NASA Conference Publication 3354

National Educators' Workshop: Update 96

Standard Experiments in Engineering Materials Science

and Technology

Compiled tny

James E. Gardner and Ginger L. Freeman

Langley Research Center • Hampton, Virginia

James A. Jacobs

Norfolk State University • Norfolk, Virginia

Don M. Parkin

Los Alamos National Laboratory ,, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Proceedings of a workshop sponsored jointly by

the United States Department of Energy, Los Alamos, New Mexico,

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.,

the Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia, and

the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland

and held in

Los Alamos, New Mexico

October 27-30, 1996

July 1997
The opinions expressed in this document are not necessarily approved or endorsed by the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration

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PREFACE

NEW:Update 96, hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos New Mexico,

October 27 -30, 1996, marked the our first workshop west of the Mississippi. The new venue, high

in the mountains, coupled with a quality event, provided an excellent launching &our second decade

of workshops. As in the past we built themes, activities, and presentations based on extensive

evaluations from participants of previous workshops. This Ilth annual NEW:Update continued to

follow the theme of strengthening materials education. About 120 participants witnessed

demonstrations of experiments, discussed issues of materials science and engineering (MS&E) with

people from education, industry, government, and technical societies, heard about new MS&E

developments, and chose from nine, three-hour mini workshops in state-of-the-art LANL laboratories

to attend. Faculty in attendance represented high schools, community colleges, smaller colleges, and

major universities. Undergraduate and graduate students also attended and presented.

The generous fashion in which Don Parkin, Director of LANL's Center for Materials Science, and

the many scientist, engineers, and other staff, provided funding, opened their facilities, developed

presentations and activities, and acted as all around gracious hosts which insured the on-going quality

of this important educational series of workshops.

Professor Xavier Spiegel, representing the American Society for Engineering Education's (ASEE)

Materials Division, presented a special award from ASEE in recognition to Dr. Parkin for his and

LANL's valuable contributions to MS&E education. The overwhelming success of NEW:Updates

results, in a large measure, from the considerable work and sacrifices of the host agencies: Oak Ridge

National Laboratory (ORNL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National

Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) Langley Research Center, Norfolk State University

(NSU), and now LANL.

NEW:Update 96 participants saw the demonstration of about forty experiments and aided in

evaluating them. We also heard updating information relating to materials science, engineering and

technology presented as mini plenary sessions that focused on technology from LANL. Among these

sessions a special emphasis was placed on hydrogen as a sub theme for the workshop; portions of

that phase of the workshop were broadcast over the lntemet. Additionally, a panel of materials

educators provided updates on various curricula and pedagogical innovations.

The experiments in this publication can serve as a valuable guide to faculty who are interested in

useful activities for their students. The material was the result of years of research aimed at better

methods of teaching materials science, engineering and technology. The experiments were developed

by faculty, scientists, and engineers throughout the United States. There is a blend of experiments

on new materials and traditional materials. Uses of computers in MS&E, designing experiments, and

a variety of low-cost experiments were among the demonstrations presented.

Experiments underwent an extensive peer review process. After submission of abstracts, selected

authors were notified of their acceptance and given the format for submission of experiments.

Experiments were reviewed by a panel of specialists through the cooperation of the Materials

Education Council. Authors received comments from the panel prior to NEW:Update 96, allowing

them to make necessary adjustments prior to demonstrating their experiments. Comments from

workshop participants provided additional feedback which authors used to make final revisions which

were submitted for the NASA editorial group for this publication.

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The Materials Education Council of the United States publishes selected experiments in the Journal

of Materials Education (JME). The JME offers valuable teaching and curriculum aids including

instructional modules on emerging materials technology, experiments, book reviews, and editorials

to materials educators.

Videotapes were made of the workshop by LANL. Transparency masters for the mini plenary

sessions are included in this publication. As with previous NEW:Updates, critiques were made of

the workshop to provide continuing improvement of this activity. The evaluationsand

recommendations made by participants provide valuable feedback for the planning of subsequent

NEW:Updates.

NEW:Update 96 and the series of workshops that go back to 1986 are, to our knowledge, the only

national workshops or gatherings for materials educators that have a focus on the full range of issues

on strategies for better teaching about the full complement of materials. Recognizing the problem

of motivating young people to pursue careers in MSE, we have included exemplary pre-university

activities such as Adventures in Science, ASM International Education Foundation's Career Outreach

Program, Engineers for Education, National Teachers Institute for Materials Science and Technology,

and several programs run through high schools.

NEW:Update 96, with its diversity of faculty, industry, and government MSE participants, served

as a forum for both formal and informal issues facing MSE education that ranged from the challenges

of keeping faculty and students abreast of new technology to ideas to ensure that materials scientists,

engineers, and technicians maintain the proper respect for the environment in the pursuit of their

objectives.

We hope that the experiments presented in this publication will assist you in teaching about materials

science, engineering and technology. We would like to have your comments on their value and

means of improving them. Please send comments to James A. Jacobs, School of Technology, Norfolk

State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504.

The alpha version of a CD-ROM with over 200 experiments from past NEW:Updates was

demonstrated by Stuart Pendelton of NASA's Technology Applications Group at the workshop.

Please contact Jim Jacobs for ordering details if you wish to obtain a copy.

We express our appreciation to all those who helped to keep this series of workshops viable. Special

thanks goes to those on the planning committee, management team, hosts, sponsors, and especially

those of you have developed and shared your ideas for experiments, demonstrations, and novel

approaches to learning.

The use of trademarks or manufacturers" names in this publication does not constitute

endorsement, either expressed or implied, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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MANAGEMENT TEAM

Workshop Co-Directors

Don M. Parkin, Director

Center for Material Science

Los Aiamos National Laboratory

James A. Jacobs

Professor of Engineering Technology

Norfl_lk State University

NASA LaRC Coordinator

James E. Gardner and Ginger Freeman

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Langley Research Center

Director's Assistant

Diana P. LaClaire

Norfolk State University

Committee Members

Edward Aebischer, Manager

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Drew Azzara

American Society for Testing and Materials

Robert Berrettini

Materials Education Council

James A. Clum

State University of New York at Binghamton

Douglas F. Craig

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Kristi B. Foster

ASM International

Jan C. Hull

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Kenneth L. Jewett

National Institute of Standards & Technology

Michael A. Karnitz

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Thomas F. Kilduff

Thomas Nelson Community College

Kristen T. Kern

Norfolk State University

James V. Masi

Western New England College

Alfred E. McKenney

IBM Corporation, Retired

Alan G. Miller

Boeing Commercial Airplane Company

Heidi Ries

Norfolk State University

Abad Sandoval

Los Alamos National Laboratory

F. Xavier Spiegel

American Society for Engineering Education

Thomas G. Stoebe

University of Washington

Peggie Weeks

Corning Community College

Marcia Zalbowitz

Los Alamos National Laboratory

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REVIEWERS FOR NEW:Update 96

Dinesh Agrawal

Associate Professor of Materials Science and

Engineering

Materials Research Laboratory

The Pennsylvania State University

John E. Baglin

Research Staff Member

IBM Almaden Research Center

Else Breval

Senior Research Associate

Materials Research Laboratory

The Pennsylvania State University

Witold Brostow

Professor of Materials Science

Center for Materials Characterization

University of North Texas

Paul W. Brown

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Research Laboratory

The Pennsylvania State University

William Callister

Associate Professor of Metallurgy

University of Utah

Wenwu Cao

Senior Research Associate

Materials Research Laboratory

The Pennsylvania State University

Theodore Davidson

Consultant

Princeton. NJ

Michael Grutzeck

Associate Professor

Materials Research Laboratory

The Pennsylvania State University

Richard Heckel

Profess_r of Metallurgical and

Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Materials

Blair London

Associate Professor of Materials Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Howard Pickering

Distinguished Professor of Metallurgy

The Pennsylvania State University

Darrell Schlom

Assistant Professor of Materials Science and

Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University

Technical notebooks and announcements of the workshop were provided by

NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER

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LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY

MINI WORKSHOPS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29

2:00 - 5:00 P.M.

I. A FUNDAMENTAL APPROACH TO ION BEAM ANALYSIS - Joe Tesmer

Everyone learns fundamental principles such as conservation of momentum, or electrostatics such as Coulomb forces and

Rutherford scattering in school. Unfortumtely, these underlying principles are seldom evident in real-world applications.

lon beam nmtefials analysis uses direct applications of ninny fundamental physics principles to solve real-world problems

in materials science. This workshop will stress the links between the analytic techniques and the basics as a way to see the

usefulness of learning the fundamentals. The workshop will include approximately one hour lecture and two hours of handson demonstration.

