Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory.

"December 1993"--P. [2] of cover.

Using the ultrasound and instrumented indentation techniques to measure the elastic modulus of engineering materials

Currently, the acoustic and nanoindentation techniques are two of the most used techniques for material elastic modulus measurement. In this article fundamental principles and limitations of both techniques are shown and discussed. Last advances in nanoindentation technique are also reviewed. An experimental study in ceramic, metallic, composite and single crystals was also done. Results shown that ultrasonic technique is capable to provide results in agreement with those reported in literature. However, ultrasonic technique does not allow measuring the elastic modulus of some small samples and single crystals. On the other hand, the nanoindentation technique estimates the elastic modulus values in reasonable agreement with those measured by acoustic methods, particularly in amorphous materials, while in some policristaline materials some deviation from expected values was obtained.

Service performance of engineering materials

Corrosion research by Atrens and co-workers has made significant contributions to the understanding of the service performance of engineering materials. This includes: (1) elucidated corrosion mechanisms of Mg alloys, stainless steels and Cu alloys, (2) developed an improved understanding of passivity in stainless steels and binary alloys such as Fe-Cr, Ni-Cr, Co-Cr, Fe-Ti, and Fe-Si, (3) developed an improved understanding of the melt spinning of Cu alloys, and (4) elucidated mechanisms of environment assisted fracture (EAF) of steels and Zr alloys. This paper summarises contributions in the following: (1) intergranular stress corrosion cracking of pipeline steels, (2) atmospheric corrosion and patination of Cu, (3) corrosion of Mg alloys, and (4) transgranular stress corrosion cracking of rock bolts.

Engineering materials list : cumulative indexes /

"Subject Index for Supplements 13 through 26; Engineering Category Index for Supplements 1 through 26; Corporate Author Index for Supplements 13 through 26."

Engineering materials list : cumulative index /

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Engineering materials list : cumulative index /

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Engineering materials list : cumulative index 1968-1971 /

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Guide to the subject scope of the Engineering Materials Program /

"October 1967."

Engineering materials list.

Cummulative indexes issued.

Partially plastic thick-walled cylinders. A portion of a research project entitled plastic behavior of engineering materials.

Bibliography: leaves 35-35.