National Educators' Workshop:Update 99

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National Educators' Workshop:Update 99
Standard Experiments in Engineering, Materials Science,
and Technology
Compiled by
Ginger L. F. Arrington and James E. Gardner
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
James A. Jacobs
. Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia
John E. Fillion
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, Michigan
P K. Mallick
University of Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan
October 2000
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National Educators' Workshop:Update 99
Standard Experiments in Engineering, Materials Science,
and Technology
Compiled by
Ginger L. F. Arrington and James E. Gardner
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
James A. Jacobs
Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia
John E. Fillion
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, Michigan
P. K. Mallick
University of Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan
Proceedings of a workshop sponsored jointly by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Washington, DC; Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia; the
Department of Defense, Washington, DC; the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland; DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills,
Michigan; and the University of Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan
and held in
Dearborn and Auburn Hills, Michigan
October 31-November 3, 1999
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199
October 2000
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PREFACE
NEW:Update 99, hosted by the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the DaimlerChrysler
Corporation, was held October 31 - November 3,1999.
The 14th Annual NEW:Updatewas built on themes, activities and presentations based on extensive
evaluations from participants of previous workshops as we continued efforts to strengthening
materials education. About 100 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 wotkshops in state-of-the-art laboratories. Faculty in attendance represented high
schools, community colleges, smaller colleges, and major universities. Undergraduate and graduate
students also attended and presented.
As.in past years, we were fortunate to have excellent support from our hosts. DaimlerChrysler and
the University of Michigan Dearborn helped to coordinate the many scientist, engineers, professors
and other staff, by providing funding, opening their facilities, developing presentations and
activities.
NEW:Update 99 participants saw the demonstration of about fifty experiments and aided in
evaluating them. We also heard updating information relating to materials science, engineering and
technology presented at mini plenary sessions.
The experiments in this publication can serve as a valuable guide to faculty who are interested in
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useful activities for their students. The material the result of years of research aimed at better
methods ofteaching materials science, engineering and technology. The experiments developed by
faculty, scientists, and engineers throughout the United States and abroad add to the collection from
past workshops. There is a blend of experiments on new materials and traditional materials.
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 International
Council for Materials Education (JCME). Comments from wotkshop participants provided additional
feedback which authors used to make final revisions, which were then submitted to the NASA
editorial group for this publication.
The JCME encourages authors of experiments to make submissions for use 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.
As with previous NEW:Updates, critiques were made of the workshop to provide continuing
improvement of this activity. The evaluations and recommendations made by participants provide
valuable feedback for the planning of subsequent NEW:Updates.
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NEW:Update 99 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 ofi ssues
on strategies for better teaching about the full complement of materials. NEW: Update 98, 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 demonstrated the second edition of Experiments in Materials Science, Engineering &
Technology, (EMSET2) CD-ROM with over 300 experiments from NEW:Updates. This CD-ROM
is another example of cooperative efforts to support materials education. The primary contributions
came from the many authors oft he demonstrations and experiments for NEW: Updates. Funding for
the CD came from both private industry and federal agencies. Please see the attached information
for obtaining the CD.
We express our appreciation to all those who helped to keep this series of workshops viable. Special
thanks goes to those on our national organizing committee, management team, hosts, sponsors, and
especially those of you who developed and shared your ideas for experiments, demonstrations, and
novel approaches to teaching.
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 Jim Jacobs, School of Science and
Technology, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504.
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either expressed or implied, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
James A. Jacobs Morton Friedman
Workshop Co-chairperson Gateway Engineering Coalition
Norfolk State University
Kenneth L. Jewett
John E. Fillion National Institute of Standards &
Workshop Co-chairperson Technology
DaimlerChrysler
Thomas F. Kilduff, Emeritus
P. K. Mallick Thomas Nelson Community College
Workshop Co-chairperson
University of Michigan James V. Masi
Northeast Center for Telecommunication
Diana P. LaClaire Technologies
Assistant Director
Norfolk State University Alfred E. McKenney
ffiM Corporation, Retired
Robert Berrettini
International Council for Materials Education Thomas C. Pederson
General Motors Company
James M. Boileau
Ford Motor Company Edwin Prior
National Aeronautics and Space
Paul Brown Administration
International Council for Materials Education
Heidi Ries
L. Roy Bunnell Air Force Institute of Technology
Southridge High School
Philip S. Sklad
S. Raj Chaudhury Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Norfolk State University
Laura L. Sullivan
James Clum American Society for Engineering
University of Detroit-Mercy Education
Martin A. Crimp Charles V. White
Michigan State University Kettering University
Leonard W. Fine Steven M. Yalisove
Columbia University University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Acknowledgements
We greatly appreciate the support provided by these organizations:
American Society for Engineering
Columbia University
Kettering University
Michigan State University
University of Detroit-Mercy
ASM International
Delphi Automotive Chassis Systems
International Council for Materials Education
Northeast Center for Telecommunication Technologies
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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CONTENTS
PREFACE ................................................................................................... iii
MANAGEMENT TEAM .................................................................................. v
REVIEWERS OF EXPERIMENTS. ................................................................. xi
LISTING OF EXPERIMENTS FROM NEW:UPDATES .................................. xiii
PARTICIPANTS ....................................................................................... xxxi
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN ................................................. xlix
CONTINUOUS LEARNING NETWORK (CLN) ............................................... l
Robert Kleinhans, Marina Arizpe, - LightSpeed Technologies, Inc.
