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MICROSTRUCTURAL, CORROSION AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FRICTION-STIR WELDED JOINTS BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
Keyword:
Intermetallic compound
,
Dissimilar joining
,
Light weight alloys
,
Corrosion
, and
Friction stir lap weld
Creator:
Ding, Qingli
Advisor:
Mishra, Brajendra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Developing Smart Agile Manufacturing System for Improved Sustainability: From Waste Steel to Matériel
Creator:
Wang, Yutao
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-09-30
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Design and Qualification of Wrought and Additively Manufactured 4340 Steels for Fatigue-Critical and Damage-Tolerant Applications
Keyword:
4340 Structural Steels
,
Flaw-Sensitive Fatigue Design
,
Fatigue, Ultrasonic Fatigue, Fatigue Crack Growth
,
Additive Manufacturing
,
Extreme Value Statistics
, and
Defect Quantification
Creator:
Ryder, Matthew
Advisor:
Lados, Diana A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-08-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Design of Cold Spray Aluminum Alloys for Structural Components, Coatings, and Repairs: Fatigue Mechanisms, Novel Interfacial Evaluations, and Methods for Material/Part Qualification
Keyword:
Fatigue and Ultrasonic Fatigue
,
Interfacial Strength
,
Microstructure and Fractography
,
Coatings and Repair
,
Fatigue Crack Growth
, and
Cold Spray
Creator:
Sample, Christopher
Advisor:
Lados, Diana A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-08-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
High Energy Manganese-Based Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries
Keyword:
Lattice doping
,
High-energy cathodes
,
Manganese-based layered oxide cathodes
,
Rechargeable batteries
,
Surface coating
, and
Oxygen redox
Creator:
Vanaphuti, Panawan
Advisor:
Wang, Yan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
A Comprehensive Feasibility Study on Gas-Atomized Feedstock Generated from Reclaimed Materials for Rapid Repair Applications.
Keyword:
Additive Manufacturing
,
Cold Spray
,
Thermal Preprocessing
,
Rapid Repair
,
In-Theater Repair
, and
Sustainability
Creator:
Massar, Christopher
Advisor:
Cote, Danielle
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Multiscale Indentation Mechanics for Advanced and Heterogenous Metallurgical Materials Processing-Structure-Properties-Performance Relations
Keyword:
Cold Spray
,
Additive Manufacturing
,
Mechanics
,
Metallurgy
,
Nanoindentation
, and
Plastometry
Creator:
Sousa, Bryer
Advisor:
Cote, Danielle
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-05-01
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Understanding the Material Flow Mechanisms, Microstructure Evolution, and Mechanical Properties in Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Metal Alloys
Keyword:
Residual stress and fatigue crack growth
,
Mechanical properties
,
Optimization of friction stirred welds
,
Friction stir welding of dissimilar alloys
,
Material flow mechanisms
, and
Defects and precipitates formation mechanisms
Creator:
Wang, Xiangbin
Advisor:
Lados, Diana A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-12-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
New Methods to Deposit Nickel-Aluminide Alloys as High Temperature Protective Coatings on Stainless Steels
Creator:
Farhadi, Farzaneh
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-09-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Process Engineering
Materials Recovery and Upgrade from Spent Lithium-ion Batteries
Keyword:
Lithium-ion battery recycling
,
Upcycling
, and
Single-crystal cathode
Creator:
Ma, Xiaotu
Advisor:
Wang, Yan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-08-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Developing Machine Learning Models to Predict Influence of Heat Treatments on the Tensile Properties of Ti6Al4V Parts Prepared by Selective Laser Melting
Keyword:
Ti6Al4V
,
Mechanical Properties
,
Artificial Neural Network
,
Heat Treatment
,
Machine Learning
, and
Selective Laser Melting
Creator:
Yang, Zhaotong
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-08-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Electrolyte System Design of Battery towards Expanded Applications on Energy Storage
Creator:
Cao, Jiayu
Advisor:
Wang, Yan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-11-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Developing Data-Driven Tools to Enable Formulating Non-Standard Steel Casting Alloy Composition and For Determining the Design Properties of Common Cast Steel Alloy Grades
Keyword:
Steel Casting
and
Foundry
Creator:
Monroe, Raymond
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Improving Ceramic Additive Manufacturing via Machine Learning-Enabled Closed-Loop Control
Keyword:
Adaptive control
and
Ceramic Robocasting
Creator:
Zhang, Zhaolong
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
and
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Improving the Fatigue Life of Cylindrical Thread Rolling Dies
Keyword:
Fatigue Life
,
Metal Forming Simulation
,
Thread Rolling Die
,
Thread Rolling
,
Die Stress Analysis
, and
Rolling Contact Fatigue
Creator:
Willens, David C.
