What should be the typical range of thickness of silicon carbide plate for the effective use as microwave susceptor?

For hybrid microwave heating what should be the range of silicon carbide plate which can perform well in heating and melting process. Can we use 15mm to 20mm thick silicon carbide plate as...

10 November 2018 7,624 2 View

Which Software can be used for the simulation of the Sintering Behaviour of Metal Matrix Composite ?

How to simulate and model the Sintering behavior of the Metal Matrix Composite Material in different Processing Techniques (i.e. Conventional, Microwave and Hybrid Mode) ?

06 July 2018 4,470 2 View

How can we calculate the elastic compliance value of the Al2O3 nano-particle?

I've the XRD data of Al2O3 nano-particle. For the Anisotropy behaviour how we can calculate the elastic complaince value of the particles from the XRD data.

04 May 2018 5,437 3 View

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31 December 2017 6,882 0 View

Addition of alloying element during machining gives better surface quality Why ?

Why during machining of light weight or soft material the addition of alloying elements provides good surface finish as compared to base material (Pure form of metal).

10 November 2017 8,372 5 View

What is the significant of micro and macro hardness?

For metal matrix composite material (Al matrix composites) what is the importance of measuring micro and macro hardness after final processing of material?

10 November 2017 7,782 6 View

What is the status of bread making and more bakery foods with the use of insect flour/powder?

Insects have been consumed by human diet since prehistoric times. At present, the idea of looking at insects as food has been getting traction worldwide, also in response to increasing food...

03 March 2021 6,223 5 View

How do I increase the yield of my PCR product?

Hello, We would like to increase the yield of our PCR product. We are running a series of PCR reactions that is targeting ~1.1kb sequence. We begin each reaction with ~400pg of template DNA...

02 March 2021 4,029 3 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

1 nm thick MgO thin-film to be deposited on Si wafer using thermal evaporation. What will be the optimum deposition conditions?

Favourable conditions of base pressure, rate of deposition. Also, by which characterisation technique to be used to verify the thickness of the deposited film.

28 February 2021 3,640 3 View

Have anyone checked before Cyclic voltammograms of intial ITO substrate and E-teck?

As a beginner in electrochemistry, I tried to obtain cyclic voltamograms of commercial anatase powder deposited on an ITO substrate or on Eteck. After several attempts, I noticed that my cyclic...

23 February 2021 3,175 3 View

How to reduce static electricity of powder after lyophilization?

I am working on synthesizing and then purifying peptides using the SPPS system. After purification of the peptide, the peptide powder is obtained using a freeze dryer. When measuring the powder,...

22 February 2021 10,099 5 View

What kind of steel moulds are used for hot pressing metal powders?

My main concern is that the metal powders should not weld to the mold surface and I should easily be able to eject out the pressed samples. I am looking for alternative for graphite moulds. The...

22 February 2021 2,965 4 View

What is the best etching method for Mg-Ca alloy?

I have used Picral etchant (4.2 g Picric acid, 10 mL Acetic acid, 70 mL Ethanol, 10 mL distilled water) but it didn't work. Is there any alternative?

21 February 2021 2,558 5 View

How to Study a proton NMR of Graphene prepared by Electrochemical Exfoliation technique?

I performed a Proton NMR of graphene powder prepared by electrochemical exfoliation technique. It shows some peaks. But I can't understand it.

21 February 2021 8,947 3 View