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Wear- and Erosion-Resistant Applications Zirconia s exceptional resistance to erosive wear and corrosion has led to its application in pump component parts subjected to high stress, such as shafts, coupHngs, or thrust parts. These types of pump are currently utilized as high-performance sludge and process pumps for 

One specific property of zirconia is its excellent edge retention, which has led to applications as cutting blades for the paper industry, as scalpels for precision cutting in the operation theater, as scissors for hairdressing, as cutting tool for Kevlar fibers, and even as sushi knives. 

Zirconia parts with superior diamond tool-generated surface finishes displaying tolerances as low as 1 gm and high strength have also been used as spHt coupling devices for optical fibers in telecommunication systems. 

Refractory Fibers Recently, zirconia-based insulating material with a low density and a low thermal conductivity has been developed in the form of fibers, paper, felt, board and shaped articles. The material is a cubic zirconia soHd solution stabilized with yttria, and has a maximum usable temperature of 2100 C. The innovative fabrication technique involves the use of an organic precursor fiber as a structural template, impregnated with an aqueous solution of zirconium chloride and yttrium chloride. The metallic salts are deposited within the organic fiber, which can subsequently be burned off by a controlled oxidation. The hollow remainder is then fired at a sufficiently high temperature (800-1300 °C) so as to induce crystallization, after which the oxide particles are sintered to develop a ceramic bond. Other techniques to produce refractory fibers involve phase inver- 

These materials offer outstanding properties, including thermal stabiUty to 2600 °C and corrosion resistance to hot aUcahs and many aggressive chemicals and melts neither are they wetted by a range of molten metals. The appUcations of zirconia refractory fibers range from highly efficient thermal insulation to separators in aerospace batteries, hot gas filters and electrolysis diaphragms (see below). 

Currently, polymeric composites based on WPCs have been used in various building components, for instance, decks, flooring, docks, window frames, and molded panel products [31]. Many recent research efibrts have been made to explore the use of fully biobased composite materials in order to alleviate stress 

The mechanical performance required of biocomposites is dependent on specific structural applications. Crude inferences can be made by comparing properties of materials that these biocomposites are intended to substitute. Mechanical data and/or allowable design values of wood and engineered wood products were used to evaluate potential applications of hemp fabric/cellulose acetate composites and hemp fabric/poly (hydroxybutyrate) composites (Table 13.2). From the comparisons, it can be inferred that these biocomposites, despite not passing the design values of wood structural material, can potentially substitute engineered wood products (of the same size) such as plywood and oriented strand boards to partially capture existing markets as crates, pallets, and formwork [38]. 

The disadvantageous low stiffness of biocomposites could be remedied by manipulating their structural shape. This manipulation is possible because (i) biocomposites are moldable and (ii) the actual deformation of a structure is dependent on the moment of inertia in addition to modulus of elasticity. Manipulation of shapes and profiles is also important from the perspective of reducing product 

Note Ponderosa pine is used as sample wood allowable properties are after taking into account strength ratio, quality factors, and adjustment factors in accordance with ASTM D245. 

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Flexible foams are used in mattresses, cushions, and safety applications. Rigid and semiflexible foams are used in structural applications and to encapsulate sensitive components to protect them against shock, vibration, and moisture. Foam coatings are tough, hard, flexible, and chemically resistant. 

In any structural application it is the peak stress which matters. At the peak, the fibres are just on the point of breaking and the matrix has yielded, so the stress is given by the yield strength of the matrix, d and the fracture strength of the fibres, (t, combined using a rule of mixtures... 

SD Rufino, LE Donate, LHI Canard, TL Blundell. Predicting the conformational class of short and medium size loops connecting regular secondary structures Application to comparative modeling. I Mol Biol 267 352-367, 1997. 

Because of their unique blend of properties, composites reinforced with high performance carbon fibers find use in many structural applications. However, it is possible to produce carbon fibers with very different properties, depending on the precursor used and processing conditions employed. Commercially, continuous high performance carbon fibers currently are formed from two precursor fibers, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and mesophase pitch. The PAN-based carbon fiber dominates the ultra-high strength, high temperature fiber market (and represents about 90% of the total carbon fiber production), while the mesophase pitch fibers can achieve stiffnesses and thermal conductivities unsurpassed by any other continuous fiber. This chapter compares the processes, structures, and properties of these two classes of fibers. 

Structural applications of rubber base adhesives were also obtained using rubber-thermosetting resin blends, which provided high strength and low creep. The most common formulations contain phenolic resins and polychloroprene or nitrile rubber, and always need vulcanization. 

The aerospace field is a broad one and has a complex history. A comprehensive review of structural adhesive applications on currently flying aerospace vehicles alone could fill its own book. Hence this chapter will concentrate on the aerospace commercial transport industry and its use of adhesives in structural applications, both metallic and composite. Both primary structure, that is structure which carries primary flight loads and failure of which could result in loss of vehicle, and secondary structure will be considered. Structural adhesives use and practice in the military aircraft and launch vehicle/spacecraft fields as well as non-structural adhesives used on commercial aircraft will be touched on briefly as well. 

Adhesives are not used Just for structural applications on modern aircraft. In fact, the number of non-structural applications of adhesives vastly outnumbers the structural applications. Adhesives are used for everything from assembling lavatory walls to attaching the No Smoking sign to cabin partitions. Just a sampling of adhesive types and applications are discussed below. 

CuCr (Corten) Rust-resisting steels for structural applications. 

Fiber-reinforced composite materials such as boron-epoxy and graphite-epoxy are usually treated as linear elastic materials because the essentially linear elastic fibers provide the majority of the strength and stiffness. Refinement of that approximation requires consideration of some form of plasticity, viscoelasticity, or both (viscoplasticity). Very little work has been done to implement those models or idealizations of composite material behavior in structural applications. 

Just as there must be some rationale for selecting a particular stiffness and/or strength of material for a specific structural application, there must also be a rationale for determining how best to achieve that stiffness and strength for a composite of two or more materials. That is, how can the percentages of the constituent materials be varied so as to arrive at the desired composite stiffness and strength ... 

The fundamental objective in this section is to describe the factors and procedures to select the right material for a specific structural application. The right stuff for a material, as for a fighter pilot or an astronaut, is a complex combination of characteristics. To select the proper material requires being able to characterize and evaluate various composite materials (or metalsl) and to compare their attractive characteristics with the behavioral features required for a particular structure. Finally, a materials selection example of a space truss design problem will be addressed. 

Composite materials are ideal for structural applications where high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios are required. Aircraft and spacecraft are typical weight-sensitive structures in which composite materials are cost-effective. When the full advantages of composite materials are utilized, both aircraft and spacecraft will be designed in a manner much different from the present. 

Fiber-reinforced plastics have been widely accepted as materials for structural and nonstructural applications in recent years. The main reasons for interest in FRPs for structural applications are their high specific modulus and strength of the reinforcing fibers. Glass, carbon, Kevlar, and boron fibers are commonly used for reinforcement. However, these are very expensive and, therefore, their use is limited to aerospace applications. 

Used mainly in structural applications. Is suitable for refrigeration and cold stores. 

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