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Effects of the Edges of 2D Materials on Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion
Keyword:
solar energy
Creator:
Yan, Tao
Advisor:
Rao, Pratap M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-17
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Quantitative Multiscale Analysis of Topographical Anisotropy on Biological and Engineering Surfaces
Keyword:
Roughness
,
Anisotropy
, and
Surface
Creator:
Bergstrom, Torbjorn S.
Advisor:
Brown, Christopher A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-07-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Tailoring structure and properties of polyelectrolyte-based material via materials selection and post-assembly treatment
Keyword:
Relative humidity
,
Surface morphology
,
Polyelectrolyte complex
,
Chain rearrangement
,
Surface chemistry
,
Polyelectrolyte multilayer
, and
Humidity tempering
Creator:
Lyu, Xuejian
Advisor:
Peterson, Amy M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-24
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Electrospun Separator for Structural Battery Applications
Keyword:
structural battery
,
separator
,
lithium-ion battery
,
electrospinning
, and
fiber
Creator:
Keaswejjareansuk, Wisawat
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-24
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Optimization of Coupled Computational Modeling and Experimentation for Metallic Systems: Systematic Microstructural Feature – Mechanical Property Correlation for Cold-Sprayable Powders
Keyword:
metallurgy
,
powder
,
heat treatment
,
cold spray
,
aluminum
, and
computational modeling
Creator:
Tsaknopoulos, Derek
Advisor:
Cote, Danielle
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Computational Thermodynamic and Kinetic Modeling and Characterization of Phase Transformations in Rapidly Solidified Aluminum Alloy Powders
Keyword:
computational modeling
,
microstructure
,
cold spray
,
aluminum
, and
powder
Creator:
Tsaknopoulos, Kyle Leigh
Advisor:
Cote, Danielle
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Origin Of Growth Twins During Czochralski Growth Of Heavily Doped, Dislocation-Free Single Crystal Silicon
Keyword:
silicon
,
defect
,
semiconductor
,
Czochralski
, and
twin
Creator:
Kearns, Joel K.
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Application of Materials Characterization, Efficacy Testing, and Modelling Methods on Copper Cold Spray Coatings for Optimized Antimicrobial Properties
Keyword:
cold spray
,
antimicrobial coatings
, and
copper
Creator:
Sundberg, Kristin L.
Advisor:
Cote, Danielle
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Novel Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Efficient Solar Energy Conversion
Keyword:
nanotechnology
,
photoelectrochemical water splitting
, and
metal oxides
Creator:
Zhou, Lite
Advisor:
Rao, Pratap M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
An integrated systems approach to understanding distortion and residual stress during thermal processing: design for heat treating
Keyword:
Heat treating
,
Heat transfer coefficient
,
Distortion
,
Steel
,
FEM
, and
Residual stress
Creator:
Yu, Haixuan
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-12-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Modeling and Verification of Simulation tools for Carburizing and Carbonitriding
Keyword:
Nondestructive testing
,
Modeling
,
Carbonitriding
,
Carburizing
,
Barkhausen Noise
, and
Hollomon-Jaffe Equation
Creator:
Zhang, Lei
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-05-31
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Life Extension of High Temperature Structural Alloys by Surface Engineering in Gas and Vacuum Carburizing Atmospheres
Keyword:
superalloys; aluminizing; inter-metallics; carburi
Creator:
Wang, Anbo
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-01-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Numerical modeling of induction assisted subsurface heating technology
Keyword:
Induction heating; subsurface heating layer; model
Creator:
Zhang, Lei
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Experimental Testing of a Computer Aided Heat Treatment Planning System
Keyword:
Heat treatment
Creator:
Vaidya, Rohit Subhash
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-08-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of the Effect of Oxides on the Critical Impact Velocity during the Cold Spray Process of High Purity Aluminum Powder
Keyword:
aluminum powder
,
oxide
,
bonding mechanism
, and
Cold spray
Creator:
Champagne,Jr., Victor K
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-10-30
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Heat Transfer, Hardenability and Steel Phase Transformations during Gas Quenching
Keyword:
quench
,
Heat Transfer
,
hardenability
, and
gas quench
Creator:
Lu, Yuan
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-11-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Aluminum microstructure evolution and effects on mechanical properties in quenching and aging process
Keyword:
Aluminum
,
Heat treat
