Microwaves, ceramic testing

Lin and Hawley (1993) were the ones to conduct preliminary tests on the continuous microwave pultrusion on the prepregs. A microwave transparent ceramic die was designed to fit into the microwave cavity. The feasibility of the process was proved by the heating and curing results. 

The rare metal thulium has almost no practical applications. What it can provide is available -more cheaply - from other lanthanides. It has been suggested, however, that the metal could be incorporated in ceramics, making them magnetic. If so, this material could be used in microwave equipment The y-radiation from the radioactive isotope °Tm has been examined for use in materials testing and as a portable X-ray source for medical use. 

Beryllium oxide Spark plugs High voltage electrical components Rocket-combustion-chamber liners Lasar tests Electrical furnace liners Microwave windows Ceramic applications... 

For completeness, alternative less common methods to density refractory ceramics and UHTCs include Microwave Sintering (MWS) and Laser Sintering Since ZrB is electrically conductive, it has hmited couphng with microwave energy and this has probably limited the experimental tests by MWS. 

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