Alternative to TEM ?

Hi, I have images of coating structures deposited at various process parameters. As there is no availability of HRTEM to differentiate the coating growth, I am looking for a...

31 December 2016 3,464 4 View

Which is the right approach for scientific research?

It is an old discussion but still such topics are needed to be raised in modern times to understand the approach of the system. Scientific writing: Is quality important or quantity? Although I am...

31 December 2016 6,079 3 View

Quality or Quantity?? which is the right approach for scientific research?

It is an old discussion but still such topics are needed to be raised in modern times to understand the approach of the system. Scientific writing: Is quality important or quantity? Although I am...

11 December 2016 7,044 0 View

Are there white papers for publishing available??

I am looking for white papers where I can publish some unpublished research. This research is not enough to be published as a full length article but a page or two can be written to explain the...

10 November 2016 8,540 1 View

Formation of Alpha-Al2O3 phase?

09 October 2016 3,897 10 View

Oxidation of Gamma TiAl alloys?

Hi, I am looking for possible literature discussing the oxidation kinetics of gamma TiAl alloys (with Nb as alloying element) at various temperatures. I am obtaining higher oxidation rates at 800...

01 February 2016 1,015 6 View

Why am I experiencing a decrease of average crystal size with increase in sputtering power?

I have deposited Cr2AlC MAX phases on a Nickel substrate and found a decrease in average crystal size with the increase in sputtering power. The sputtering powers are really high between (1-5 KW)....

31 December 2015 7,742 4 View

How can I prepare a specimen of TiAlN for coating structure analysis?

Hi, I am trying to analyze TiAlN coating structure through SEM. These coatings are deposited on a Silicium Wafer. These wafers are broken into parts before one can see the cross-section....

31 December 2015 9,614 8 View

Do high peaks mean high texture coefficients?

11 December 2015 6,948 5 View

Can someone point me towards the suitable parameters for ion millting of hard coatings with PIPS II (GATAN)?

Hi, I am looking for suitable paramteres for the ion milling process with PIPSII (GATAN). The CrN, TiN, TiAlN coatings are to be prepared for the TEM investigations. A hint would be really...

04 May 2015 8,087 3 View

error in running a model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

error in modelling model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

MGL tools

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what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

08 May 2021 0 0 View

flexibility of polymers chain

effect of double bond on the flexibility of polymers

07 April 2021 0 0 View

i have some problem with chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: Maximum number of iterations exceeded From function Foam::scalar Foam::species::thermo::T(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar) const) const [with Thermo = Foam::hConstThermo >; Type = Foam::sensibleEnthalpy; Foam::scalar = double; Foam::species::thermo = Foam::species::thermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy>] in file /home/ubuntu/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/lnInclude/thermoI.H at line 66. FOAM aborting #0 Foam::error::printStack(Foam::Ostream&) at ??:? #1 Foam::error::abort() at ??:? #2 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::calculate() at ??:? #3 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::correct() at ??:? #4 ? at ??:? #5 __libc_start_main in "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6" #6 ? at ??:?

24 March 2021 0 0 View

Formulation of polymer color flakes

I am writing to request some information for making polymer color flakes. I would appreciate the help.

17 March 2021 0 0 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

Why can't make aluminum nitride film successfully by use sputter?

We use reactive sputtering process to make aluminum nitride film, and want to make c-axis aluminum nitride film on a silicon substrate, but the crystal orientation cannot be seen with...

03 March 2021 7,975 3 View