,
Microstructure
, and
Constitutive model
Creator:
Guo, Guannan
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-07-31
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Corrosion Behavior of Direct Metal Laser Sintered Ti-6Al-4V for Orthopedic Applications
Keyword:
direct metal laser sintering
,
Microstructure
,
corrosion behavior
, and
Ti-6Al-4V
Creator:
Xu, Yangzi
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
and
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-05-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Si/C Nanocomposites for Li-ion Battery Anode
Keyword:
Anode
,
Lithium-ion Battery
,
Silicon
, and
Graphene
Creator:
Cen, Yinjie
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-01-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Perspectives on Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Keyword:
SAUDI ARABIA
,
Clustering Analysis
,
Structural equation modeling (SEM)
, and
HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Creator:
Alzahrani, Khalid Mohammed
Advisor:
Zeng, Amy Z.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-06-06
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Minimizing Water Requirements for Electricity Generation in Water Scarce Areas
Keyword:
renewable energy
,
electricity generation
, and
water requirements
Creator:
Stults, Erica Suzanne
Advisor:
Bar-On, Isa
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-05-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Adiabatic Bond Charge Model of Phonons
Keyword:
sound
,
phonons
,
quantum mechanics
, and
solid state physics
Creator:
Kassebaum, Paul Gregory
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
SULFUR POISONING AND TOLERANCE OF HIGH PERMEANCE Pd/Cu ALLOY MEMBRANES FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION
Keyword:
sulfur poisoning
,
Pd/Cu membranes
,
Pd membranes
, and
Hydrogen Separation
Creator:
Pomerantz, Natalie
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-08-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Numerical and Experimental Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Enhancement using Phase Change Materials
Keyword:
Phase Change Materials
,
Numerical
,
Experimental
,
Evaporation
,
Heat and Mass Transfer
,
Natural Convection
, and
Drying
Creator:
Khakpour, Yasmin
Advisor:
Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-05-01
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Metal Recovery via Automated Sortation
Keyword:
Critical Metals
,
DEM Simulation
,
Feeding Technique
, and
Scrap Recovery
Creator:
Yu, Hao
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-04-17
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
A Methodology to Transform Small and Medium Companies to Lean Manufacturing Enterprises in Ecuador
Keyword:
documentation management system
,
Methodology
,
lean manufacturing
,
waste elimination
, and
business process reeengineering
Creator:
Gonzalez Jaramillo, Victor Hugo
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-04-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Application of Computational Thermodynamic and Solidification Kinetics to Cold Sprayable Powder Alloy Design
Keyword:
Mechanical Properties
,
powder
,
atomization
,
equilibrium calculations
,
newtonian heat flow
,
TTT diagram
,
Thermodynamics
,
Cold spray
,
CCT diagram
,
Kinetics
,
Solidification
,
elemental impact factor
,
through process modeling
,
powder production
, and
Modeling
Creator:
Belsito, Danielle L
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-01-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
The Correlation between the Penetration Force of Cutting Fluid and Machining Stability
Keyword:
Cutting fluid
,
Stability regimes
,
Milling process
, and
Time delay
Creator:
Wang, Zhe
Advisor:
Fofana, Mustapha S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-05-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Simulation, optimization and development of thermo-chemical diffusion processes
Keyword:
Carburizing
and
nitriding
Creator:
Wei, Yingying
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Supported Pd and Pd/Alloy Membranes for Water-Gas Shift Catalytic Membrane Reactors
Keyword:
water-gas shift
,
Pd membranes
,
Hydrogen production
, and
catalytic membrane reactor
Creator:
Augustine, Alexander Sullivan
Advisor:
Ma, Yi Hua
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Modeling of Heat Treating Processes for Transmission Gears
Keyword:
heat treating
,
Modeling
,
Finite Element
,
quench press
,
Simulation
,
pyrowear 53
,
ring gear
,
Carburizing
, and
distortion
Creator:
Janzen, Isaiah
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-12-18
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Nitriding - fundamentals, modeling and process optimization
Keyword:
compound layer growth model
,
Simulation
,
customized Lehrer diagram
,
gas nitriding
, and
steels
Creator:
Yang, Mei
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Activated atmosphere case hardening of steels
Keyword:
Carburizing
,
nitriding
, and
stainless steel
Creator:
Wang, Xiaolan