2. PROBING MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED PROPERTIES BY SCANNING

PROBE MICROSCOPIES - Marilyn Hawley

Scamfing probe nficroscopies are widely being used to evaluate not o_fly topographic features, but property-structure

relationships in electronic and magnetic materials. These nmterials include diamond films, nmgnetic tapes, and colossal

magneto-resistive films. The power of the nmgnetic and electric force nficroscopes will be demonstrated on these

technologically important nmterials and will include chemical potential variations, strain induced nmgnetic domains, and grain

boundary effects.

3. LOS ALAMOS ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FACILITIES - Harriet Kung

Electron microscopy is a broad term used to cover many specialized techniques that define an image either by passing

electrons through a material (e.g. transmission electron microscopy, TEM), or by scattering electrons off the surface of a

material (e.g. scalming electron microscopy, SEM). With the new generation of electron microscopes, researchers can look

at the chemistry and structure of nmterials at the atomic level. Electron microscopy is a vital characterization tool for

relating material structure and chemistry to synthesis, processing and properties of materials, and has become a key part of

materials science research. Workshop participants will be shown the LANL electron microcopy facility and examples of

LANL electron microscopy capabilities.

4. SUPERCONDUCTIVITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER - Dean Peterson

Research and development activities directed towards applications of high temperature superconductors will be reviewed for

participants. Demonstrations will include magnetic levitation, disappearance of electric resistance, and transport current

measurements. Approaches to successfully synthesizing these new oxide superconductors in the laboratory will also be

discussed. The status of ongoing collaborations with industrial partners to develop superconducting wires, magnetic

separators, motors, Ix_wer transmission cables, current limiters, magnetic sensors, and other applicatiolts are to be presented

during the workshop.

5. SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR TRIBOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - Michael Nastasi

Modern technology depends on materials with precisely controlled properties. For example, surface and near-surface

properties are of prime consideration for integrated circuits and tribological applications. The properties of surfaces and

near-surface regions nmy be modified through several techniques, including ion implantation and coatings. In this workshop,

surface modification coating capabilities at LANL will be demonstrated, producing a sample with a modified surface region.

This sample will then be tested to characterize the friction and wear properties of the modified surface.

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HYDROGEN MINI WORKSHOPS

6. ENGINEERING MATERIALS FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION - T. S. Moss and R. S. Dye

The use of hydrogen gas has become more imlx_rtant in recelu years to a variety of high technology areas, such as

microelectronics, ferrous and nonferrous metals processing, chemical and polymer synthesis, and petrochemical processing.

Further, the steady depletion of limited-resource fossil fuels, such as light crudes and matural gas, and the associated pollution

problems have made hydrogen-based energy systems more attractive. As such, the production of pure hydrogen gas for use

in these areas has become more important.

In this workshop, the purification of hydrogen gas from impure feed streams using high temperature membranes will be

examined. The fundamental differences in the way that hydrogen interacts with metals will be demonstrated. From these

differences, we will be able to explain how one can design and engineer a membrane to exploit the advantageous properties

of multiple materials into a composite structure with superior performance. One will gain hands-on experience with flow

rate determination, gas analysis with nmss spectrometry, and observe structural changes in metals due to hydrogen by x-ray

diffraction.

7. HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS FOR UTILITY AND TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS - Shimshon Gottesfeld

To achieve high perfi_rmance and high energy efficiency, hydrogen fuel cells depend critically on materials properties. For

the intensively developed polymer electrolyte fuel cell, some key materials are:

a) a polymeric membrane of high protonic conductivity and chemical stability

b) a well designed thin film catalyst

c) hardware materials required to maintain high bulk surface conductivity under

conditions

demanding cell operating

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells and their components will be discussed, highlighting key nmterials issues.

8. MATERIALS FOR HYDRIDE-BASED BATTERIES - Ricardo Schwarz

Until recently, apart from the lead-acid battery, the nickel/cadnfium battery had the lions share of the rechargeable

electrochemical energy storage system nmrket. Because of environmental concerns related to the toxicity of cadmium, the

cadmium electrode is being replaced by the metal hydride electrode. Nickel/metal hydride batteries have an additional

advantage of a slightly higher energy density storage.

The positive nickel hydroxide electrode, conunon to both the nickel/cadmium and the nickel/metal hydride electrode, has

been studied for many years and is the positive electode of choice in most batteries. The consensus is that little can be done

to improve the nickel electode. The metal hydride electode, however, requires further study and improvement. In the

nickel/metal hydride battery, the metal hydride electrode operates in concentrated KOH. The main problem with this

electrode relates to the loss of hydrogen storage capacity with cyclic hydrogen charging/discharging which is thought to be

caused by the corrosion of the hydride material in the KOH. The workshop will review the fundamentals of the hydride

battery and the current efforts at la_s Alamos and elsewhere for improving the performance of the metal hydride electrode.

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LISTING OF EXPERIMENTS FROM NEW:UPDATES

EXPERIMENTS & DEMONSTRATIONS IN STRUCTURES, TESTING, AND EVALUATION

NEW:Update 88

Sastri, Sankar. "Fluorescent Penctrant Inspection"

Sastri, Sankar, "Magnetic Particle inspection"

Sastri, Sankar. "Radiographic Inspection"

NASA Conference Publication 3060

NEW:Update 89 NASA Conference Publication 3074

Chowdhury, Mostafiz R. and Chowdhury, Farida. "Experimental Determination of Material Damping

Using Vibration Analyzer"

Chung, Wenchiang R. "The Assessment of Metal Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites"

Stibolt, Kcnneth A "Tensile and Shear Strength of Adhesives"

NEW:Update 90 NIST Special Publication 822

Azzara. Drew C. "ASTM: The Development and Application of Standards"

Bates, Seth P. "Charpy V-Notch Impact Testing of Hot Rolled 1020 Steel to Explore Temperature Impact

Strength Relationships"

Chowdhury, Mostafiz R "A Nondestructive Testing Method to Detect Defects in Structural Members"

Comwell. L. R., Griffin, R B., and Massarweh, W. A. "Effect of Strain Rate on Tensile Properties of

Plastics"

Gray, Stephanie L., Kern, Kristen T., Harries, Wynford L., and Long, Sheila Ann T.

"Improved Technique for Measuring Coefficients of Thermal Extension for Polymer Films"

Halperin, Kopl. "Design Project for the Materials Course: To Pick the Best Material for a Cooking Pot"

Kundu, Nikhil. "Environmental Stress Cracking of Recycled Thermoplastics"

Panchula, Larry,' and Patterson, John W. "Demonstration of a Simple Screening Strategy for Multifactor

Experiments in Engineering"

Taylor, Jenifer A. T. "How Does Change in Temperature Affect Resistance'?"

Wickman, Jcrry L. and Corbin, Scott M. "Determining the Impact of Adjusting Temperaturc Profiles on

Photodcgradability of LDPE/Starch Blown Film"

Widener, Edward L. "It's Hard to Test Hardness"

Widener, Edward L, "Unconventional Impact-Toughness Experiments"

NEW:Update 91 NASA Conference Publication 3151

Bunnell, L. Roy. "Tempered Glass and Thermal Shock of Ceranlic Materials"

Lundeen, Calvin D. "Impact Testing of Welded Samples"

Gorman, Thomas M. "Designing, Engineering, and Testing Wood Structures"

Strehlow, Richard R. "ASTM - Terminology for Experiments and Testing"

Karplus, Alan K. "Determining Significant Material Properties, A Discovery Approach"

Spiegel, F. Xavier and Weigman, Bernard J. "An Automated System for Creep Testing"

Denton, Nancy L. and Hilisman, Vernon S. "Isotropic Thin-Walled Pressure Vessel Experiment"

Allen, David J. "Stress-Strain Charactcristics of Rubber-Likc Materials: Experiment and Analysis"

Dahl, Charles C. "Computer lntcgrated Lab Testing"

Comwell, L. R. "Mechanical Properties of Brittle Material"

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NEW:Update 92 NASA Conference Publication 3201

Bunnell, L. Roy. "Temperature-Dependent Electrical Conductivity of Soda-Lime Glass and Construction

and Testing of Simple Airfoils to Demonstrate Structural Design, Materials Choice. and Composite

Concepts"

Marpet, Mark I. "Walkway Friction: Experiment and Analysis"

Martin, Donald H. "Application of Hardness Testing in Foundry Processing Operations: A University and

