DECORATED MODELS, REPLICATION, AND ASSEMBLY LINES FOR BRONZE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN 500 b.c.e. CHINA

Early China ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 109-142
Author(s):  
Kin Sum (Sammy) Li ◽  
Quanyu Wang ◽  
J. Keith Wilson ◽  
Fan Jeremy Zhang ◽  
Jody Ho Yee Cheung ◽  
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AbstractThis article examines the earliest examples of replication of bronze objects of complicated structure in China. It uses four quadrupeds from the Freer Gallery (National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution), the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the British Museum, and the Yūrinkan Museum in Kyōto as examples to illustrate the complex technology required in replicating bronzes. It provides evidence to define identical bronzes and proves that the four quadrupeds shared the same decorated model. The application of section-mold casting, spacers, clay cores, and mold section assemblage will be examined using 3D scanning, X-ray photography, computerized tomography (CT) scanning, and alloy composition analysis.

Author(s):  
E. F. Koch ◽  
E. L. Hall ◽  
S. W. Yang

The plane-front solidified eutectic alloys consisting of aligned tantalum monocarbide fibers in a nickel alloy matrix are currently under consideration for future aircraft and gas turbine blades. The MC fibers provide exceptional strength at high temperatures. In these alloys, the Ni matrix is strengthened by the precipitation of the coherent γ' phase (ordered L12 structure, nominally Ni3Al). The mechanical strength of these materials can be sensitively affected by overall alloy composition, and these strength variations can be due to several factors, including changes in solid solution strength of the γ matrix, changes in they γ' size or morphology, changes in the γ-γ' lattice mismatch or interfacial energy, or changes in the MC morphology, volume fraction, thermal stability, and stoichiometry. In order to differentiate between these various mechanisms, it is necessary to determine the partitioning of elemental additions between the γ,γ', and MC phases. This paper describes the results of such a study using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy in the analytical electron microscope.


2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-482
Author(s):  
Steven R. Manchester

Abstract—The type material on which the fossil genus name Ampelocissites was established in 1929 has been reexamined with the aid of X-ray micro-computed tomography (μ-CT) scanning and compared with seeds of extant taxa to assess the relationships of these fossils within the grape family, Vitaceae. The specimens were collected from a sandstone of late Paleocene or early Eocene age. Although originally inferred by Berry to be intermediate in morphology between Ampelocissus and Vitis, the newly revealed details of seed morphology indicate that these seeds represent instead the Ampelopsis clade. Digital cross sections show that the seed coat maintains its thickness over the external surfaces, but diminishes quickly in the ventral infolds. This feature, along with the elliptical chalaza and lack of an apical groove, indicate that Ampelocissites lytlensis Berry probably represents Ampelopsis or Nekemias (rather than Ampelocissus or Vitis) and that the generic name Ampelocissites may be useful for fossil seeds with morphology consistent with the Ampelopsis clade that lack sufficient characters to specify placement within one of these extant genera.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Williamson ◽  
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Nicolas Perdrial ◽  
John M. Hughes ◽  
Mae Kate Campbell ◽  
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Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 729
Author(s):  
Junhyub Jeon ◽  
Namhyuk Seo ◽  
Hwi-Jun Kim ◽  
Min-Ha Lee ◽  
Hyun-Kyu Lim ◽  
...  

Fe-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are a unique class of materials that are attracting attention in a wide variety of applications owing to their physical properties. Several studies have investigated and designed the relationships between alloy composition and thermal properties of BMGs using an artificial neural network (ANN). The limitation of the wide-scale use of these models is that the required composition is yet to be found despite numerous case studies. To address this issue, we trained an ANN to design Fe-based BMGs that predict the thermal properties. Models were trained using only the composition of the alloy as input and were created from a database of more than 150 experimental data of Fe-based BMGs from relevant literature. We adopted these ANN models to design BMGs with thermal properties to satisfy the intended purpose using particle swarm optimization. A melt spinner was employed to fabricate the designed alloys. X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis tests were used to evaluate the specimens.


2019 ◽  
Vol 964 ◽  
pp. 240-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amaliya Rasyida ◽  
Thalyta Rizkha Pradipta ◽  
Sigit Tri Wicaksono ◽  
Vania Mitha Pratiwi ◽  
Yeny Widya Rakhmawati

Utilization of brown algae especially in Madura, where it’s close to Surabaya, only limited for food. This become a reference for developing and increasing the potential of this algae by extracting one of the ingredients, namely alginate. This paper deals with the characterization of sodium alginate extracted from sargassum sp. using modified-purified calcium routes. The extracted sodium alginate will be further used as composite hydrogel materials and compared with commercial sodium alginate. Hereafter, the synthesized composite is expected to be bio-ink for 3d printer. Chemical composition analysis were analyzed using X-Ray Fluorosense (XRF) followed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis to identify the functional group of composite and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Furthermore, viscosity bath is performed to compare the viscosity of extracted and commercial one. The result shows that modified-purified calcium routes in the extraction process of sodium alginate is desirable for improving their properties. Interestingly enough, with the goal of using it as bio-ink in 3d printed fabrication, the synthesized composite shows viscosity, 300 cSt, which meets the criteria for bio-ink in 3d printer.


2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 7619-7623
Author(s):  
Z Z Lu ◽  
F. Yu ◽  
L. Yu ◽  
L. H. Cheng ◽  
P. Han

In this work, Si, Ge element composition distribution in Ge /Si1-xGex:C /Si substrate structure has been characterized and modified by planar scanning energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The Ge /Si1-xGex:C /Si substrate samples are grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The accuracy of EDS value can be improved by ~ 32%. And the modified EDS results indicate the Ge distribution in the Ge/Si1-xGex:C/Si sub structure.


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