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-12-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Development of Aluminum Dross-based Material for Engineering Application
Keyword:
aluminum dross
,
refractory
,
reuse
, and
FSP technique
Creator:
Dai, Chen
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-01-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Evaluation and Improvement of Heat Treat Furnace Model
Keyword:
Furnace Model
,
Computerized Heat treament planning
,
Heat treatmet
, and
Process Optimization
Creator:
Purushothaman, Radhakrishnan
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-08-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
A Genetic Algorithm for Fixture Synthesis and Variation
Keyword:
Reusable Fixture
and
Genetic Algorithm
Creator:
Huang, Shiping
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-05-31
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Diffusion and Phase Change During Heat Treatment of Ni-B Coatings on Steel
Keyword:
ni-b
,
Heat treatment
,
Oxidation
,
diffusion
, and
coatings
Creator:
Shepardson, Kevin W
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Helium Assisted Sand Casting of Aluminum Alloys
Keyword:
Sand casting
,
helium
, and
Thermal Conductivity
Creator:
Saleem, Muhammad Qaiser
Advisor:
Makhlouf, Makhlouf M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Numerical Modeling and Experimental Investigation for Optimization in Quenching Processes of Aluminum and Steel Parts
Keyword:
Heat Transfer
,
Residual stress
,
material modeling
,
Finite Element
,
CFD
,
Quenching
, and
Experimental
Creator:
Xiao, Bowang
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-04-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Friction Stir Welding in Wrought and Cast Aluminum Alloys: Microstructure, Residual Stress, Fatigue Crack Growth Mechanisms, and Novel Applications
Keyword:
Friction Stir Welding
,
6061-T6
,
Residual Stress Measurement
, and
Fatigue crack growth
Creator:
Chenelle, Brendan F.
Advisor:
Lados, Diana A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-01-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Effects of Processing Residual Stresses on the Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Structural Materials
Keyword:
Residual stress
,
fatigue
, and
fracture
Creator:
Lammi, Christopher James
Advisor:
Lados, Diana A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-12-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Modeling and simulation of grinding processes based on a virtual wheel model and microscopic interaction analysis
Keyword:
Simulation
,
virtual wheel model
,
grinding
,
microscopic interaction
, and
Modeling
Creator:
Li, Xuekun
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-05-17
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Design of a Rooftop Photovoltaic Array for the George C. Gordon Library at Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Structural, Thermal, and Performance Analysis
Keyword:
photovoltaic
,
structural
,
solar
,
ANSYS
,
thermal
, and
Performance
Creator:
Mayer, Jamie Lynn
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Evaluation of Corrosion and Wear of Non-Skid Deck Surfaces in Marine Environments
Keyword:
friction
,
Corrosion
,
Non-skid
,
wear
, and
Surface Metrology
Creator:
Lockwood, Amy M
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Hot Tearing in Cast Aluminum Alloys: Measures and Effects of Process Variables
Keyword:
Process parameters
,
Hot Tearing measurement
,
Aluminum alloys
,
Hot tearing
, and
Grain structure
Creator:
Li, Shimin
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Processing Routes for Aluminum based Nano-Composites
Keyword:
Metal Matrix Nano-Composites
,
Particle Agglomeration
,
Fabrication
, and
Electromagnetic Stirring
Creator:
Yu, Hao
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
The Effects of Contamination and Cleaning on AISI 9310 Vacuum Carburized Steel
Keyword:
contamination
,
cutting fluids
,
cleaning
,
AISI 9310
,
vacuum carburization
,
rust preventative oil
, and
Oxidation
Creator:
Lowell, Jodi Michelle
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-01-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Sustaining Lean Improvements
Keyword:
House of Lean
,
Failure
,
Lean
,
Standard Work
,
Continuous Improvement
,
Employee Involvement
,
Sustainability
, and
Toyota Production System (TPS)
Creator:
Schlichting, Christopher Carsten
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-12-17
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Synthesis, Integration, and Characterization of Functional Inorganic Nanomaterials
Keyword:
electrodeposition
,
AAO template-assisted nanofabrication
,
chemical vapor deposition
,
nanostructured electrode
,
1 D nanomateirals
, and
inorganic nanomaterials
Creator:
Duan, Huanan
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-05-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
A Study of Case Based Reasoning Applied to Welding Computer Aided Fixture Design
Keyword:
Case based reasoning
,
welding fixture
, and
Fixture Design
Creator:
Price, Shaun M
