Materials & Processes Lab:
Selected Publications

Basner, T., R. Pehlke, A. K. Sachdev, "Thin-Wall Back Extrusion of Partially Remelted Semi-Solid Sn-Pb," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 31A:1 (2000): 57-62

Baxter, William J. and Anil K. Sachdev, "Correlation of Tensile Strength with Fracture Modes of KAOWOOL- and SAFFIL-Reinforced 339 Aluminum," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 30A:3A (1999): 815-824

Baxter, William J. and Anil K. Sachdev, "The Tensile Strength of 339 Aluminum Reinforced with Kaowool Fibers: A Comparison of T5 and T6 Heat Treatments," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 30A:7 (1999): 1835-1841

Baxter, William J., A. Alostaz, and I. Jasiuk, "The Effect of Shot Particles on the Fatigue of Kaowool Fiber-Reinforced 339 Aluminum," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 30A:1 (1999): 195-201

Belton, David N. and Kathleen C. Taylor, "Automobile exhaust emission control by catalysts," Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 4:1 (1999): 97-102

Cheng, Y.-T., and C.-M. Cheng, "Can stress-strain relationships be obtained from indentation curves using conical and pyramidal indenters?" Journal of Materials Research 14:9 (1999): 3493-3496

Cheng, Yang-Tse and Che-Min Cheng (Zheng Zhemin), "Scaling relationships in conical indentation of elastic-perfectly plastic solids," International Journal of Solics and Structures, 36:-8 (1999): 1231-1243

Cheng, Y-T., C-M. Cheng, "Can Stress-Strain Relationships be Determined from Indentation Curves Using Conical and Pyramidal Indenters?" Journal of Materials Research Rapid Communication 14 (1999): 3493

Cheng, Y-T., C-M. Cheng, "What is Indentation Hardness," Surface and Coatings Technology, 133-134 (2000), 417-424

Cheng, Y-T., Z. Li, "Hardness Obtained from Conical Indentation with Various Cone Angles," Journal of Materials Research 15 (2000):2830

Ferman, Martin A., Sheila F. Kia, Devi N. Rai, Joseph C. Simmer, "Measurement of Condensate - and Smoke - Causing Emissions from Paints and Sealers," Journal of Coatings Technology 71 (1999)

Foss, Peter, " Fiber orientation in 3D injection molded features: prediction and experiment," International Polymer Processing 14 (1999): 409

Franetovic, Vjekoslav, "The Sequence of Precipitation in 339 Aluminum Castings," Journal of Materials Science 36 (2001): 461-468.

Fuerst, Carl D., "Fast neutron activation analysis of oxide inclusions in mangnesium alloy ingots," in Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry, edited by J. L. Duggan and I. L. Morgan, Woodbury, NY: American Institute of Physics, 1999

Grandjean, F., G. Long, R. Cortes, D. T. Morelli, G. P. Meisner, "A Cerium X-ray Absorption Study of the Cerium-Iron-Cobalt-Antimony Skutterudites," Physical Review B 62:19 (2000): 12569

Herbst, J. F. and F. E. Pinkerton, "Model calculations of torque-induced axial magnetization in circumferentially magnetized rings: Further results," Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 204 (1999): 120-130

James, W. D., C. D. Fuerst, "Overcoming Matrix Effects in the 14 MeV Fast Neutron Activation Analysis of Metals," Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 244:2 (2000): 429-434

Kia, Sheila F., S. Papasavva, J. Claya, R. Gunther, "Life Cycle Analysis of Automotive Powder Primers," European Coatings Journal 1 (2001): 92-95.

Long, G. J., D. Hautot, F. Grandjean, D. T. Morelli, G. P. Meisner, Reply to "Comment on 'Mossbauer Effect Study of Filled Antimonide Skutterudites,' " Physical Review B 62 (2000): 6829

Luo, Alan A., Michael Balogh, and Bob R. Powell, "Tensile Creep and Microstructure of Magnesium-Aluminum-Calcium Based Alloys for Powertrain Applications: Part 2 of 2," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0423 (2001).

Mishra, R. K., G. W. Smith, W. J. Baxter, A. K. Sachdev, V. Franetovic, "The Sequence of Precipitation in 339 Aluminum Casting," Journal of Materials Science 36-2 (2000)

Mishra, Raj K., George W. Smith, William J. Baxter, Anil K. Sachdev, and Vjekoslav Franetovic, "The Sequence of Precipitation in 339 Aluminum Castings," Journal of Materials Science, 36 (2001): 461-468.

