Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials

Content: Preface xiii     Editors xv     Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials     Characterization of Ferrous Metals I     Characterization of the Microstructure of Compacted Graphite Cast Iron 3  V. Rastegar     EBSD Analysis of Complex Microstructures of CSP Processed Low Carbon Micro-Alloyed Steels 11  C. Reip, R. Flender, and M. Frommert     Empirical Models of Cold Working Effect in Steel Tube Production 19  R. Batson, and J. Zhang     Microstructural Investigation of Carbon Steel after Hot Rolling to Optimize Complex Hot Forming of Thick Plates 27  G. Tober, O. Anopuo, and P. Maier     Microstructural Characterization of Fe-Mn-C Ternary Alloy under Near-Rapid Solidification 35  W. Xia, R. Yang, C. Song, and Q. Zhai     Effects of Surface Modifications on SCW Corrosion Resistance 43  J. Li, S. Penttila, and W. Zheng     Interface Mass Transfer during the Tribofinishing Process 49  I. Hilerio, D. Medina, V. Cortes, and J. Munoz     Characterization of Non-Ferrous Materials     Improvement of Mechanical Properties in Severely Plastically Deformed Ni-Cr Alloy 61  K. Song, H. Kirn, H. Son, and W. Kim     Processing and Microstructural Control of Copper Foams for Thermal Wick Material Systems 69  K. Ledford, S. Lin, andJ. Nadler     Characterization of Minerals and Ceramics     A Novel Low-Energy Route for the Extraction of Copper And Cobalt Metals/Alloys from the Zambian Sulphide Concentrates 79  K. Hara, and A. Jha     Structural and Chemical Modification of Sulfide Mineral Surfaces by High-Power Nanosecond Pulses 89  I. Bunin, V. Chanturiya, A. Kovalev, I. Khobarova, and E. Koporulina     Characterization of Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Different Routes 99  A. Maich, E. Er dem, and F. Doyle     Characterization of Concentrate, Pellet and DRI Samples for Trace Elements 107  M. Zhang     The Dielectric and the Temperature-rising Characteristics of Ore Fines Materials in Microwave Field 115  H. Zhu, L. Dai, J. Peng, W. Liang, Z. Wei, Z Weng, Q. Ye, and J. Chen     Characterization on the Roughness of the Iron Ore Particles 123  X. Lv, X. Huang, R. Zhang, and M. Zhou     Synthesis and Characterization of Al, Ag, Ti, Cu, and B Substituted Hydroxylapatite, 131  C. Er gun, T. Webster, G. Gunes, A. Bahadir, H. Liu, and I. Erden     Electric Resistivity of Fine Chromite Ore 139  C. Pan, X. Lv, C. Bai, X. Liu, and D. Li     Melting and Reduction of Manganese Sinter with Fluxes 147  T. Brynjulfsen and M. Tangstad     Ceramic Pigments with Spinel Structure Obtained by Low Temperature Methods 155  O. Restrepo, E. Chavarriaga, and L. Jaramillo     Mechanical Characterization of Cellular Ceramic Materials 163  W. Aechar, F. Bar celos, and L. Pereira     Study of Attapulgite for Human Health 169  W. Aechar, T. Mow a, A. Costa, and L. Barreto     Characterization Technologies     3D Metallography of Multiphase Steels 177  M. Fischer, P. Lutomski, A. Stieben, and W. Bleck     Characterization of Open-Pored Metals Using Image Processing 185  B. Hinze, and J. Roesler     Thermography Assisted Fatigue Testing 193  A. Saiga!, R. Gu, C. San Marchi, and D. Matson     Characterization of Environmental and Construction Materials     Tile Production Using Wastes from Mining Industry of the Mining District Pachuca and Real Del Monte 203  J. Hernandez, E. Salinas, F. Patino, I. Rivera, J. Flores, N. Trapala, M. Perez, M. Flores, and I. Reyes     Concrete with Cementitious Steel Slag Composites and Its Applications 211  H. Fang, J. Hwang, G. Xue, and L. Lu     Characterization of Dust Generated in the BOF Converter 221  E. Junca, J. Oliveira, D. Espinosa, and J. Tenorio     Experimental Research to Improve the Soundness of Cementitious Material Blended with Cycled Fluidized Bed Ash 229  S. Zhu and X. He     Production of Apatitic Material Using Turkish Colemanite Mineral 239  C. Moral, T. Basargan, and G. Nasun-Saygih     Setting Time of Concrete Material