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-05-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Controlled Diffusion Solidification Process: Fundamentals and Principles
Keyword:
Wrought alloys
,
Casting
, and
Solidification techniques
Creator:
Symeonidis, Kimon
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-04-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Effects of Contaminants on the Gas Nitriding of Nitralloy-135
Keyword:
nitriding
and
contamiants
Creator:
Liu, Wendi
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-11-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications
Keyword:
glucose oxidase
,
anodized aluminum oxide
,
Carbon Nanotubes
, and
biosensor
Creator:
Rong, Zhiyang
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-08-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Effects of Rust on the Gas Carburization of AISI 8620 Steel
Keyword:
rust formation
,
AISI 8620 steel
, and
gas carburizing
Creator:
Wang, Xiaolan
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-07-31
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Fundamentals of Mass Transfer in Gas Carburizing
Keyword:
Kinetics
,
Mass transfer
,
Multi-objective optimization
,
Carburizing
,
Thermodynamics
,
Modeling
, and
Carbon diffusivity
Creator:
Karabelchtchikova, Olga
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-12-18
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Investigation of the quench and heating rate sensitivities of selected 7000 series aluminum alloys
Keyword:
heating rate
,
quench sensitivity
, and
Aluminum
Creator:
Nowill, Courtney Ann
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-08-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Formation and Distribution of Porosity in Al-Si Welds
Keyword:
hot cracking
and
Porosity
Creator:
Legait, Pierre-Alexandre
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-05-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
The effect of flow rate, spray distance and concentration of polymer quenchant on spray quenching performance of CHTE and IVF probes
Keyword:
spray quenching
,
flow rate
,
heat transfer coefficient
, and
CHTE
Creator:
Lee, Lin
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Graphical Data Mining for Computational Estimation in Materials Science Applications
Keyword:
Clustering
,
Domain Semantics
,
Classification
,
Graphical Data
, and
Data Mining
Creator:
Varde, Aparna S
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-08-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Effects of Solution Rheology on Electrospinning of Polystyrene
Keyword:
Electrospinning
,
Polymer
,
polystyrene
, and
Rheology
Creator:
Eda, Goki
Advisor:
Shivkumar, Satya
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Computer-Aided Manufacturing Planning (CAMP)of Mass Customization for Non-rotational Part Production
Keyword:
multi-part fixture
,
manufacturing resource capability
,
setup planning
,
Object-oriented systems analysis(OSA)
,
Feature
, and
Computer aided manufacturing planning
Creator:
Yao, Suqin
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-12-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
CAFixD: A Case-based Reasoning Method for Fixture Design
Keyword:
Fixture Design
,
case-based reasoning
,
Axiomatic Design
, and
retrieval-by-adaptabilty
Creator:
Boyle, Iain Mackinnon
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-05-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
A Methodology to Predict the Effects of Quench Rates on Mechanical Properties of Cast Aluminum Alloys
Keyword:
Jominy End Quench
,
Taguchi design
,
Heat treatment
,
Time-Temperature-Property curve
,
Quenching
,
Cast Al-Si-Mg alloys
,
Polymer quench
, and
ANOVA analysis. Quench Factor Analysis
Creator:
Ma, Shuhui
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-05-01
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Development of Computer Aided Heat Treatment Planning System for Quenching & Tempering (CHT - q/t) and Industrial Application of CHT-bf & CHT-cf
Keyword:
quenchant database
,
properties prediction
, and
TTT diagram
Creator:
Singh, Amarjit Kumar
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-05-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Study on Genetic Algorithm Improvement and Application
Keyword:
tolerance assignment
and
Genetic Algorithms
Creator:
Zhou, Yao
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-05-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Thermomechanical characterization of NiTiNOL and NiTiNOL based structures using ACES methodology
Keyword:
NiTiNOL
,
SMAs
,
thermomechanical
,
ACES
, and
OEH
Creator:
Mizar, Shivananda Pai
Advisor:
Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-02-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Laser beam interaction with materials for microscale applications
Keyword:
Laser micromachining
,
lattice-phonon vibration
,
numerical calculations
,
plasma effects
,
Fourier theory
,
hole profile
,
Silicon
,
analytical solutions
,
Heat Transfer
,
hole formation
,
MEMS
,
laser microdrilling
,
laser beam characteristics
, and
304 stainless steel
Creator:
Nowakowski, Krzysztof A.
