The mass production of highly dense oxides with high-temperature and high-pressure phases allows us to discover functional properties that have never been developed. To date, the quenching of highly dense materials at the gramme-level at ambient atmosphere has never been achieved. Here, we provide evidence of the formation of orthorhombic Fe2TiO4 from trigonal FeTiO3 as a result of the high-tem...

In this paper, the dynamics of a bouncing ball is described for several common ball types having different bounce characteristics. Results are presented for a tennis ball, a baseball, a golf ball, a superball, a steel ball bearing, a plasticene ball, and a silly putty ball. The plasticene ball was studied as an extreme case of a ball with a low coefficient of restitution ~in fact zero, since th...

Tlre preserrce oflrarrl corrtarnir~rrrIt.s in lubricated rolling bearing.~ is (I rrrrijor cr1~1.s~ of /~rel~rrrti~re failure, for exarnple by fatigue or I J ~ rrbr(r.sive rt~erlr of rolling el en rent.^, races or cages. However; tlre brtrotluctiorr of rtruclr Irorcler ceranzic (u.sually silicon nitride) balls or r01ler.s rurrrrirrg rlgnirzst steel races, in tlre lzybrid bearing concept, is like...

Current address – Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201 † Corresponding author – [email protected] Tel: (414) 229-3377 ABSTRACT Surface texture influences friction during sliding contact conditions. In the present investigation, the effect of surface texture of soft materials on friction during sliding against hard materials was studied usin...

Self-lubricating polymer compounds are currently used for a wide range of applications such as bearings, gears, and water meters. Under severe conditions such as high pressure, high velocity, and/or high temperatures, the material fails (PV limit). In this study, we investigated the effect of graphite on the tribological properties of polystyrene (PS) with “ball-on-three-plates” tests. Graphite...

In this study, Ti-5Al-2.5Fe alloy was prepared by powder metallurgy. The elemental titanium, aluminum, and iron powders were mechanically alloyed for 10 h in a vacuum atmosphere. A stainless steel jar and stainless steel balls were used for mechanical alloying. The alloyed powders were then sintered by vacuum hot pressing at 950 °C for a soaking time of 30 minutes. Pure titanium was also sinter...

Utilization of biomass char, which is regarded as a carbon neutral fuel, has been discussed to decrease in the dioxide emission from ironmaking processes. However, carbonization usually leads significant loss. In this study, direct use uncarbonized for reduction iron ore was attempted. First, behavior ore-uncarbonized composite examined understand mechanism at elevated temperature. Second, test...