Pinkerton, F. E., B. G. Wicke, C. H. Olk, G. G. Tibbetts, G. P. Meisner, M. S. Meyer, J. F. Herbst, "Thermogravimetric Measurements of Hydrogen Absorption in Alkali-Modified Carbon Materials," Journal of Chemical Physics B 104 (2000): 9460-9467

Pinkerton, F. E., J. F. Herbst, M. S. Meyer, "Magnetostriction and Torque Response of Pinkerton Tb0.5Dy0.5Fe2/Fe Composites," Journal of Applied Physics 87 (2000): 8653

Pinkerton, F. E., J. F. Herbst, T. W. Capehart, M. S. Meyer, and W. A. Fellberg, "Magnetostrictive Sm1 - xNdxFe2/Fe composites from melt-spun precursors," Journal of Applied Physics 85-3 (1999): 1654-1657

Roessler, D. M., "That was GPC '98, that was," Powertrain International 2:1 (1999): 1-2

Powell, Bob R., Alan A. Luo, Vadim Rezhets, John J. Bommarito, and Basant L. Tiwari, "Development of Creep-Resistant Magnesium Alloys for Powertrain Applications: Part 1 of 2," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0422 (2001).

Smith, G. W., W. J. Baxter, A. K. Sachdev, "A Calorimetric Investigation of Fiber/Matrix Reactions in Fiber-Reinforced Aluminum Alloy 339," Materials Science and Engineering, A284 (2000): 246-253

Smith, G. W., W. J. Baxter, R. K. Mishra, "Precipitation in 339 and 2124 Aluminum: A Caveat for Calorimetry," Journal of Materials Science 35:15 (2000): 3871-3880

Smith, George W., Frederick E. Pinkerton and Jerome J. Moleski, "Determination of phase stability in a bulk amorphous alloy by differential scanning calorimetry," Thermochimica Acta 342:1 (1999): 31:39

Tibbetts, G. G., "Nucleation and Growth of Carbon Filaments and Vapor-Grown Carbon Fibers," in Carbon Filaments and Nanotubes: Common Origins, Differing Applications?, edited by Biro, Tibbetts, Lambin, Bernardo. Amsterdam: Kluwer (2000)

Tibbetts, G. G., "Vapor-Grown Carbon Fibre Research and Applications: Achievements and Barriers," in Carbon Filaments and Nanotubes: Common Origins, Differing Applications?, edited by Biro, Tibbetts, Lambin, Bernardo. Amsterdam: Kluwer (2000)

Tibbetts, G. G., A. K. Sachdev, A. M. Wims, V. Franetovic, "Grain growth in alumina-silica fibers," Journal of Materials Science 34:5 (1999): 1017-1023

Tibbetts, G.G., and J.J. McHugh, "Mechanical properties of vapor-grown carbon fiber composites with thermoplastic matrices", Journal of Materials Science 14:7 (1999): 2871-2880

Tibbetts, G.G., J.C. Finegan, J.J. McHugh, J.-M. Ting, D.G. Glasgow, and M.L. Lake, "Applications Research on Vapor-Grown Carbon Fibers," in Science and Application of Nanotubes, edited by D. Tomanek and R. J. Enbody. Netherlands: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 1999

Tibbetts, Gary G. and Micheal P. Balogh, "Increase in yield of carbon fibres grown above the iron/carbon eutectic," Carbon 37:2 (1999): 241-247

Uher, C., J. Yang, S. Hu, D. T. Morelli, and G. P. Meisner, "Transport properties of pure and doped MNiSn (M=Zr, Hf)," Physical Review B, 59:13 (1999): 8615-8621

Van Steenkiste, T. H., J. R. Smith, R. E. Teets, J. J. Moleski, D. W. Gorkiewicz, R. P. Tison, D. R. Marantz, K. A. Kowalsky, W. L. Riggs II, P. H. Zajchowski, B. Pilsner, R. C. McCune and K. J. Barnett, "Kinetic spray coatings," Surface and Coatings Technology, 111:1 (1999): 62-71

Yang, J., G. P. Meisner, D. T. Morelli, C. Uher, "Iron Valence in Skutterudites: Magnetic and Transport Properties of Co1-xFexSb3," Physical Review B 63, 014410