Advisor:
Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-12-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Finite Element Analysis for Fixture Stiffness
Keyword:
Computer-aided fixture design
,
Finite element analyisis
, and
Fixture Stiffness
Creator:
Zheng, Yi
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
An Analysis of The Effect of 3-D Groove Insert Design on Chip Breaking Chart
Keyword:
insert
,
critical feed rate
,
chip breaking chart
,
insert groove
,
Chip
, and
Chip breaking
Creator:
Avanessian, Alfred
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-01-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Kinetics of Complete Methane Oxidation on Palladium Model Catalysts
Keyword:
Deactivation
,
methane oxidation on palladium
,
Kinetics
,
hysteresis
, and
structure sensitivity
Creator:
Zhu, Guanghui
Advisor:
Ribeiro, Fabio H.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-01-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
The effects of part orientation and fluid flow on heat transfer around a cylinder.
Keyword:
Residual stress
,
Quenching
, and
distortion
Creator:
Rondeau, Darrell K
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Residual Stress Reduction During Quenching of Wrought 7075 Aluminum Alloy
Keyword:
Aluminum 7075
,
Quench Factor Analysis
,
Quenching
,
Deformation
, and
Residual stress
Creator:
Mitchell, Ian D
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-05-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Simulation of Thermo-mechanical Deformation in High Speed Rolling of Long Steel Products
Keyword:
Hot Rolling
,
High Speed Rolling
,
Bar and Rod Rolling
,
Finite Element Analysis
,
Rolling Simulation
,
Free Surface
, and
Product Geometry
Creator:
Biswas, Souvik
Advisor:
Rencis, Joseph J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-10-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
A Selective Encapsulation Solution For Packaging An Optical Micro Electro Mechanical System
Keyword:
die warpage
,
die bow
,
electronics
,
wirebonds
,
encapsulate
,
MEMS
,
packaging
,
micro electro mechanical systems
,
encapsulant
,
Corrosion
, and
electrochemical migration
Creator:
Bowman, Amy Catherine
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-01-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Development of a process for characterization of Nd:YAG crystals
Keyword:
Nd:YAG
,
crystals
,
measurement of lasers
,
laser beam
, and
laser
Creator:
Bronski, Mark T
Advisor:
Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-04-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Development of a combined hot isostatic pressing and solution heat-treat process for the cost effective densification of critical aluminum castings
Keyword:
hot isostatic pressing
,
aluminum castings
,
Densal
, and
Heat treatment
Creator:
Diem, Matthew M.
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-01-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Characterization of the performance of mineral oil based quenchants using CHTE Quench Probe System
Keyword:
mineral oil
,
quenchant
,
surface oxide
,
Heat Transfer
, and
Quenching
Creator:
Ma, Shuhui
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-08-23
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Evolution and Characterization of Partially Stabilized Zirconia (7wt% Y2O3) Thermal Barrier Coatings Deposited by Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition
Keyword:
Zirconia
,
EB-PVD
,
Microstructure
,
Deposition Rate
,
Texture
, and
TBC
Creator:
Bernier, Jeremy Scott
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-05-17
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Quench Probe and Quench Factor Analysis of Aluminum Alloys in Distilled Water
Keyword:
Cooling Rates
,
6061 Aluminum
, and
Quench Factor Analysis
Creator:
Fontecchio, Marco
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Ultrasonic welding of Copper to Laminate Circuit Board
Keyword:
ultrasonic
and
welding
Creator:
Tucker, Joseph C
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Machining Chip-Breaking Prediction with Grooved Inserts in Steel Turning
Keyword:
Prediction
,
Chip breaking
,
grooved inserts
, and
turning
Creator:
Zhou, Li
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-01-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Computer-Aided Fixture Design Verification
Keyword:
geometric model
,
tolerance analysis
,
tolearnce assignment
,
fixture design verification
,
Fixture Stiffness Matrix
,
stability analysis
,
kinetic model
, and
Jacobian Matrix
Creator:
Kang, Yuezhuang
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-01-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Bottle to Bottle
Creator:
Less, Josh
,
Bean, Nick
, and
Maloney, Lauren
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-01-01
Resource Type:
Poster
The WAVE - Water Vapor Condenser
Creator:
Miller, Daniel
,
Brierly, Shawna
,
Castagna, Bianca
, and
Kimmel, Ryan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-01-01
Resource Type:
Poster
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