Engineering materials silicon

For more details on the roles of metal impurities in silicon solar cells and efforts to engineer materials that are less affected by these impurities, see S. Dubois, O. Palais, M. Pasquinelli, S. Martinuzzi, and C. Jassaud, J. Appl. Phys. 100 (2006), 123502, and T. Buonassisi, A. A. Istratov, M. A. Marcus, B. Lai, Z. H. Cai, S. M. Heald, and E. R. Weber, Nature Materials 4 (2005), 676. 

Aluminum alloys readily with copper, manganese, magnesium, silicon, and zinc Many aluminum alloys arc commercially available. See also Aluminum Alloys and Engineered Materials. 

Miao H, Qi, L, Cui G (1995) Silicon Nitride Ceramic Cutting-Tools and their Applications. In Low IM, Li XS (eds) Advanced Ceramic Tools for Machining Application - II Key Engineering Materials 114, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland, p 135... 

Yu, Z.B., Krstic, Z. and Krstic, V.D., (2005), Laminated silicon nitride/silicon carbide composites with self-sealed structure , Key Engineering Materials 280-283, 1873-1876. 

The use of silicone polymers for insulation has helped to build electric machines and apparatuses which can operate for a long time at 180-200 °C and for a limited period of time at 450-500 °C and higher. Owing to the high moisture resistance of silicone polymers, electric engines with silicone insulation can operate for a long time even underwater. The experience shows that the application of silicone insulating materials helps to considerably reduce the size of machines and increase the time of their... 

M. Giirtler and G. Grathwohl, Tensile Creep Testing of Sintered Silicon Nitride, in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Creep and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Institute of Metals, London, U.K., 1990, pp. 39 408. 

General Electric Company, Engineered Materials Group, Silicone Products Division James River Corporation Nippon Carbon Company, Ltd. 

Corrosion of KT Silicon Carbide in Acids, Form A-12003, Niagara Falls, N.Y., Sohio Engineered Materials Company (1979). 

The extraordinary mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNT) have prompted intense research into a wide range of applications in structural materials, electronics, and chemical processing.Attempts have been made to develop advanced engineering materials with improved or novel properties through the incorporation of carbon nanotubes in selected matrices (polymers, metals and ceramics). But the use of carbon nanotubes to reinforce ceramic composites has not been very successful. So far, only modest improvements of properties were reported in CNTs reinforced silicon carbide and silicon nitride matrix composites, while a noticeable increase of the fracture toughness and of electrical conductivity has been achieved in CNTs reinforced alumina matrix composites. ... 

P. Supancic, R. Danzer, W. Harrer, Z. Wang, S. Witschnig, and O. Schdppl, "Strength Tests on Silicon Nitride Balls", Key Engineering Materials, p. to be published, 2008. 

Silicon nitride-based ceramics are promising engineering materials for application under corrosive and wear conditions [135-142]. However, the use of silicon nitride materials in hot acids under hydrothermal conditions and in bases is often limited by degradation of the materials. This is the impetus for current efforts for better understanding of the influence of the microstructure on the corrosion behaviour of silicon nitride materials and to improve the materials behaviour on its basis. Up to now, only a small amount of data about the mechanisms of corrosion and pitting formation exists. 

H. Emoto and H. Hirotsuri, Microstructure Control of Silicon Nitride Ceramics Fabricated from a-Powder Containing Fine P-Nuclei , Key Engineering Materials, 161-163, 1999, 209-... 

A. Okada and M. Yoshimura, Mechanical Degradation of Silicon Nitride Ceramics in Corrosive Solutions of Boiling Sulphuric Acid , Key Engineering Materials, 113, 1996, 227-236. 

Huang, X. Pelegri, A. A. Nanoindentation Measurements on Low-k Porous Silica Thin Films Spin Coated on Silicon Substrates. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 125, 361-367 (2003). 

D. L. Jiang and J. H. Shea, Silicon carbide based composites, a review. Key Engineering Materials, 108-110, 67-84(1995). 

Hoffinaim, M.J., Becher, P.F., and Petzow, G. (eds) (1994) Silicon Nitride 93, vol. 89-91, Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Puhl. Inc., Zurich, Switzerland. 

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