Materials education

The Pennsylvania State University is the base for the Materials Education Council (MEC), the national and international center for the creation,... 

The Journal of Materials Education (JME) is a must for the departmental library. It is in fact a continuously changing textbook of teaching modules on new and emerging materials topics. Free reprint rights make the articles easily available. 

Newnham, R.E., Trolier-Mckinstry, S. and Giniewicz, T.R. (1993) Piezoelectric, pyroelectric and ferroic crystals. Journal of Materials Education, 15, 189-223. 

G. L. Liedl and K. S. Sree Harsha, Computer Usage in Materials Education, Proceedings of a symposium held in Detroit, Michigan, September 16-20, 1984, Metallurgical Society, Warrendale, PA, 1985. 

Materials Educational Module for Materials Science and Engineering... 

K.S.Rebeiz, D.W.Fowler, and D.R.Paul (1991). Formulating and Evaluating an Unsaturated Polyester Composite made with Recycled PET. Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 13, No. 5 6, pp. 441 -54. 

Martinez-Barrera, G., Vigueras-Santiago, E., Gencel, O., and Hagg Lobland, H. E., Polymer Concretes A Description and Methods for Modification and Improvement, Journal of Materials Education 33, no. 3-2 (2011) 37-52. 

Adapted from W. G. French, Journal of Material Education. Penn State University Press. College Park. Pennsylvania. 1979. p. 341. 

W.D. Kingery, 1987, A Role for Ceramic Materials Science in Art, History and Archeology , Journal of Materials Education 9 679-718. 

P.W. Brown, 1998, Phase Change in a One-component System , Journal of Materials Education 20 43. 

G.H. Beall, 1992, Synthesis and Design of Glass-ceramics , Journal of Materials Education 14 315. 

R. Metselaar, 1984, Diffusion in Solids Part V, Journal of Materials Education 6 229. 

J.H.W. de Witt, 1981, High Temperature Oxidation of Metals , Journal of Materials Education (JEMMSE) 3 343. 

Three clean steel nails are treated in the following ways (a) completely immersed in tap water (b) completely immersed in boiled distilled water (c) partly immersed in tap water. The results found after several days are for treatment (a), rust present, especially on the head and point for treatment (b), little rust present for treatment (c), dense ring of rust at the waterline and pitting just below the surface of the water. Explain these findings [see P.J. Guichelaar and M.W. Williams, 1990. A Simple Demonstration of Corrosion CtWs, Journal of Material Education 12 331]. 

M. Aldissi, 1987, Recent Advances in Inherently Conducting Polymers and Multicomponent Systems , Journal of Materials Education 9 333. 

Figure 15.8 The thermal expansion of the c axis and contraction of the a and b axes for CaZr4P6024, redrawn from data in D.K. Agrawal 1994, [NF ] A New Family of Real Materials for Low Thermal Expansion Applications , Journal of Materials Education 16 139-165...

Informed Participation. Those who are present need to be provided with highly accessible materials that frame the issue in a fair way and provide a baseline of data on which participants may begin their discussions. These background materials educate participants and create the foundation for a rich, informed table discussion. In addition to the written materials, issue experts also are available to respond to specific questions generated at tables during the discussion period. 

Emory University. Department of Human Genetics Educational Materials. Educational materials 2013 [dted 2014 Nov 6] Available from genetics.emory. edu/chnical/index.php assetID=309. 

Rgure 9.1. Microwave lead-through insulator of porous glass for a vacuum reactor. The dielectric constant n can be made low by making a glass-air composite with closed porosity. Adapted with permission from the Journal of Materials Education. 

Figure 9.5. The resistivity of two 0-0 composites, one with large conducting particles (left) and one with small conducting particles, both with large nonconducting grains. The small-large mixture percolates at lower concentrations. Published with permission from the Journal of Materials Education.

Figure 9.7. The temperature dependence of three types of thermistors. Published with permission from the Journal of Materials Education.

Figure 9.11. Band scheme of a Zn0/Bi203 varistor. The negatively charged grain boundaries of the insulating Bi203 are barriers for electron transport between the ZnO grains. If the potential difference is high enough the barrier decreases and electrons start to flow. Published with permission from the Journal of Materials Education.

Figure 10.9. Schematic of the total electric conductivity at different oxygen pressures of an oxidic electrolyte [like case (a) in Figure 10.7]. At extremes in oxygen pressure the compound is an n-type or p-type semiconductor because the mobility of the electronic charge carriers is much higher than that of the ionic charges. When the concentrations of the electronic charge carriers drop below the ionic defect concentrations the compound becomes a mixed conductor. In the electrolytic domain there is no contribution of electrons to the conductivity. From 0. Johannesen and P. Kofstad. Electrical conductivity in binary metal oxides. Part 2. J. Mater. Educ. 7,969 (1985) with permission from the Journal of Materials Education.

Robert M. Goldhoff, VITA and Materials Technology Coupling Technical Skills with Problems of World Development, An Interamerican Approach for the Seventies, vol. 2, Materials Education, Southwest Research Institute ed. (New York ASME, 1970), 29. 

Journal of Materials Education. 1983-. University Park, PA Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University (0738-7989). 

Since testing methods are varied, selection of necessary and sufficient tests is important in terms of efficiency and economy. Storage condition of raw materials is also very important to proof the performance of final products. Temperature and humidity of storages or warehouses should be within the range shown in the specification of materials. No material over the shelf life can be used to produce adhesives. First-in first-out sequence is a good manner to manage the inventory of raw materials. Education for workers who treat raw materials is also an effective investment to maintain high quahty of adhesive products. 

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