Various Building Materials

Embedment in, or contact with, various building materials Metal components may be embedded in various building mortars, plasters, concrete or floor compositions, or else may be in contact with these. Similarly, they may be in contact with materials such as other metals, wood, etc. 

Resistance of various building materials to ozone deposition. Environmental Technology, 11, 973-8. 

Table 7 Absorption of hydrogen cyanide by various building materials under the effect of 2%...

Applications of neutron analysis developed much later than those found in X-ray and electron diffraction. Like electron diffiaction, neutron analysis has often been used in conjunction with X-ray techniques. For example, researchers were able, in such a combined study, to elucidate the internal dynamics of protein molecules. Independently, neutron diffraction has allowed investigators to study the details of atomic movements in substances. This basic scientific knowledge has helped others to develop better products, including window glass, semiconductors, and other electronic devices. In industry, neutron diffraction has been used to study tbe stresses, strains, and textures of various building materials. Eor example, metal alloys and welds often exhibit cracks or expansion as well as shrinkage, which limits the value of the respective products. Indeed, this practice is so prevalent that it has been named engineering diffraction. ... 

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