STUDY OF MOLECULAR DEGRADATION OF POLYMERS BY
INTRINSIC VISCOSITy ............................................................................. 27
Ping Liu - Eastern Illinois University, Danuta Ciesielska - Poznan University
of Technology, Poland
MICROWA VE DIELECTRIC RESPONSE OF WATER AS A FUNCTION
OF FREQUENCy ........................................................................................ 37
J. N. Dahiya - Southeast Missouri State University
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MATERIALS
RESEARCH IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ........................................... 51
Christine S. Sloane - General Motors R&D Center and Advanced
Technology Vehicles
SHAPE MEMORY ALLOyS ......................................................................... 69
John A. Marshall- University of Southern Maine
ACCELERATED AGING STUDY OF ABS COPOLyMER ................................ 75
Wayne L. Elban, Scott N. Hornung, Matthew C. Reinhardt-
Loyola College
FRICTION AND LUBRICATION OF IDGHLY DEFORMABLE POROUS
BEARINGS; LEARNING FROM ARTICULAR CARTILAGE OF HUMAN
JOINTS. .................................................................................................... 101
Michael A. Soltz, Gerard A. Ateshian -Columbia University
EXPERIMENTS IN MAGNETICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
ORGANIC AND SOL-GEL .......................................................................... 109
James V. Masi - Northeast Center for Telecommunications Technologies
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE IMPACT BEHAVIOR AND
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS. .................. 121
Wayne L. Elban - LoyolaCollege, Matthew J. Elban-
Carroll Christian High School
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BIOSPHERE 2 CENTER - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE .......................... 145
William C. Harris, Leonard W. Fine, Morton B. Friedman -
Columbia University
IONIC BONDING, AN INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS AND
TO SPREADSHEETS ........................................ '" .................. , .................... 151
Mike L. Meier - University of California, Davis
TABLETOP EXPERIMENTS FOR MATERIAL PROPERTIES
DETERMINATION ..................................................................................... 167
R. E. Smelser, E. M. Odom, S. W. Beyerlein - University of Idaho
ACCELERATED FATIGUE TEST ................................................................ 187
Yulian Kin, Dennis Holler - Purdue University Calumet
FOUR WINDOWS PROGRAMS FOR THE MATERIALS SCIENCE
LABORATORY .......................................................................................... 197
Mike L. Meier -University of California, Davis
EGG BUNGEE CORD DROP. ............ , ......................................................... 205
Robert A McCoy - Youngstown State University
DESIGN PRACTICES FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND LIGHT TRUCK
ALUMINUM BODIES ................................................................................. 213
M. 1. Wheeler on behalf of Alcan Global Automotive Products and
the Aluminum Association
ALUMINUM MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY VEHICLES .............................................................................. 225
M. 1. Wheeler -Alcan International Limited
THE DRIVE FOR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES IN
NORTH AMERICA. .................................................................................... 235
M. 1. Wheeler -Alcan International Limited
STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF ALUMINUM COMPONENTS WITH
ADS SOFTWARE. ...................................................................................... 249
1. Randolph Kissell - The TGB Partnership
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECYCLING OF ALUMINUM FROM
END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES .......................................................................... 255
M. P. Thomas, C. L. Wood, Jr. - The Aluminum Association Inc.
THERMOSET COMPOSITES (SMC & RRIM) FOR AUTOMOTIVE
COMPONENTS .......................................................................................... 267
Ken C. Rusch, Bruce Budde and Carolyn Hamilton, LARSS Students - The Budd
Company Plastics Division representing The Automotive Composites Alliance
SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE METHOD FOR TESTING SHEAR
STRENGTH OF ADHESIVE BONDS ........................................................... 297
L. Roy Bunnell- Southridge High School
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