Applied material research at VTT
By: edited by Anne-Christine Ritschkoff, Jari Koskinen & Mika Paajanen  ; organized by, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
Contributors: Ritschoff, Anne-Christine.; Koskinen, Jari.; Paajanen, Mika.; Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus.
Series: VTT symposium -- 244.
Publisher: VTT
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Espoo, Finland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9789513863111
Subjects: Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus.; Research, Industrial -- Congresses.; Production engineering -- Congresses.; Service life (Engineering) -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: value: FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS: Elastomer isolator with an SMA actuator for vibration control; value: Nanostructured precious metal catalysts for PEM fuel cells and hydrogen generators; value: In-service degradation of interconnector materials for solid oxide fuel cells; value: Out of plane actuator concept and characterization of dielectric elastomer EAP materials; value: Bringing new properties to lignin rich fiber materials; value: Experiments on shape memory alloy actuator and practical applicability considerations; value: Gas phase synthesis of RuO₂ nanorods; value: Ferroelectric materials and thin film processing for electro-optic modulators; value: An overview of applications of biomolecules in the functionalization of materials; value: New fatty acid-based binders and applications; value: The elastic and damping properties of magnetorheological elastomers; value: Fe-Cr-X alloys: steels with enhanced damping capacity; value: FUNCTIONAL SURFACES AND COATING APPLICATIONS: Tailoring paper surface properties with starch derivatives; value: Improved UV resistance of wood with nano-hybrid coatings; value: The effects of chemical parameters and topography on the properties of the hybrid sol-gel coatings; value: Combination of protective coating and temperature monitoring in boilers; value: Anti-fouling and scratch resistant hybrid sol-gel coatings; value: Improved mechanical properties by nanoreinforced HVOF-sprayed ceramic composite coatings; value: MATERIALS PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERIZATION: Improved fire performance for wood-based products; value: New aspects for the cracking behavior of wood; value: Improved mechanical properties with wood fiber reinforced polymer composite technology; value: Novel method for preparation of spherical starch ester pigment with excellent optical properties in paper coatings; value: Railway tunneling in frozen ground on Bothniabana; value: Modelling surface tension in binary and ternary systems; value: Service life and biological durability of wooden products, "Optikesto"; value: Improved micro-pitting performance of power transmission gears; value: Corrosion risk prediction of stainless steel structures; value: Repository tunnel backfill material tests in-situ; value: Tribological analysis of TiN and DLC coated contacts by 3D FEM stress modeling and fracture toughness determination; value: Synthesis of single-walled CNTs from CO with novel floating catalyst methods; value: the effect of CO₂ and H₂O.