Industry Partnership"

Mask James V. "Experiments in Corrosion for Younger Students By and For Older Students"

Needham, David. "Micropipet Manipulation of Lipid Membranes: Direct Measurement of the Material

Properties of a Cohesive Structure That is Only Two Molecules Thick"

Perkins, Steven W. "Direct Tension Experiments on Compacted Granular Materials"

Shih, Hui-Ru. "Development of an Experimental Method to Determine the Axial Rigidity of a

Strut-Node Joint"

Spiegel, F. Xavier. "An Automated Data Collection System For a Charpy Impact Tester"

Tipton. Stevcn M. "A Miniature Fatigue Test Machine"

Widener, Edward L "Tool Grinding and Spark Testing"

NEW:Update 93 NASA Conference Publication 3259

Borst. Mark A. "Design and Construction of a Tensile Tester for the Testing of Simple Composites"

Clum, James A. "Developing Modules on Experimental Design and Process Characterization for

Manufacturing/Materials Processes Laboratories"

Diller, T. E. and A. L. Wicks, "Measurement of Surface Heat Flux mad Temperature"

Denton, Nancy and Vemon S. Hillsman, "An Introduction to Strength of Materials for Middle School and

Beyond"

Fisher, Jonathan H. "Bridgman Solidification and Experiment to Assess Boundaries and Interface Shape"

Gray. Jennifer "Symmetry and Structure Through Optical Diffraction"

Karplus. Alan K. "Knotty Knots"

Kohne, Glenn S. "An Automated Digital Data Collection and Analysis System for the Charpy Impact

Tester"

Olesak, Patricia J. "Scleroscope Hardness Testing"

Speigel, F. Xavier, "lmnexpensive Materials Science Demonstrations"

Wickman, J. L. "Plastic Part Design Analysis Using Polarized Filters and Birefringence"

Widener, Edward L. "Testing Rigidity by Torque Wrench"

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NEW:Update94 NASA Conference Publication 3304

Bruzan, Raymond and Baker, Douglas, "Density by Titration"

Dahiya, Jai N.. "Precision Measurements of the Microwave Dielectric Constants of Polyvinyl Stearate and

Polyvinylidenc Fluiride as a Function of Frequency and Temperature"

Daufcnbach, JoDcc and Griffin, Alair, "Impact of Flaws"

Fine, Leonard W., "Concrete Repair Applications and Polymerization of Butadiene by an "Alfin" Catalyst"

Hiilsman, Vernon S., "Stress Concentration: Computer Finite Element Analysis vs. Photoelasticity"

Hutchinson, Ben, Giglio, Kim, Bowling, John, and Green, David, "Photocatalytic Destruction of an

Organic Dyd Using TiO2"

Jenkins, Thomas J., Comtois. John H., and Bright, Victor M, "Micromachining of Suspended Structures

in Silicon and Bulk Etching of Silicon for Micromachining"

Jacobs, James A. and Jenkins, Thomas J.. "Mathematics for Engineering Materials Technology

Experiments and Problem Solving"

Karplus. Alan K., "Paper Clip Fatigue Bend Test"

Kohne, Glenn S., "Fluids With Magnetic Personalities"

Liu, Ping and Waskom, Tommy L., "Ultrasonic Welding of Recycled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)"

Martin, Donald H., Schwan, Hermann. Diehm, Michael, "Testing Sand Quality in the Foundry (A Basic

University-lndustry Partnership"

Shull. Robert D., "Nanostructured Materials"

Werstler, David E.. "Introduction to Nondestructive Testing"

White, Charles V., "Glass Fracture Experiment for Failure Analysis"

Wickman, Jerry, L. and Kundu, Nikhil K.. "Failure Analysis of Injection Molded Plastic Engineered Parts"

Widener, Edward L, "Domensionless Fun With Foam"

NEW:Update 95 NASA Conference Publication 3330

Brown, Scott, "Crystalline Hors D'Oeuvres"

Karplus, Alan K., "Craft Stick Beams"

Kern, Kristcn, "ION Beam Analysis of Materials"

Kozma, Michael, "A Revisit to the Helicopter Factorial Design Experiment"

Pond, Robert B., Sr., "Rccrystallization Art Sketching"

Roy, Rustum, "CVD Diamond Synthesis and Characterization: A Video Walk-Through"

Saha, Hrishikesh, "Virtual Reality Lab Assistant"

Spiegel, F. Xavier, "A Novel Approach to Hardness Testing"

Spiegel, F. Xavier. "There arc Good Vibrations and Not So Good Vibrations"

Tognarelli, David, "Computerized Materials Testing"

Wickman. Jerry, L., "Cost Effective Prototyping"

NEW:Update 96 NASA Conference Publication

Chao. Julie, Currotto. Selene, Anderson, Cameron. Sclvaduray, Guna, "The Effect of Surface Finish on

Tensile Strength"

Fabris, Neda S., "From Rugs to Demonstrations in Engineering Materials Class"

Fcrguson, Luke, Stoebe, Thomas, "Hysteresis Loops and Barkhausen Effects in Magnetic Materials"

Karplus, Alan K., "Holy Holes or Holes Can Make Tensile Struts Stronger"

Koon, Daniel W., "Relaxation and Resistance Measurements"

Liu, Ping, Waskom, Tommy L., "Composite of Glass Fiber with Epoxy Matrix"

Song, Kyo D, Rics, Heidi R., Scotti. Stephen J., Choi, Sang H., "Transpiration Cooling Experiment"

South, Joe, Keilson, Suzanne, Keefer, Don. "ln-Vivo Testing of Biomaterials"

Thorogood, Michael G., "Tensile Test Experiments With Plastics"

Widener, Edward L., "Brinelling the Malay Snail"

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EXPERIMENTS & DEMONSTRATIONS IN METALS

NEW:Update 88 NASA Conference Publication 3060

Nagy. James P. "Sensitization of Stainless Steel"

Neville, J. P. "Crystal Growing"

Pond, Robert B. "A Demonstration of Chill Block Melt Spinning of Metal"

Shull, Robert D. "Low Carbon Steel: Metallurgical Structure vs. Mechanical Properties"

NEW:Update 89 NASA Conference Publication 3074

Balsamel, Richard. "The Magnetization Process - Hysteresis"

Bcardmore, Peter. "Future Automotive Materials - Evolution or Revolution"

Bunnell, L. Roy. "Hands-On Thermal Conductivity and Work-Hardening and Annealing in Metals"

Kazem, Sayyed M. "Thcmlal Conductivity of Metals"

Nagy. Janles P. "Austempcring"

NEW:Update 90 NIST Special Publication 822

Bates, Seth P. "Charpy V-Notch Impact Testing of Hot Rolled 1020 Steel to Explore Temperature Impact

Strength Relationships"

Chung, Wenchiang R. and Morse, Margery L. "Effect of Heat Treatment on a Metal Alloy"

Rastani, Mansur. "Post Heat Treatment in Liquid Phase Sintered Tungsten-Nickel-Iron Alloys"

Spiegel, F. Xavier. "Cr).'stal Models for the Beginning Student"

Yang, Y. Y. and Stang, R G. "Measurement of Strain Rate Sensitivity in Metals"

NEW:Update 91 NASA Conference Publication 3151

Cowan, Richard L. "Be-Cu Precipitation Hardening Experiment"

Kazem, Sayyed M. "Elementary Metaliography"

Krepski, Richard P. "Experiments with the Low Melting Indium-Bismuth Alloy System"

Lundeen, Calvin D. "Impact Testing of Welded Samples"

McCoy, Robert A. "Cu-Zn Binary Phase Diagram and Diffusion Couples"

Patterson, John W. "Demonstration of Magnetic Domain Boundary, Movement Using an Easily

Assembled Videocam-Microscope System"

Widener, Edward L. "Heat-Treating of Materials"

NEW:Update 92 NASA Conference Publication 3201

Dahiya, Jai N. "Phase Transition Studies in Barium and Strontium Titanates at Microwave

Frequencies"

Rastani, Mansur. "Improved Measurement of Thermal Effects on Microstructure"

Walsh, Daniel W. "Visualizing Weld Metal Solidification Using Organic Analogs"

NEW:Update 93 NASA Conference Publication 3259

Guichelaar, Philip J. "The Anisotrophy of Toughness in Hot-Roiled Mild Steel"

Martin, Donald H. "From Sand Casting TO Finished Product (A Basic University-lndustry Partnership)"

Petit, Jocelyn I. "New Developments in Aluminum for Aircraft and Automobiles"

