A new formulation for characterization of materials based on measured insertion transfer function

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 1946-1951 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.H. Muqaibel ◽  
A. Safaai-Jazi
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
New Formulation

Mechanics of damage, healing, damageability, and integrity of materials: A conceptual framework

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Z Voyiadjis ◽  
Peter I Kattan
Keyword(s):  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Damage Variable ◽  
Continuum Damage ◽  
Variable Section ◽  
Damage Healing ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
New Formulation

In this work several new and fundamental concepts are proposed within the framework of continuum damage mechanics. These concepts deal primarily with the nature of the two processes of damage and healing along with introducing a consistent and systematic definition for the concepts of damageability and integrity of materials. Toward this end, seven sections are presented as follows: “The logarithmic damage variable” section introduces the logarithmic and exponential damage variables and makes comparisons with the classical damage variable. In “Integrity and damageability of materials” section a new formulation for damage mechanics is presented in which the two angles of damage–integrity and healing–damageability are introduced. It is shown that both the damage variable and the integrity variable can be derived from the damage–integrity angle while the healing variable and damageability variable are derived from the healing–damageability angle. “The integrity field” section introduces the new concept of the integrity field while “The healing field” section introduces the new concept of the healing field. These two fields are introduced as a generalization of the classical concepts of damage and integrity. “Unhealable damage and nondamageable integrity” section introduces the new and necessary concept of unrecoverable damage or unhealable damage. In this section the concept of permanent integrity or nondamageable integrity is also presented. In “Generalized nonlinear healing” section generalized healing is presented where a distinction is clearly made between linear healing and nonlinear healing. As an example of nonlinear healing the equations of quadratic healing are derived. Finally in “Dissection of the healing process” section a complete and logical/mathematical dissection is made of the healing process. It is hoped that these new and fundamental concepts will pave the way for new, consistent, and holistic avenues in research in damage mechanics and characterization of materials.

Some applications of electron beam microanalysis techniques in VLSI process evaluation

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 160-161
Author(s):  
Simon Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Analysis Of Failures ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
Circuits Vlsi

Trends in the technology development of very large scale integrated circuits (VLSI) have been in the direction of higher density of components with smaller dimensions. The scaling down of device dimensions has been not only laterally but also in depth. Such efforts in miniaturization bring with them new developments in materials and processing. Successful implementation of these efforts is, to a large extent, dependent on the proper understanding of the material properties, process technologies and reliability issues, through adequate analytical studies. The analytical instrumentation technology has, fortunately, kept pace with the basic requirements of devices with lateral dimensions in the micron/ submicron range and depths of the order of nonometers. Often, newer analytical techniques have emerged or the more conventional techniques have been adapted to meet the more stringent requirements. As such, a variety of analytical techniques are available today to aid an analyst in the efforts of VLSI process evaluation. Generally such analytical efforts are divided into the characterization of materials, evaluation of processing steps and the analysis of failures.

Applications of ultramicrotomy for materials characterization

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 232-233
Author(s):  
R.T. Blackham ◽  
J.J. Haugh ◽  
C.W. Hughes ◽  
M.G. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Analytical Electron Microscopy ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steels ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Preparation Technique ◽  
Thermally Induced ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Characterization Of Materials

Essential to the characterization of materials using analytical electron microscopy (AEM) techniques is the specimen itself. Without suitable samples, detailed microstructural analysis is not possible. Ultramicrotomy, or diamond knife sectioning, is a well-known mechanical specimen preparation technique which has been gaining attention in the materials science area. Malis and co-workers and Glanvill have demonstrated the usefulness and applicability of this technique to the study of a wide variety of materials including Al alloys, composites, and semiconductors. Ultramicrotomed specimens have uniform thickness with relatively large electron-transparent areas which are suitable for AEM anaysis.Interface Analysis in Type 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel: STEM-EDS microanalysis of grain boundaries in austenitic stainless steels provides important information concerning the development of Cr-depleted zones which accompany M23C6 precipitation, and documentation of radiation induced segregation (RIS). Conventional methods of TEM sample preparation are suitable for the evaluation of thermally induced segregation, but neutron irradiated samples present a variety of problems in both the preparation and in the AEM analysis, in addition to the handling hazard.

Free-Space Electromagnetic Characterization of Materials for Microwave and Radar Applications

PIERS Online ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habiba Hafdallah Ouslimani ◽  
Redha Abdeddaim ◽  
Alain Priou
Keyword(s):  
Free Space ◽  
Radar Applications ◽  
Characterization Of Materials

scholarly journals Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhifang Chai ◽  
Amares Chatt ◽  
Peter Bode ◽  
Jan Kučera ◽  
Robert Greenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Reactions ◽  
Hyperfine Interactions ◽  
Chemical Species ◽  
Radiation Detectors ◽  
Nuclear Analysis ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
Nuclear Effects ◽  
Nuclear Processes ◽  
Radioanalytical Methods

AbstractThese recommendations are a vocabulary of basic radioanalytical terms which are relevant to radioanalysis, nuclear analysis and related techniques. Radioanalytical methods consider all nuclear-related techniques for the characterization of materials where ‘characterization’ refers to compositional (in terms of the identity and quantity of specified elements, nuclides, and their chemical species) and structural (in terms of location, dislocation, etc. of specified elements, nuclides, and their species) analyses, involving nuclear processes (nuclear reactions, nuclear radiations, etc.), nuclear techniques (reactors, accelerators, radiation detectors, etc.), and nuclear effects (hyperfine interactions, etc.). In the present compilation, basic radioanalytical terms are included which are relevant to radioanalysis, nuclear analysis and related techniques.

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