement of tribological properties of polymers based on inclusion of fillers.
Date: March 16, 2017
Creator: Brostow, Witold, 1934-; Hagg Lobland, Haley E.; Hnatchuk, Nathalie & Pérez, José M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Influence of Silanization Treatment on Thermomechanical Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Poly(methylmethacrylate) Nanocomposites (open access)

Influence of Silanization Treatment on Thermomechanical Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Poly(methylmethacrylate) Nanocomposites

This article reports results for functionalized as well as unfunctionalized carbon nanotube polymer composites.
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Velasco-Santos, Carlos; Martinez-Hernandez, Ana Laura; Brostow, Witold, 1934- & Castaño, Victor M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atomic Distribution in Catalytic Amorphus Metals (open access)

Atomic Distribution in Catalytic Amorphus Metals

This article investigates the atomic distribution in catalytically active metallic glass alloys using three-dimensional atom probe microscopy.
Date: November 24, 2015
Creator: Mridha, Sanghita; Jaeger, David L.; Singh Arora, Harpreet; Banerjee, Rajarshi & Mukherjee, Sundeep
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Microlubrication Using a Vegetable Oil-Based Metal Working Fluid during End Milling AISI 1018 Steel (open access)

Analyzing the Effectiveness of Microlubrication Using a Vegetable Oil-Based Metal Working Fluid during End Milling AISI 1018 Steel

This article describes a study in which a vegetable oil-based lubricant was used to conduct wear analysis and to analyze the effectiveness of microlubrication during end milling AISI 1018 steel.
Date: April 15, 2014
Creator: Shaikh, Vasim; Boubekri, Nourredine & Scharf, Thomas W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Waste Materials from Tetra Pak Packages as Reinforcement of Polymer Concrete (open access)

Waste Materials from Tetra Pak Packages as Reinforcement of Polymer Concrete

This article discusses how compressive and flexural strength and modulus of elasticity decrease gradually, when either Tetra Pak particle concentration or particle size is increased.
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Martínez-López, Miguel; Martínez-Barrera, Gonzalo; Barrera-Díaz, Carlos; Ureña-Núñez, Fernando & Brostow, Witold, 1934-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exceptional Friction Mitigation via Subsurface Plastic Shear in Defective Nanocrystalline Ceramics (open access)

Exceptional Friction Mitigation via Subsurface Plastic Shear in Defective Nanocrystalline Ceramics

This article reports that atomic layer deposition {0002}-textured ZnO films, with nanocolumnar grains and defective sub-stoichiometric structure, exhibit nanocrystalline plasticity and exceptionally low sliding friction and wear.
Date: June 13, 2014
Creator: Mohseni, Hamidreza; Mensah, B. A.; Gupta, N.; Srinivasan, S. G. & Scharf, Thomas W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Cr Addition on γ-γ' Cobalt-Based Co-Mo-Al-Ta Class of Superalloys: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study (open access)

Effect of Cr Addition on γ-γ' Cobalt-Based Co-Mo-Al-Ta Class of Superalloys: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study

This article deals with effect of Cr addition (10 at.%) on the partitioning behavior and the consequent effect on mechanical properties for tungsten-free γ-γ' cobalt-based superalloys with base alloy compositions of Co–30Ni–10Al–5Mo–2Ta (2Ta) and Co–30Ni–10Al–5Mo–2Ta–2Ti (2Ta2Ti).
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Nithin, B.; Samanta, A.; Makineni, S. K.; Alam, Talukder; Pandey, P.; Singh, Abhishek K. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atomic Simulations of Twist Grain Boundary Structures and Deofrmation Behaviors in Aluminum (open access)

Atomic Simulations of Twist Grain Boundary Structures and Deofrmation Behaviors in Aluminum

This article investigates twist grain boundaries with molecular dynamic simulations to reveal their atomic structures, energy and interactions with dislocations.
Date: January 30, 2017
Creator: Yin, Qing; Wang, Zhiqiang; Mishra, Rajiv & Xia, Zhenhai
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laser-Assisted Machining (LAM) of Hard Tissues and Bones (open access)

Laser-Assisted Machining (LAM) of Hard Tissues and Bones

Patent relating to a system and methods of machining hard tissues, such as bone.
Date: March 17, 2014
Creator: Dahotre, Narendra B. & Santhanakrishnan, Soundarapandian
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhancing elevated temperature strength of copper containing aluminum alloys by forming L1₂ Al₃Zr precipitates and nucleating θ" precipitates on them (open access)

Enhancing elevated temperature strength of copper containing aluminum alloys by forming L1₂ Al₃Zr precipitates and nucleating θ" precipitates on them

This article presents a new approach in designing an Al-based alloy through solid state precipitation route.
Date: March 16, 2017
Creator: Makineni, S. K.; Sugathan, Sandeep; Meher, Subhashish; Kumar, Subodh & Chattopadhyay, K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Nanocrystal Formation and Tensile Deformation of TiAl Alloy (open access)

Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Nanocrystal Formation and Tensile Deformation of TiAl Alloy

This article provides fundamental understanding of the nanocrystalline formation of undercooling TiAl melt and the deformation mechanisms in the nanocrystalline TiAl at the atomic scale.
Date: September 8, 2017
Creator: Li, Peng-tao; Yang, Yanqing; Xia, Zhenhai; Luo, Xian; Jin, Na; Gao, Yong et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Ni-Content on the Transformation Temperatures in NiTi-20 at. % Zr High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (open access)

Effect of Ni-Content on the Transformation Temperatures in NiTi-20 at. % Zr High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys

This article investigates the effect of Ni-content on phase transformation behavior of NiTi-20 at. % Zr high temperature shape memory alloy.
Date: October 18, 2017
Creator: Carl, Matthew; Smith, Jesse D.; Van Doren, Brian & Young, Marcus L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An investigation on the concrete properties containing colemanite (open access)

An investigation on the concrete properties containing colemanite

This article summarizes the results of an investigation on the effect of the colemanite on physical and mechanical properties of concrete using colemanite as replacement aggregate.
Date: March 31, 2010
Creator: Gencel, Osman; Brostow, Witold, 1934-; Ozel, Cengiz & Filiz, Mümin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library