Smith, R. Carlisle "Crater Cracking in Aluminum Welds"

NEW:Update 94 NASA Conference Publication 3304

Gabrykewicz, Ted, "Water Drop Test for Silver Migration"

Kavikondala, Kishen and Ganlbrell, Jr., S. C., "Studying Macroscopic Yielding in Welded Aluminum

Joints Using Photostress"

Krepski, Richard P., "Exploring the Crystal Structure of Metals"

McClellan& H. Thomas, "Effect of Risers on Cast Aluminum Plates"

Weigman, Bernard J. and Courpas. Stamos, "Measuring Energy Loss Between Colliding Metal Objects"

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NEW:Update95 NASAConferencePublication3330

Callister, William. "Unknown Determination of a Steel Specimen"

Elban, Wayne L., "Mctallographic Preparation and Examination of Polymer-Matrix Composites"

Shih, Hui-Ru, "Some Experimental Results in the Rolling of Ni3AI Alloy"

NEW:Update 96 NASA Conference Publication

Callister, Jr., William D., "Identification of an Unknown Steel Specimen"

Elban, Wayne L., "Metallurgical Evaluation of Historic Wrought Iron to Provide Insights into MetalForming Operations and Resultant Microstructurc"

Griffin, R. B., Cornwcll. L. R., Ridings. Holly E., "The Application of Computers to the Determination

of Corrosion Rates for Metals in Aqueous Solutions"

Hilden, J., Lewis, K., Mcamaripous, Sclvaduray. Guna, "Measurement of Springback Angle in Sheet

Bending"

Moss, T. S., Dye, R. C., "Experimental Investigation of Hydrogen Transport Through Metals"

Olesak, Patricia J., "2nd Steel Heat Treatment Lab: Austcmpcring"

Spiegel, F. Xavier, "A Magnetic Dilemma: A Case Study"

Werstler, David E., "Lost Foam Casting"

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NEW:Update 89 NASA Conference Publication 3074

Chung, Wenchiang R. "The Assessment of Metal Fiber Reinforced Polymcric Composites"

Greet, Richard and Cobaugh, Robert. "Rubberlike Elasticity Experimcnt"

Kem, Kristen T., Harries, Wynford L., and Long, Sheila Ann T. "Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of

Polymeric Materials"

Kundu, Nikhil K. and Kundu, Malay. "Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Effects of a C_'stalline Polymer"

Kundu, Nikhil K. "The Effect of Thermal Damage on the Mechanical Properties of Polvmcr Rcgrinds"

Stibolt, Kenneth A. "Tensile and Shear Strength of Adhesives"

Widener, Edward L. "Industrial Plastics Waste: Identification and Segregation"

Widener, Edward L. "Recycling Waste-Paper"

NEW:Update 90 NIST Special Publication 822

Brostow. Witold and Kozak, Michael R. "Instruction in Processing as a Part of a Course in Polymer

Science and Engineering"

Comwell, U R., Griffin, R. B., and Massarwch. W. A. "Effect of Strain Rate on Tensile Properties of

Plastics"

Gray, Stephanic L, Kern. Kristen T., Harrics, Wynford L., and Long, Shcila Ann T. "Improved Technique

for Measuring Coefficients of Thermal Extension for Polymer Films"

Humble, Jeffrey S. "Biodegradable Plastics: An Informative Laboratory, Approach"

Kundu, Nikhil. "Environmental Stress Cracking of Recycled Thermoplastics"

Wickman, Jerry' L. and Corbin, Scott M. "Determining the Impact of Adjusting Temperature Profiles on

Photodcgradability of LDPE/Starch Blown Film"

NEW:Update 91 NASA Conference Publication 3151

Allen. David J. "Stress-Strain Characteristics of Rubber-Like Materials: Experiment and Analysis"

ChowdhuD', Mostafiz R. "An Experiment on the Use of Disposable Plastics as a Reinforcement in

Concrete Beams"

Gorman, Thomas M. "Designing. Engineering, and Testing Wood Structures"

Lloyd, Isabel K., Kolos, Kimberly R., Mencgaux, Edmond C., Luo, Huy. McCucn, Richard H.. and

Regan, Thomas M. "Structure. Processing and Properties of Potatoes"

McClelland, H. T. "Laboratory' Experiments from the Toy Store"

Sorensen, Carl D "Measuring the Surface Tension of Soap Bubbles"

Wickman, Jerry L. and Plocinski, David. "A Senior Manufacturing Laboratory for Determining Iniection

Molding Process Capability"

NEW:Update 92 NASA Conference Publication 3201

Kundu, Nikhil K. "Performance of Thermal Adhesives in Forced Convection"

Liu, Ping. "Solving Product Safety Problem on Recycled High Density Polyethylene Container"

Wickman, Jerry L. "Thermoforming From a Systems Viewpoint"

NEW:Update 93 NASA Conference Publication 3259

Csemica_ Jeffrey "Mechanical Properties of Crosslinkcd Polymcr Coatings"

Edblom. Elizabeth "Testing Adhesive Strcngth" & "Adhesives The State of thc lndustD,"

EIban, Wayne L. "Three-Point Bend Testing of Poly (Mcthyl Methacr)'late) and Balsa Wood"

Labana, S. S. "Recycling of Automobiles an Overview"

Liu, Ping and Tommy L Waskom. "Application of Materials Database (MAT.DB>) to Materials

Education and Laminated Thermoplastic Composite Material"

Marshall, John A. "Liquids That Take Only Milliscconds to Tum into Solids"

Quaal, Karen S. "Incorporating Polymeric Materials Topics into thc Undergraduate Chemistry' Cot

Curriculum: NSF-Polyed Scholars Proiect: Microscalc Synthesis and Characterization

of Polystyrcnc" xxiv
NEW:Update 94 NASA Conference Publication 3304

Fine, Leonard W., "Concrete Repair Applications and Polymerization of Butadiene by an "Alfin" Catalyst"

Halperin. Kopl, Eccles, Charles. and Latimer, Brctt, "Inexpensive Experiments in Creep and Relaxation

of Polymers"

Kern, Kristen and Ries, Hcidi R. "Dielectric Analysis of Polymer Processing

Kundu, Mukul and Kundu. Nikhil K.. "Optimizing Wing Design by Using a Piezoelectric Polymer"

Kundu. Nikhil K. and Wickman, Jerry L. "An Affordable Materials Testing Device"

Stienstra, David. "In-Class Experimcnts: Piano Wire & Polymers"

NEW:Update 95 NASA Conference Publication 3330

Fine, Leonard W.. "Polybutadienc (Jumping Rubber)"

Liu. Ping, and Waskom, Tommy L., "Plastic Recycling Experiments in Materials Education"

Liu, Ping. and Waskom, Tommy L., "Comprcssion Molding of Composite of Recycled HDPE and

Recycled Tire Chips"

Masi, James V., "Experiments in Natural and Synthetic Dental Materials: A Mouthful of Experiments"

NEW:Update 96 NASA Conference Publication

Brindos. Richard. Selvaduray. Guna, "Effect of Tempcraturc on Wctting Anglc"

Liu. Ping, Waskom. Tommy L.. "Making Products Using Post Consumcr Rccyclcd High Density

Polyethylene: A Series of Recycling Expcrimcnts"

Spiegel. F. Xavicr. "Elasticity. Plasticity and Anclasticity: Demonstrations"

xxv
EXPERIMENTS & DEMONSTRATIONS IN CERAMICS

NEW:Update 88 NASA Conference Publication 3060

Nelson, James A "Glasses and Ceramics: Making and Testing Superconductors"

Schull. Robert D. "High T Superconductors: Are They Magnetic?"

