Enhanced Pre-Strain Application for Goodman Data Generated with Vibration-Based Testing

Experimental Mechanics - Imparting residual stress is an essential step in the generation of Goodman data via Air Force Research Laboratory’s vibration-based fatigue test. Conventional...     

Closed-surface hexameric metal-organic nanocapsules derived from cavitand ligands

Assembly of cavitand ligands, (4-), and Zn2+ ions yields a one-dimensional polymer comprised of hexameric, closed-surface, metal-organic nanocapsules.     

Thermal properties of sulfonic acid group functionalized Brönsted acidic ionic liquids

Thermal decomposition onset temperatures have been measured for a total of 24 methylimidazolium, triethanolammonium, and pyridinium type sulfonic acid groups functionalized Brönsted acidic ionic liquids with Cl^?, Br^?, SO₄ ^2?, PO₄ ^3?, BF₄ ^? _, CH₃CO₂ ^?, and CH₃SO₃ ^? anions, using thermogravimetric analysis. Thermal stabilities of these sulfonic acid group functionalized ionic liquids decreases in the order, methylimidazolium > triethanolammonium > pyridinium. The methylimidazolium, pyridinium, and triethanolammonium ionic liquids investigated showed decomposition onset temperatures (air) in the 213–353, 167–240, and 230–307 °C ranges, respectively. Additionally, the decomposition temperatures of these ionic liquids are highly dependent on the nature of the anion.     

Synthesis of functionalized polysiloxane 4-acylpyrazolone Schiff base ligand system and its applications in the adsorption of lanthanide ions from aqueous solutions

A novel functionalized polysiloxane material with covalently bonded 4-acylpyrazolone Schiff base ligand was prepared by polycondensation of 4-[1-(3-triethoxysilyl-propylamino)-ethylidene]-5-methyl-2-phenyl-2,4-dihydro-pyrazol-3-one with four equivalents of tetraethoxysilane under basic conditions. This polysiloxane material was characterized using elemental analysis, solid-state CP MAS ¹³C, ²⁹Si NMR, TG-DTA and FT-IR spectroscopy. Lanthanide ion adsorption properties of this polysiloxane material were studied for seven trivalent lanthanide ions and are shown to be selective in the adsorption of Yb³⁺ ions from dilute aqueous solutions, in which 99% adsorption was observed from a 1.00 × 10⁻⁵ M aq. solution of pH 6.7, after 24 h at room temperature. Six other lanthanides studied, Gd³⁺, Tb³⁺, Eu³⁺, La³⁺, Nd³⁺ and Sm³⁺ showed moderate to weaker adsorptions of 36, 36, 28, 17, 14, and 11% respectively under identical conditions.     

Photochromic property of ternary transition metal oxide nanocomposite prepared with co-solvated deep eutectic mixtures

Research on Chemical Intermediates - The application of deep eutectic solvents (DES) in the synthesis of photochromic transition metal oxide (TMO)-based nanocomposites is gaining attention in...     

An achiral form of the hexameric resorcin[4]arene capsule sustained by hydrogen bonding with alcohols

The well-known hexameric capsules sustained by self-assembly of resorcin[4]arenes 1 with water molecules (1(6).(H2O)8) are shown to assemble similarly with (+/-)-2-ethylhexanol (2EH) as an achiral 1(6).(2EH)6.(H2O)2 species which further encapsulates 2EH.     

A new distortion energy-based equivalent stress for multiaxial fatigue life prediction

A new equivalent stress amplitude expression has been developed for the assessment of fatigue life in components under multiaxial loading. The expression was generated by incorporating non-linear/plastic stress–strain relation into a mechanical energy calculation, and then applying the calculation to the distortion energy theory for a cyclic loading case. Therefore, the new uniaxial equivalent stress expression determines an appropriate stress amplitude value for multiaxial cyclic loading. The purpose of the equivalent stress value is to determine multiaxial fatigue failure using an energy-based fatigue life prediction criterion. The governing understanding behind the criterion states that the physical damage quantity for failure is equal to the accumulated strain energy in a monotonic fracture, which is also equal to the accumulated strain energy during fatigue failure. Using the new equivalent stress amplitude expression and the energy-based life prediction method, a comparison is made between prediction results and multiaxial empirical data. The multiaxial data was acquired by a vibration-based biaxial bending fatigue test and a torsion fatigue test with an assumed axial misalignment. The results of the comparison provide encouragement regarding the capability of the newly developed equivalent stress amplitude expression for fatigue life prediction.     

A selective and efficient chemosensor for the rapid detection of arsenic ions in aqueous medium

Research on Chemical Intermediates - The development of selective, efficient, and economical sensors for the rapid determination of arsenic in an aqueous medium is of paramount importance, due to...     

Analysis of Strain Energy Behavior Throughout a Fatigue Process

The dissipation of strain energy density per cycle was analyzed to understand its trend through a fatigue process. The motivation behind this analysis is to improve a fatigue life prediction method, which is based on a strain energy and failure correlation. The correlation states that the same amount of strain energy is dissipated during both monotonic fracture and cyclic fatigue. This means the summation of strain energy density per cycle is equal to the total strain energy density dissipated monotonically. In order to validate this understanding, the strain energy density per cycle was analyzed at several alternating stress levels for fatigue life of Aluminum 6061-T6 (Al 6061-T6) between 10³ and 10⁵ cycles. The analysis includes the following: Alternating between high and low operating frequencies (50x magnitude difference), interruption of cyclic load during testing, and idle/zero-loading intervals of 20–40 minutes in-between cyclic loading sequences. All experimental results show a consistent trend of cyclic softening as the loading cycles approach failure; however, due to an inefficient curve fit procedure of the stress-dependent strain equation at low alternating stresses onto the experimental stress-strain data, a new approach for calculating the strain energy density per cycle is explored and shows promising results.     

An Energy-Based Torsional-Shear Fatigue Lifing Method

An energy-based fatigue-life prediction framework for the determination of full-life, remaining-life, and critical-life of in-service structures subjected to torsional-shear loading has been developed. This framework is developed upon the existing foundation of energy-based fatigue models crafted for the axial, uniaxial bending, and transverse-shear loading cases, which state: the total strain energy density accumulated during both a monotonic event and a cumulative cyclic process is the same material property. The modified energy-based torsional-shear fatigue-life prediction framework is composed of the following entities: (1) the development of a torsional-shear fatigue testing procedure capable of assessing strain energy density per cycle in a pure shear stress state and (2) the determination of the remaining-life and critical-life of in-service aluminum (Al) 6061-T6 structures subjected to shear fatigue through the application of the energy-based prediction method. Experimental data was shown to be affected by load-frame misalignment which was estimated and successfully incorporated into the validation results. Close correlation between adjusted experimental results and the full-life and critical-life predictions stemmed from a 3-to-2 shear-to-axial biaxial loading assumption, which was supported by crack path comparisons. Results of the study effectively demonstrated the versatility of the energy-based lifing method.