 Laboratory Measurements Versus Field Applications 251  M. Riad, S. Shoukry, and G. William     Gas Emission and Structural Changes in the Firing of Red Clay Ceramics with Addition of Sanitary Ware Mass Wastes 259  R. Faria, V. Souza, S. Cosin, R. Toledo, and H. Vargas     Characterization of Energy, Electronic and Optical Materials     Influence of La2O3 Additive Content on the Phase Stability, Sintering and Microstructure of 8 MOL% Y2O3 Stabilized Cubic Zirconia (8YSZ) Ceramic Used for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications 269  S. Tekeli, B. Aktas, and S. Salman     Development and Characterization of Carbonaceous Materials Incorporated with Metal (Ti, V and Zn )-Organic Compounds for Hydrogen Storage 277  M. Nath, A. Kumar, and A. Mallick     Characterization of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Adsorption with External Electric Field 285  Z. Zhang, X. Sun, Z. Peng, and J. Hwang     Nanocrystalline CdS Thin Films Prepared by Vacuum Evaporation 293  S. Ikhmayies     Structure-Property Correlation of xPb(Ni0.33Nb0.67)O3-(1-x)Pb(Zr0.31Ti0.69)O3 Based Relaxor-Ferroelectric Ceramics Synthesized Via Columbite  Precursor Method 303  B. Mallesham, T. Jayaraman, A. James, and D. Das     The Characteristics of Optical Recording Media Affected by the Accelerating Aging Test 311  D. Huang, J. Lin, T. Lin, J. Chen, M. Lin, and J. Tsai     A Comparison between the Properties of Spray-Pyrolyzed SnO2:F/CdS:In Structures Prepared by Using NH4F and HF as a Source of Fluorine 319  S. Ikhmayies, and R. Ahmad-Bitar     Characterization and Preparation of Anti-Reflection Coatings in the RANGE of 3-5 um for Si Optical Window 327  K. Iqbal, A. Maqsood, M. Mujahid, and M. Asghar     Characterization of Carbon and Soft Materials     Thermal Properties of Polyester Composites Incorporated with Coir Fiber 341  H. Santafe Junior, N. Simonassi, and S. Monteiro     Investigating the Rheology of LCPs through Different Die Geometries 349  A. Ahmadzadegan, M. Zimmerman, and A. Saigal     Effect of the Fiber Equivalent Diameter on the Elastic Modulus and Density of Sisal Fibers 357  A. Camposo Pereira, W. Pereira Inacio, F. Muylaert Margem, and S. Neves Monteiro     Correlation between the Density and the Diameter of Buriti Fibers 365  A. de Paula Barbosa, M. Picanqo Oliveira, A. da Silva Crespo, N. Suely Silva Santos, F. Muylaert Margem, and S. Neves Monteiro     Thermal and Morphological Behavior of EVOH/Piassava Fiber Composites 373  B. Nogueira, A. Chinellato, A. Ortiz, A. Parveen, V. Rangari, and E. Moura     Thermal Behavior of Banana Fiber 381  F. Muylaert Margem, L. Barbosa de Souza Martins, N. Carneiro Garcia Rosa, and S. Neves Monteiro     Comparative Studies of Crushing Behavior of Various Fiber Reinforced Skin Polyurethane Foam Cored Composite Sandwich Structures 387  K. Sharma, and M. Sripathy     Elastic Modulus Variation with Diameter for Ramie Fibers 395  A. Barreto Bevitori, L Leno Amoral da Silva, R. Sopeletto Carreiro, F. Muylaert Margem, and S. Neves Monteiro     Comparative Study of the Sugarcane Bagasse Fiber/HDPE Composite Properties Using Electron-Beam and Gamma Radiation Treatments 403  A. Pereira, A. Soria, A. Abreu, A. Chinellato, N. del Mostro, and E. Moura     Characterization of Light Metals     Influence of Deformation on the Properties of Carbon-Fiber Reinforced 2024 Alloy Matrix Composites 413  L. Wu, and G. Yao     Microstructure and Deformation Behavior of Mg-Zn-Al-Re Magnesium Alloy 421  J. Zhang, F. Pan, and C. Bai     Microstructures and Tensile Mechanical Properties of Mg-9Zn-0.6Zr-2Er Magnesium Alloy 427  J. Zhang, and B. Zhang     Nanobond - The Perfect Refractory Choice for Quick Lining and Repairing of Aluminium Melting Furnaces 435  T. Schemmel, H. Jansen, B. Kesselheim, and U. Kremer     Characterization of Grit Blasted Metallic Biomaterials by Thermoelectric Power Measurements 443  H. Carrean, & Barriuso, J. Gonzalez-Carrasco, F. Garcia-Cahallero, and M. Lieblich     Characterization of the Torsional Response of As-cast A359-SiCp-30% at Elevated Temperatures 451  J. DeMarco, J. Karl, K Sohn, and A. Gordon     Characterization of Ferrous Metals II     Comparison of Creep Life Assessment between Tin-Based Lead-Free Solders and Lead Solders 479  K. Monden     Correlationship between JIC and Equivalent Fracture Strain Determined by Small-Punch Test in JN1S JJ1 and JK2 Austenitic Stainless Steels 487  V. Lopez-Hirata, M. Saucedo-Munoz, and T. Hashida     Effect of Heat Treatment on the Surface Characteristics of AISI D2 Steel Machined by Wire EDM 495  M. Dhobe, I. Chopde, and C. Gogte     Hot Deformation Study by Processing Maps of N Containing Microalloyed Steel 503  M. Dikovits, C. Poletti, F. Warchomicka, G. Chaudhari, and V. Pancholi     Influence of Annealing Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cold-Rolled Sheet of Fe-36Ni Invar Alloy 511  X. Jiang, L. Li, X. Xia, J. Huang, and Q. Zhai     Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Inconel 600/SS 400 Lap Joints 519  K. Song, W. Kim, and K. Nakata     Author Index 527     Subject Index 531