NEW:Update 89 NASA Conference Publication 3074

Beardmorc, Peter. "Future Automotive Materials - Evolution or Revolution"

Bunncll, L. Roy. "Hands-On Thermal Conductivity and Work-Hardening and Annealing in Metals"

Link, Bruce. "Ceramic Fibers"

Nagy, James P. "Austcmpering"

Ries, Hcidi R. "Dielectric Detemaination of the Glass Transition Temperature"

NEW:Update 90 NIST Special Publication 822

Dahiya, J. N. "Dielectric Behavior of Superconductors at Microwave Frequencies"

Jordan, Gail W. "Adapting Archimedes" Method for Determining Densities and Porosities of Small

Ceramic Samples"

Snail, Kcith A., Hanssen, Leonard M., Oakes, David B., and Butler, James E. "Diamond Synthesis with

a Commercial Oxygen-Acetylene Torch"

NEW:Update 91 NASA Conference Publication 3151

Bunneli, L. Roy. "Tempered Glass and Thermal Shock of Ceramic Materials"

Craig, Douglas F. "Structural Ceramics"

Dahiya, J. N. "Dielectric Behavior of Semiconductors at Microwave Frequencies"

Wciscr, Martin W., Laubcn, David N., and Madrid, Philip. "Ccramic Processing: Experimental

Design and Optimization"

NEW:Update 92 NASA Conference Publication 3201

Bunncll, L. Roy. "Temperature-Dependent Electrical Conductivity of Soda-Lime Glass"

Henshaw, John M. "Fracture of Glass"

Stephan, Patrick M. "High Thermal Conductivity of Diamond"

Vanasupa, Linda S. "A $.69 Look at Thermoplastic Softening"

NEW:Update 93 NASA Conference Publication 3259

Bunncli, L. Roy and Stephen Piippo, "Property Changes During Firing of a Typical Porcelain Ceramic"

Burchell, Timothy D. "Developments in Carbon Materials"

Dahiya, JN., "Dieletric Measurements of Selected Ceramics at Microwave Frequencies"

Kctron, L.A. "Preparation of Simplc Plaster Mold for SLip Casting and Slip Casting"

Masi, James V. "Experiments in Diamond Film Fabrication in Table Top Plasma Apparatus"

Werstlcr, David E. "Microwave Sintcring of Machining Inserts"

NEW:Update 94 NASA Conference Publication 3304

Bunnell, L. Roy and Piippo, Stcven, "The Development of Mechanical Strength in a Ceramic Material

During Firing"

Long, William G., "Introduction to Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composites"

Rcifsnider, Kenneth L., "Designing with Continuous Fibcr Ceramic Composites"

West, Harvey A. & Spiegel, F. Xavier. "Cr)'stal Models for the Beginning Student: An Extcnsion to

Diamond Cubic

NEW:Update 95 NASA Conference Publication 3330

Louden, Richard A., "Testing and Characterizing of Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composites"

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NEW:Update96 NASAConference Publication

Bunneil, L. Roy, Piippo, Steven W.. "Evaluation of Chemically Tempered Soda-Lime-Silica Glass by

Bend Testing"

Dahiya, J. N., "Microwave Measurements of the Dielectric Relaxation in Different Grain Size Crystals of

BaTiO/'

Masi, James V., "Experiments in Sol-Gel: Hydroxyapatite and YBCO"

Stang, Robert G., "The Effcct of Surface Treatment on the Strength of Glass"

Thomas, Shad, Hasenkamp. Erin. Sclvaduray, Guna, "Determination of Oxygcn Diffusion in Ionic Solids"

xxvii
EXPERIMENTS& DEMONSTRATIONS IN COMPOSITES

NEW:Update 88 NASA Conference Publication 3060

Nelson, James A. "Composites: Fiberglass Hand Laminating Process"

NEW:Update 89 NASA Conference Publication 3074

Beardmore. Peter. "Future Automotive Materials - Evolution or Revolution"

Chung, Wenchiang R. "The Assessment of Metal Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites"

Coleman, J. Mario. "Using Template/Hotwire Cutting to Demonstrate Moldless Composite Fabrication"

NEW:Update 90 NIST Special Publication 822

Bunnell, L. R. "Simple Stressed-Skin Composites Using Paper Reinforcement"

Schmenk, Myron J. "Fabrication and Evaluation of a Simple Composite Structural Beam"

West, Harvey A. and Sprecher. A. F. "Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials"

NEW:Update 91 NASA Conference Publication 3151

Greet, Richard J. "Composite Column of Common Materials"

NEW:Update 92 NASA Conference Publication 3201

Thornton, H Richard. "Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials"

N EW: Update 93 NASA Conference Publication 3259

Masters. John "ASTM Methods for Composite Characterization and Evaluation"

Webber, M. D. and Harvc.v A. West. "Continuous Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Composites:

Fabrication and Testing"

NEW:Update 95 NASA Conference Publication 3330

Craig, Douglas F., "Role of Processing in Total Materials"

Wilkerson, Amy Laurie, "Computerized Testing of Woven Composite Materials"

o°°

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EXPERIMENTS & DEMONSTRATIONS IN ELECTRONIC MATERIALS

NEW:Update 88

Sastri. Sankar. "Magnetic Particle Inspection"

NASA Conference Publication 3060

NEW:Update 89 NASA Conference Publication 3074

Kundu, Nikhil K. and Kundu, Malay. "Piezoelectric and Pyroeleetric Effects of a Crystalline Polymer"

Molton, Peter M. and Clarkc, Cla3_on. "Anode Materials for Electrochemical Waste Destruction"

Ries, Heidi R. "Dielectric Determination of the Glass Transition Tcmperature"

NEW:Update 90 NIST Special Publication 822

Dahiya, J. N. "Dielectric Behavior of Superconductors at Microwave Frequencies"

NEW:Update 91 NASA Conference Publication 3151

Dahiya, J. N. "Dielectric Behavior of Scmieonduetors at Miero_vave Frequencies"

Patterson, John W. "Demonstration of Magnetic Domain Boundary Movement Using an Easily Assemblcd

Videocam-Microscope System"

NEW:Update 92 NASA Conference Publication 3201

Bunnell, L. Roy. "Temperaturc-Dcpendent Electrical Conductivity of Soda-Lime Glass

Dahiya, Jai N. "Phase Transition Studies in Barium and Strontium Titanatcs at Microwave Frequencies"

NEW:Update 94 NASA Conference Publication 3304

Elban, Wayne L., "Stereographic Projection Analysis of Fracture Plane Traces in Polished Silicon Wafers

for lntegratcd Circuits"

Parmar, Devendra S. and Singh. J. J., "Measurement of the Electro-Optic Switching Response in

Ferroelcctric Liquid Crystals"

NEW:Update 95 NASA Conference Publication 3330

Dahiya, Jai N., "Temperature Dependence of the Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Selected Materials"

Marshall. John, "Application Advancements Using Electrorheological Fluids"

Ono, Kanji, "Piezoelectric Sensing and Acoustic Emission"

Ries, Heidi R., "An Integrated Approach to Laser Crystal Development"

NEW:Update 96 NASA Conference Publication

Jain, H.. "Learning About Electric Dipoles From a Kitchen Microwave Oven"

xxix
EXPERIMENTS & DEMONSTRATIONS IN MATERIALS SYSTEMS

NEW:Update 96 NASA Conference Publication

Accves, Salvador M., Smith, J. Rav. Johnson, Norman L., "Computer Modeling in the Design and

Evaluation of Electric and Hybrid Vchicles"

Benjamin. Robert F., "Experiments Shox_ing Dvnan_ics of Materials Interfaces"

Daughcrty, Mark A, "Electrolytic Production of Hydrogen Utilizing Photovoltaic Cells"

Fine, Leonard W., "The Incandescent Light Bulb"

MacKenzie, Jamcs J,, "Hydrogen -- The Energy Cartier of the Future"

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EXPERIMENTS & TOPICS IN MATERIALS CURRICULUM

NEW:Update 93 NASA Conference Publication 3259

Bright, Victor M. "Simulation of Matcrials Processing: Fantasy or Reality?"

Diwan. Ravinder M. "Manufacturing Processes Laboratory Proiects in Mechanical Enginecring

Curriculum"

Kundu, Nikhil K. "Graphing Techniques for Materials Laboratory Using Excel"

McClelland. H. T. "Process Cability Detcnnination of New and Existing Equipment and Introduction to

Usable Statistical Methods"

Passek. Thomas "University Outreach Focused Discussion: What Do Educators Want From ASM

International"

NEW:Update 94 NASA Conference Publication 3304

Brimacombe, J. K., "Transferring Knowledge to the Shop Floor"

Burte, Harris M., "Emerging Materials Technology"

Constant, Kristen P. and Vedula, Krishna, "Development of Course Modules for Materials Experiments"

Coyne, Jr., Paul J.. Kohne, Glenn S.. Elban, and Wayne L.. "PC Laser Printer-Generated Cubic

Stereographic Projections with Accompanying Student Exercise"

Masi, James V., "Bubble Rafts. Cr_,stai Structures, and Computer Annimation"

McKenney, Alfred E., Evelyn D., and Berrettini, Robert, "CDROM Technology to Strengthen Materials

Education"

Olesak, Patricia J., "Understanding Phase Diagranls"

Scheer, Robert J., "Incorporating "Intelligent" Materials into Science Education"

