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2006 ASM/TMS Spring Symposium

Multi-Phase and Composite Materials
GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, May 22nd & 23rd, 2006

Book of Abstracts (151 kb)


Session I - In-Situ Composite Processing

An Overview of In-Situ Metal Matrix Composites (1.74 mb)
Stephen Kampe (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Solidification Processing and Mechanical Properties of RuAl-based Alloys (6.65 mb)
David Johnson (Purdue University)
Development and Applications of Ni3Al-based Intermetallics (2.44 mb)
Vinod Sikka (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  Composite Wind Blade Materials & Processing - Pros and Cons
Wendy Lin (GE Global Research)



Session II - Engineering Composite Processing

Use of Flow Simulation for Design, Optimization and Control of Liquid Composite Molding Processes (5.1 mb)
Suresh Advani (University of Delaware)
Melt Infiltrated Ceramic Composites for Gas Turbine Applications (1.93 mb)
Gregory Corman (GE Global Research)
  A Method for Evaluating Manufacturing Damage in Monolithic and Composite Materials
Dean Poeth (The Graduate College of Union University)
Effective Thermal Conductivity of Fiber Reinforced Composites by Eshelby's Method (425 kb)
Yozo Mikata (Lockheed Martin - KAPL, Inc.)



Session III - Interface Engineering

Grain Boundary Engineering: Composite Modeling of Grain Boundary Networks (4.51 mb)
Christopher Schuh (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Effect of Local Oxygen Activity on Metal-Ceramic Interface Chemistry (4.72 mb)
Elizabeth Dickey (Pennsylvania State University)
Toughening Mechanisms in Ceramic Composites Reinforced with Nanotubes and Nanofibers (9.98 mb)
Brian Sheldon (Brown University)
New Techniques for Determining the Properties of Materials and Interfaces during In-Situ Heating in the TEM (4.28 mb)
James Howe (University of Virginia)
Controlling Interfacial Structure in the Growth of Magnetic Thin Films (1.15 mb)
William Egelhoff (National Institute of Standards and Technology)



Session IV - Advanced Applications of Composites

Flow, Fracture, and Fatigue Studies on Composites and Bulk Metallic Glasses (47.4 mb)
John Lewandowski (Case Western Reserve University)
Dual Microstructure Heat Treatment for Advanced Turbine Engine Components (3.86 mb)
Joseph Lemsky (Ladish)
The Development and Commercialization of Polymer Derived Ceramic Matrix Composites (1.15 mb)
Walter Sherwood (Starfire Systems)
Thin-Film Nano-Composite Soft Magnetic Materials for High Frequency Applications (2.80 mb)
Charles Sullivan (Dartmouth College)