The structural view of rational acceptance is a commitment to developing a logical calculus to express rationally accepted propositions sufficient to represent valid argument forms constructed from rationally accepted formulas. This essay argues for this project by observing that a satisfactory solution to the lottery paradox and the paradox of the preface calls for a theory that both (i.) offe...

Recent research suggests that extraordinary combinations of strength and ductility can be achieved in the so–called δ–TRIP steels, which contain ferrite, bainite and austenite. A part of the reason for the ductility of almost 40% elongation at a strength of some 900MPa, is believed to be the optimal stability of the austenite to plastic deformation. We demonstrate here that mechanical stabilisa...

We prove the triviality of the Grothendieck ring of a Z-valued field K under slight conditions on the logical language and on K. We construct a definable bijection from the plane K to itself minus a point. When we specialize to local fields with finite residue field, we construct a definable bijection from the valuation ring to itself minus a point. At the Edinburgh meeting on the model theory ...

In the contribution the stress of die materials of thermal fatigue is defi ned and material life is derived theoretically and compared with the measured values. The important properties of the die materials as thermal conductivity, coeffi cient of thermal expansivity, modulus of elasticity and mechanical properties are described. Binding to it single die materials as carbon steels and chrome-tu...

There has been a huge expansion in the laying of pipelines for the transmission of fossil fuels over large distances and in dire environments. One particular problem associated with the steels used to fabricate the pipes is that of the anisotropy of mechanical properties, especially the toughness. This review represents an attempt to critically assess the steels and the orientation dependence o...

New kinetic theory capable of dealing with the simultaneous precipitation of several phases has been applied to a variety of creep resistant power plant steels. It has been demonstrated that the model has the ability to predict the vast differences in precipitation kinetics reported in the published literature for power plant steels. New experimental results on precipitation in a 9Cr 1 Mo type ...

S. Krum, F. Pešlová, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Prague, Czech Republic, J. Kliber VŠB TU Ostrava, Czech Republic Corrosion resistant steels are used for the prod uction of parts exposed to corrosive environment and also to thermo-mechanical loads. Steel molds in the glass manufacture industry with their functional surfaces simultaneously exposed to t...

We report a computational 'alloy by design' approach which can significantly accelerate the design process and substantially reduce the development costs. This approach allows simultaneously optimization of alloy composition and heat treatment parameters based on the integration of thermodynamic, thermo-kinetics and a genetic algorithm optimization route. Novel steel compositions and associated...

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