Schwartz. Lyle H., "Technology Transfer of NIST Research"

Spiegel. F. Xavier. "Demonstrations in Materials Science From the Candy Shop"

Uhl. Robert, "ASM Educational Tools Now and Into the Future"

NEW:Update 95 NASA Conference Publication 3330

Belanger. Brian C., "NIST Advanced Technology Programs"

Berrettini, Robert, "The VTLA System of Course Deliver3' and Faculty in Materials Education"

Kohne, Glcnn S.. "An Autograding (Student) Problem Management System for the Compcu_Xir Ilittur8"

Russ, John. "Self-Paeed Interactive CD-ROMS"

NEW:Update 96 NASA Conference Publication

Chaudhury, S. Raj, Escalada. Larry, Zollman, Dean, "Visual Quantum Mechanics - A Materials Approach"

Gulden, Terry D.. Winter, Patricia, "Explorations in Materials Science"

McKelvy, Michael J., Birk, Janles P., Ramakrishna, B. L, "Bringing Advanced Experimental Technology

Into Education"

McMahon. Jr., Charles J., "Labs on Videotape for Materials Science and Engineering"

Parkin, Don M.. "Los Alamos -Thc Challcnging World of Nuclear Materials Science"

Pendleton, Stuart E., "Next Generation Multimedia Distributed Data Base Systems"

Russ, John C, "Impact of Multimedia and Network Services on an Introductory Level Course"

Spiegel, F. Xavier, "NEW:Update, The Experience of One College"

Wilkerson, Amy, Self, Donna, Rodriquez, Waldo J., Ries, Heidi R., "A "Problem Based Learning"

Approach to Reflection and Refraction"

Winter, Patricia S., "Business Involvement in Science Education"

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ORDERING INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Twenty copies of the NATIONAL EDUCATORS' WORKSHOP PUBLICATIONS

(NASA-CPs from 1988 - 1995) are available on a first come, first served basis from

Dr. James A. Jacobs

Department of Technology

Norfolk State University

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

NASA publications may be ordered from

National Technical Information Center (NTIC)

Attention: Document Sales

5285 Port Royal Road

Springfield, VA 22161

or

National Center for Aerospace Information (CASI)

P. O. Box 8757

Baltimore, MD 21240-0757

BOB POND'S "FUN IN METALS" TAPE - AVAILABLE FROM

Johns Hopkins University

Maryland Hall 210

3400 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21218

Cost = $30.00

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Other Materials Education Council Publications available "

Classic Crystals: A Book of Models - Hands-on Morphology. Twenty-Four Common Crystal

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A Set of Four Hardbound Volumes of Wood Modules - The Clark C Heritage Memorial

Series. Published by MEC in cooperation with the US.Forest Products Laboratory, Madison,

Wisconsin. A compilation of nine modules entitled Wood: Its Structure and Properties (I),

edited by Frederick F. Wangaard. A compilation of eight modules especially developed for

architects and civil engineers entitled Wood As A Structural Material (lI). Also, Adhesive

Bonding of Wood and Other Structural Materials III and Wood: Engineering Design Concepts

(IV). Each of the first three wood volumes costs $31.00; the fourth volume costs $41.00. The

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The Crystallography Course - MEC's popular nine-unit course on crystallography. $39.00.

Instructional Modules in Cement Science - Five units prepared for civil engineering and

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Workshop Location

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1996 NATIONAL EDUCATORS' WORKSHOP

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO

R(_ t I Sl,¢be. S R Chaudhur_. M McKelvy. K D. Song. C.R. Diez. E. Widener. WEIban. K. Disney. J Panzardi. M Selka. M Au. Rt_w 2: K Kern. F X Sptcttel 1)

Wcl_tlct. A Karplus. O t.aCtatre, M. Roblin. J. Jlcobs. H. Ries. C. Henderson. W+ Callister. H. Rejali. L. Nagcl. J. Chao. J Tbt)mas R_lw 3 J Ilull. S T_at. A

Wtlkers4)n. S |{elba. J Winter. l Mas[. R. Savinelli. R. G. Slang. C. Akkrman. N. Fabris. P. Vaishnava. J. Dahiya. A Khan. L Man*x. G Freeman. S Pendkl,n. K

Foft_tJh Row 4: L Ke[ron. R. Griffin. P Casstdy. D. Koon. M. Iknz. L. Fine. S. Piippo. R. Bolander. B. Weick. T. Gulden. W Kaufm)n. G Sclvaduray. N Arnl_id. J

Huds_m Row 5 M Me*er. J IIdden. S. Thomas. R. Brindos. Ray Brindos. R. Valiqnette. D. Carroll. R Bunnell.

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NATIONAL EDUCATORS' WORKSHOP 1996

PARTICIPANTS

Salvadore Aceves

l_awrence Livermore National Laboratory

P. O. Box 808 L-640

Livermore, CA 94550

510-422-0864

Cheryl S. Alderman

NCSU Engineering Programs at UNCA

UNCA 303 RBH

One University Heights

Ashville, NC 28804

704-251-6640

Nicholas J. Arnold

Allan Hancock College

800 S. College Drive

Santa Maria, CA 93454

805-922-6966 ext. 3498

Ming Au

Carnegie Mellon University

700 Technology Drive

P. O. Box 2950

Pittsburgh, PA 15230

412-268-6376

Robert F. Benjamin

Los Alamos National l_aboratory, DX-3

Mail Stop P 940

Los Aiamos, NM 87545

Mark G. Benz

Middlebury College

Science Center - Room 529

Middlebury, VT 05753

802-443-5944

Robert Berrettini

Materials Education Council

106 Materials Research Laboratory

Pennsylvania State University

110 Materials Research Laboratory

University Park, PA 16802

814-865-1643

Richard W. Bolander

GMI Engineering & Management Institute

1700 West Third Avenue

Flint, MI 48504

810-762-7923

Jerry Brian

New Mexico Junior College

5317 l.ovington Highway

Hobbs, NM 88240

505-392-5603

Raymond Brindos

San Jose State University

1 Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192

408-924-3820

Richard Brindos

University of Florida

P.O.B.116400

Gainsville, FL 32611-6400

352-338-4482

Roy Bunnell

6119 W. Willamette

Kennewick, WA 99336

509-783-3567

Jeremy Buttler

Los Alamos High School

Box 855

l_os Alamos, NM 87544

505-662-3329

William D. Callister

2419 East 3510 South

Salt l.ake City, UT 84109

801-278-8611

Douglas R. Carroll

University of Missouri-Rolla

Department of Basic Engineering

1870 Miner Circle

Rolla, MO 65402

573-341-4554

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PatrickE. Cassidy

Southwest Texas State University

Department of Chemistry

601 University Drive

San Marcos, TX 78666

512-245-3632

Julie Chao

San Jose State University

5396 Duesenberg Drive

San Jose, CA 95123

S. Raj Chaudhury

Center for Matrials Research

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, VA 23504

804-683-2381

Jai N. Dahiya

Professor of Physics

Southeast Missouri State University

One University Plaza, MS 6600

Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

573-65 !-2390

Mark Daugherty

Los Alamos National Laboratory

MS J576

l.os Alamos, NM 87545

Jason Deshayes

Los Alamos High School

1174 Big Rock

l.os Alamos, NM 87544

505-661 - 1340

Sean DeVries

Los Aiamos High School

3213 Villa

l.os Alamos, NM 87544

505-652-2850

C. Ray Diez

Industrial Technology

University of North Dakota

Box 7118

Grand Forks, ND 58202-7118

701-777-2198

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Katy Disney

Mission College

3000 Mission College Blvd.

Santa Clara, CA 95054

408-988-2200 ext. 3440

Anna Dix

l.os Alamos High School

4149B Arizona Avenue

Los Alamos, NM 87544

505-661-6598

Jerome Dunn

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Rt. 5, Box 167A

Parkersburg, WV 26101

304-424-8259

Rob Dye

Los Alamos National Laboratory

MS E549

Los Alamos, NM 87545

Wayne L. Elban

l_oyola College

4501 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21210

410-617-2853

Neda Fabris

School of Engineering and Technology

California State University, Los Angeles

5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032

213-343-5218

Elizabeth Field

Los Alamos High School

101 Lascabel

Los Alamos, NM

505-662-7332

l.eonard W. Fine

Department of Chemistry

Columbia University in the

City of New York

Havemeyer Hall

New York, NY 10027

212-854-2017
Kamel H. Fotouh

College of Engineering

Prairie View A&M University

Avenue A and First Street

Prairie View, TX 77446

409-857-2427

Ginger Freeman

NASA-l.angley Research Center

MS211

Hampton, VA 23681-0001

757-864-9696

Shimshon Gottesfeld

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Richard Griffin

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M

College Station, TX 77843-3123

409-845-9779

T. D. Gulden

General Atomics

3550 General Atomics Court

San Diego, CA 92121-1194

619-455-2893

Marilyn Hawley

l_os Alamos National IJaboratory

Steve Heiba

Prentice Hall

445 Hutchinson Avenue

Columbus, OH 43235

6 i 4-841-3623

John Hemann

Cleveland State University

1983 E. 24th Street

Cleveland, OH 44115

216-687-2190

Charisa-Ann Henderson

Wellington High School

2101 Greenview Shores Blvd.

Wellington, FI. 33414

561-734-7079

Jon Hilden

Purdue University

824 N. 10th Street #2

Lafayette, IN 47904

317-429-6909

John FI. Hudson

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Materials Science & Engineering Dept.

Troy, NY 12180

518-276-6447

Jan C. Hull

Los Alamos National Laboratory

James A. Jacobs

Norfolk State University

School of Technology

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

804-683-8109

Himanshu Jain

Department of Materials Science

and Engineering

l.ehigh University

Whitaker Laboratory

5 East Packer Avenue

Bethlehem, PAi 8015-3195

610-758-4217

Norman Johnson

I_os Alamos National l_aboratory

Alan K. Karplus

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Western New England College

1215 Wilbraham Road

Springfield, MS 01119-2684

413-782-1220

Wendy Kaufmyn

City College of San Francisco

50 Thelan Avenue, S-48

San Francisco, CA 94112

415-239-3000

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Kristen Kern

Norfolk State Center for Materials Science

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

757-683-2297

l.arry Mattix

Norfolk State University

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

757-683-2511

Lisa Ketron

Hocking Technical College

3301 Hocking Parkway

Nelsonville, OH 45764

614-753-3591 ext. 2653

Ali A. Khan

Elizabeth City State University

1704 Weeksville Road

Elizabeth City, NC 27909

919-335-3242

Daniel W. Koon

Physics Department

St. l_awrence University

Canton, NY 13617

315-379-5494

Harriet Kung

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Diana P. LaClaire

Norfolk State University

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

804-683-9072

Ping Liu

Eastern Illinois University

101 Klehm Hall

Charleston, IL 61920

217-581-6267

Marly Maley

Los Alamos National Laboratory

James V. Masi

Western New England College

Department of E.E., M/S 2168

Springfield, MA 01 i 19

413-782-1344

Michael McKelvy

Director, Goldwater Materials

Science Laboratories

Arizona State University

Center for Solid State Science

P. O. Box 871704

Tempe, AZ 85287-1704

602-965-4544

James MacKenzie

Senior Associate

World Resources Institute

1709 New York Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

202-662-2550

Charles J. McMahon, Jr.

MSE

University of Pennsylvania

3231 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

215-898-7979

K. S. Mortensen

Brigham Young University

106 KMB

Provo, UT 84602

801-378-6303

Tom Moss

Los Alamos National Laboratory

l.aura Nagel

West Texas A&M University

Dept. of Engineering Technology

Canyon, TX 79016

806-656-2453

Michael Nastasi

Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Celeste Nossiter

Simon & Schuster

2147 Margo Road, SW

Los Alamos, NM 87105

505 -873-5660

Steven Piippo

Richland High School

930 l.ong Avenue

Richland, WA 99352

509-946-512 !

Alex Nugent

Los Alamos High School

3424 Urban Street

Los Alamos, NM 87544

505-662-1404

Dick lowell

Los Alamos High School

1300 Diamond Drive

Los Alamos, NM 87544

505-747-1398

Michael Orgeto

l_os Alamos High School

! 11 Sierra Vista

Los Alamos, NM 87549

505-672-9789

Jo-Ann Panzardi

Cabrillo College

6500 Soquel Drive

Aptos, CA 95003

408-464-8902

Don M. Parkin

Los Alamos National I_ab

MS K765

I.os Alamos, NM 87545

505 -667-9243

Stuart Pendleton

Data Systems Specialist

NASA l.angley Research Center

MS 211

Hampton, VA 23681-0001

757-864-2943

Dean Peterson

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Paul Peterson

Brigham Young University

1060 East 450 North 214

Provo, UT 84606

801-371-6664

Hassan Rejali

California State Polytechnic

University; Pomona

3801 West Temple Street

Pomona, CA 91768

909-869-2586

Heidi R. Ries

Norfolk State University

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

757-683-238 !

Abad Sandoval

l.os Alamos National l_aboratory

Robert O. Savinelli

Native Education

1040 Dea Lane

Box 5639

Taos, NM 87571

505-758-9656

Ricardo Schwarz

I.os Alamos National I.aboratory

Guna Selvaduray

San Jose State University

College of Engineering

Department of Materials Engineering

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0086

408-924-4050

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Brian Smith

Boeing Materials Technology

Boeing Commercial Airplane Company

MS 73-33

P. O. Box 3707

Seattle, WA 98124

Kyo D. Song

Norfolk State University

School of Technology

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

757-864-8105

F. Xavier Spiegel

Spiegel Designs

3122 Parktowne Road

Baltimore, MD 21234

410-661-2192

Robert G. Stang

Materials Science and Engineering

University of Washington

Roberts Hall

Box 352120

Seattle, WA 98195-2120

206-543-2623

Thomas G. Stoebe

Materials Science and Engineering

University of Washington

302 Roberts Hall 352120

Seattle, WA 98195-2120

206-543-2600

Edward O. Taylor

Physics Department

I,incoln University

Old Baltimore Pike

Lincoln University, PA 19352

610-932-8300 ext. 3476

Moss Templeton

Los Alamos High School

717 44th Street

l.os Alamos, NM 87544

505-662-2116

Joe Tesmer

l Jos Alamos National I_aboratory

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Jeff Thomas

University of Missouri-Rolla

Department of Basic Engineering

1870 Miner Circle

Rolla, MO 65402

573-341-4271

Shad Thomas

San Jose State University

I Washington Square

San Joe, CA 95192

Michael G. Thorogood

School of Technology

Norfolk State University

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

Stanley Tsai

lfncoln University

Physics Department

lfincoln University, PA 19352

610-932-8300 ext 3475

P. N. Vaidyanathan

Assistant Director, MICROFABRITECH

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL 32611

Prem Vaishnava

GMI Engineering & Management Institute

1700 West Third Avenue

Flint, MI 48504

810-762-7933

Richard Valiquette

1221 Williams Drive

Aiken, SC 29803

803-641-2500

Gregorio Vigil

l_os Alamos High School

389 Grover

l_os Alamos, NM 97544

505-672-3220
Tommy L. Waskom

Eastern Illinois University

101 Klehm Hall

Charleston, IL 61920

217-581-6267

Brian Weick

University of the Pacific

Mechanical Engineering Department

3601 Pacific Avenue

Stockton, CA 95211

209-946-3084

David Werstler

Engineering Technology

Western Washington University

Flellingham, WA 98225-9086

360-650-3447

Edward L. Widener

Purdue University

School of Technology

Mechanical Engineering Technology

1417 Knoy Hall, Room 145

West Lafayette, IN 47907-1417

3 !7-494-7513

Amy Laurie Wilkerson

Norfolk State University

2401 Corprew Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23504

804-683-8109

John Winter

Department of Materials Science

and Engineering

Johns Hopkins University

3400 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21218

410-516-7152

Patricia Winter

Sciences Education Foundation

General Atomics

3550 General Atomics Court

P. O. Box 85608

San Diego, CA 9212 i- 1194

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Erin Wood

Los Alamos High School

550 Canyon Road

l_os Alamos, NM 87544

505-662-4228

Roger Wynn

Mountain Empire Junior/Senior High School

3305 Buckman Springs Road

Pine Valley, CA 91962

619-445-9908

John Zahet

Los Alamos High School

824 Kristi Lane

Los Alamos, NM 87544

505-662-9359

Marcia Zalbowitz

Center for Material Science

Mail Stop K-765

Los Alamos National Laboratories

Los Alamos, NM 87545

505-665-9336
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NATIONAL EDUCATORS' WORKSHOP

Update 96" Standard Experiments

in Engineering Materials Science

and Technology

October 27-30, 1996 - LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Xerogel film

Denxe film

Wet gel Xerogel Dense

Fo_, Ceramic fibers

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Sponsored by

United States Department

of Energy

Los Alamos National Laborato_"

National Aeronautics & Space

Administration

Langley Research Center

Norfolk State University

Schools of Technology &

Science

tMlSF

National Institute of Standards

& Technology Materials Science

and Engineering Laboratories

with the support of American Society for Engineering Education

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASM International

Materials Education Council

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Welcome

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Recognizing Contributions

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A Little More Play
CONTENTS

PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................... iii

MANAGEMENT TEAM ........................................................................................................... v

REVIEWERS OF EXPERIMENTS ........................................................................................... xi

LANL MINI WORKSHOPS .................................................................................................... xii

LISTING OF EXPERIMENTS FROM NEW:UPDATES ................................................... xix

ORDERING INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ............................. xxxii

PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................................... xxxvi

LOS ALAMOS -THE CHALLENGING WORLD OF NUCLEAR

MATERIALS SCIENCE ............................................................................................................... 1 -

Don M. Parkin - Center for Materials Science, Los Alamos

National Laboratory

METALLURGICAL EVALUATION OF HISTORIC WROUGHT IRON

TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO METAL-FORMING OPERATIONS

AND RESULTANT MICROSTRUCTURE ........................................................................... 27--i

Wayne L. Elban - Loyola College and Mark A. Elban -

Carroll Christian High School

EVALUATION OF CHEMICALLY TEMPERED SODA-LIME-SILICA

GLASS BY BEND TESTING .................................................................................................... 55

L. Roy Bunnell - Southridge High School and Steven W. Piippo -

Richland High School

IDENTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN STEEL SPECIMEN .......................................... 65

William D. Callister, Jr. - University of Utah

MEASUREMENT OF SPRINGBACK ANGLE IN SHEET BENDING ........................... 75

J. Hilden, K. Lewis, A. Meamaripour and Guna Selvaduray -

San Jose State University

HYDROGEN - THE ENERGY CARRIER OF THE FUTURE ............................................ 93

James J. MacKenzie - World Resources Institute

PANEL ........................................................................................................................................ 117

BRINGING ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INTO

EDUCATION

Michael J. McKelvy, B. L. Ramakrishna, and James P. Birk - Arizona

State University

LABS ON VIDEOTAPE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND

ENGINEERING

Charles J. McMahon, Jr. - University of Pennsylvania

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NEXT GENERATION MULTIMEDIA DISTRIBUTED DATA

BASE SYSTEMS

Stuart E. Pendleton - NASA Langley Research Center

AN EXPLORATION OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Patricia S. Winter - General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation

NEW:UPDATE, THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE COLLEGE

F. Xavier Spiegel - Spiegel Designs

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON WETTING ANGLE .................................................... 137-'_

Richard Brindos and Guna Selvaduray - San Jose State University

VISUAL QUANTUM MECHANICS - A MATERIALS APPROACH ......................... 153- _

S. Raj Chaudhury - Norfolk State University and N. Sanjay Rebello,

Larry Escalada, and Dean Zollman - Kansas State University

TRANSPIRATION COOLING EXPERIMENT .................................................................. 163 -/6

Kyo D. Song and Heidi R. Ries - Norfolk State University and

Stephen J. Scotti and Sang H. Choi - NASA Langley Research Center

THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS TO THE DETERMINATION

OF CORROSION RATES FOR METALS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS ........................ 183 - //

R. B. Griffin, L. R. Cornwell, and Holly E. Ridings - Texas A&M

University

THE EFFECT OF SURFACE TREATMENT ON THE STRENGTH

OF GLASS .................................................................................................................................. 199

Robert G. Stang - University of Washington

EXPERIMENTS SHOWING DYNAMICS OF MATERIAL

INTERFACES ............................................................................................................................ 211

Robert F. Benjamin - Los Alamos National Laboratory

LOST FOAM CASTING .......................................................................................................... 219

David E. Werstler - Western Washington University

FROM RUGS TO DEMONSTRATIONS IN ENGINEERING

MATERIALS CLASS ............................................................................................................... 227

Neda S. Fabris - California State University

HYSTERESIS LOOPS AND BARKHAUSEN EFFECTS IN

MAGNETIC MATERIALS ..................................................................................................... 239 - / _

Luke Ferguson and Thomas Stoebe - University of Washington

2ND STEEL HEAT TREATMENT LAB: AUSTEMPERING ........................................... 255

Patricia J. Olesak - Purdue University

THE INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB ................................................................................. 261 -

Leonard W. Fine - Columbia University

LEARNING ABOUT ELECTRIC DIPOLES FROM A KITCHEN

MICROWAVE OVEN ............................................................................................................. 269 _/7

H. Jain - Lehigh University

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COMPOSITE OF GLASS FIBER WITH EPOXY MATRIX ................................................ 277 -._

Ping Liu and Tommy L. Waskom - Eastern Illinois University

MAKING PRODUCTS USING POST CONSUMER RECYCLED HIGH

DENSITY POLYETHYLENE: A SERIES OF RECYCLING

EXPERIMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 283 -_ /

Ping Liu and Tommy L. Waskom - Eastern Illinois University

ELASTICITY, PLASTICITY AND ANELASTICITY: DEMONSTRATIONS ............... 291 -a_

F. Xavier Spiegel - Spiegel Designs

RELAXATION AND RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS ............................................... 297 o-23

Daniel W. Koon - St. Lawrence University

THE EFFECT OF SURFACE FINISH ON TENSILE STRENGTH .................................. 307 _ :z_

Julie Chao, Selene Currotto, Cameron Anderson, and

Guna Selvaduray - San Jose State University

A MAGNETIC DILEMMA: A CASE STUDY .................................................................... 325 -_S

F. Xavier Spiegel - Spiegel Designs

TENSILE TEST EXPERIMENTS WITH PLASTICS .......................................................... 329 _6

Michael G. Thorogood - Norfolk State University

COMPUTER MODELING IN THE DESIGN AND EVALUATION

OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES ........................................................................... 337 2-7

Salvador M. Aceves and J. Ray Smith - Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratory and Norman L. Johnson - Los Alamos

National Laboratory

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF HYDROGEN TRANSPORT

THROUGH METALS .............................................................................................................. 351 -2T

T. S. Moss and R. C. Dye - Los Alamos National Laboratory

ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN UTILIZING

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS ........................................................................................................ 359 -'2 :_

Mark A. Daugherty - Los Alamos National Laboratory

NATIONAL EDUCATORS' WORKSHOP 1997 PREVIEW ........................................... 371 -3 ,,

Brian Smith - Boeing Commercial Airplane Company

EXPLORATIONS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE .................................................................... 407-- _ ¢'

Terry D. Gulden and Patricia Winter - General Atomics Sciences

Education Foundation

A "PROBLEM BASED LEARNING" APPROACH TO REFLECTION

AND REFRACTION ............................................................................................................... 417 - _ _gAmy Wilkerson, Donna Self, Waldo J. Rodriquez, and Heidi R. Ries -

Norfolk State University

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BRINELLING THE MALAY SNAIL .................................................................................... 431 - 33

Edward L. Widener - Purdue University and Hasni b. Ismail -

Tun Hussein Onn Institute

HIGH VOLTAGE, LOW ENERGY MATERIAL INTERACTIONS

WITH DISASSOCIATION OF HYDROCARBON GASES .............................................. 437 -3f/

Edward O. Taylor - Lincoln University

HOLY HOLES OR HOLES CAN MAKE TENSILE STRUTS

STRONGER ............................................................................................................................... 447 _ _f

Alan K. Karplus - Western New England College

EXPERIMENTS IN SOL-GEL: HYDROXYAPATITE AND YBCO .................................. 455" 3> _

James V. Masi - Western New England College

DETERMINATION OF OXYGEN DIFFUSION IN IONIC SOLIDS ............................... 467 t 3 7

Shad Thomas, Erin Hasenkamp, and Guna Selvaduray - San Jose

State University

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS OF THE DIELECTRIC

RELAXATION IN DIFFERENT GRAIN SIZE CRYSTALS

OF BaTiO3 .................................................................................................................................. 485 -_Y

Jai N. Dahiya - Southeast Missouri State University

IN-VIVO TESTING OF BIOMATERIALS .......................................................................... 497 - _ •

Joe South, Suzanne Keilson, and Don Keefer - Loyola College

IMPACT OF MULTIMEDIA AND NETWORK SERVICES ON AN

INTRODUCTORY LEVEL COURSE .................................................................................... 513

John C. Russ - North Carolina State University

Presented by Cheryl S. Alderman - North Carolina State University

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