<strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Publications Honored<strong>AMPTIAC</strong> is pleased to announce the receipt ofthe Merit Award from two regional competitionsof the Society for Technical Communication(STC). Both the <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Newsletter <strong>and</strong> the<strong>AMPTIAC</strong> web site were honored in separateregional competitions.David Rose, <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Director, <strong>and</strong> BarbaraSeverin, <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Engineer received the MeritAward from the Mohawk Chapter of the STC.Also receiving honors for the newsletter wasGreg McKinney, president of Word <strong>and</strong> Image,Ltd. a marketing design firm located in Rome,New York.A separate competition for on-line publications,sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Chapter ofSTC also resulted in a Merit Award for the<strong>AMPTIAC</strong> web site (http://amptiac.iitri.org).Kathy Pavelock, Tamara Grossman, <strong>and</strong> KeithHumph of IITRI’s Center for InformationTechnology Operation received the award fortheir contributions to the design <strong>and</strong> publicationof the web site.Awards of this nature would be impossiblewithout the contributions of our many guestauthors. <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> would like to thank RalphAnderson, David Brumbaugh, Garth Cook,Richard Doyle, Jeff Guthrie, Debbie Haught,Herbert Hermann, Roberta Hines, Kent Kogler,Diane Kukich, A.K. Kuruvilla, Ed McNamara,David Robertson, Charles Rasbach, Suraj Rawal,Jorge Romeu, Tom Schmid, Wei Shih, BillTarasen, James Wessel, <strong>and</strong> Zimac Laboratoriesfor their cooperation <strong>and</strong> assistance in the publicationof many of the articles appearing in the<strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Newsletter.Advertise with <strong>AMPTIAC</strong>!The <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Newsletter is authorized to accept a limited amount of advertising. Adsranging from a full page to two lines may be purchased, for a one time insertion or forinsertion in up to four consecutive issues.The <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Newsletter has a world-wide distribution of over 20,000 copies. Estimatedtotal readership is 60,000.For more information, including rates <strong>and</strong> submittal deadlines, call Barbara Severin at315-339-7021, (email: bseverin@iitri.org).<strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Wants Your ContributionsWe hope you find this issue of the <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Newsletter useful <strong>and</strong> interesting. You can help us to betterserve you by your contributions, such as:• Your comments on what you liked <strong>and</strong> disliked about the Newsletter• Your suggestions for <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> data products <strong>and</strong> services• Technical articles, opinion pieces, tutorials, news releases or letters to the Editor for publication in theNewsletterTo contact <strong>AMPTIAC</strong>, use any of the ways listed on the back cover, or use the feedback form on the<strong>AMPTIAC</strong> webpage.Your contributions are always welcome.12The <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1
New from <strong>AMPTIAC</strong>This past year has been an exceptional one for <strong>AMPTIAC</strong>,with the publication of a wide range of new technical products.Regardless of your specific discipline, there is an <strong>AMPTIAC</strong>product for you. Among our most notable publications thisyear:General InterestA Practical Guide to Statistical Analysis ofMaterial Property DataThis report has been specially prepared with the materials professionalin mind. It bridges the gap between the science oftheoretical statistics <strong>and</strong> the h<strong>and</strong>s-on world of the practicingtechnician. The first of its kind, this report presents importantstatistical analysis methods from the st<strong>and</strong>point of materialproperty data, demonstrating the importance <strong>and</strong> relevance ofstatistics in the day-to-day activities of materials engineers <strong>and</strong>designers.Order Code: AMPT-14 Price: $100 US, $150 Non-USMetals <strong>and</strong> CorrosionCorrosion Predictive Modeling for Aging AircraftBudgetary constraints prevent acquiring new aircraft whileencouraging life extension of existing aircraft far beyond thedesign lives. This critical review <strong>and</strong> technology assessmenthighlights the significant <strong>and</strong> innovative aspects of an Air Forceprogram designed to develop a predictive model for corrosion<strong>and</strong> concludes that it is a major step forward in the rather complextask of modeling corrosion <strong>and</strong> predicting the life of corrodiblestructures with any engineering relevance. The principlesthat have been employed in this report to generate predictivecapability are generic <strong>and</strong> applicable to a variety of components<strong>and</strong> structures.Order Code: AMPT-12 Price: $20 US, $30 Non-USLife Prediction <strong>and</strong> Performance Assurance ofStructural <strong>Materials</strong> in Corrosive EnvironmentsLife prediction of structural components is vitally important tosafe <strong>and</strong> cost effective operation of any system in which thematerials are susceptible to environmental degradation.Performance assurance which is closely related to life prediction,is equally important to ensure that the system will operateas per design for the duration of its life. This report presentsa panoramic view of this field by highlighting the variety ofcurrent approaches, identifying the limitations, <strong>and</strong> discussingdirections for future efforts.Order Code: AMPT-15 Price: $100 US, $150 Non-USCeramicsGroup IV Metal Carbides: Processing &Engineering PropertiesGroup IV carbides have shown promise for use in high speedcutting tools <strong>and</strong> for high temperature applications such as linersfor rocket motor throats <strong>and</strong> components for equipmentused in the nuclear industry. Considerable interest in thesematerials was evidenced in the 1960s <strong>and</strong> 1970s <strong>and</strong> severalproducts were brought to market. However, this initial activityapparently was not sustained <strong>and</strong> interest seemed to wane. Thelast major review of properties was prepared in 1986. Thisstudy looked at current areas of research (both basic <strong>and</strong>applied) to determine the state-of-the-art.Order Code: AMPT-7 Price: $50 US, $75 Non-USCompositesSensor Technologies to Monitor Resin TransferMolding (RTM) ProcessesThe use of sensors in the RTM process allows the operator tomonitor the molding <strong>and</strong> curing processes in real time, yieldinghigher quality parts with significantly reduce defect rates.On-line process control provides output information such aspressure, viscosity, <strong>and</strong> degree of cure, which when monitoredby a computerized control system, such as a neural net, optimizesprocess parameters <strong>and</strong> reduces process developmenttime. Sensors are becoming more instrumental in developingparameters for off-line monitoring as well. This report providesa review of the current <strong>and</strong> emerging sensor technologies asthey apply to the monitoring, modeling, <strong>and</strong> production ofresin transfer molded composite parts.Order Code: AMPT-23 Price: $100 US, $150 Non-USElectronic/Optical/Photonic <strong>Materials</strong>Third Order Non-Linear Organic Thin Films for Eye& Sensor Protection - Phtalocyanines <strong>and</strong>PorphyrinsOptical limiters are devices that strongly limit intense opticalbeams while exhibiting high transmittance for low intensityambient light levels. These non-linear optical devices are currentlyof significant interest for the protection of human eyes<strong>and</strong> optical sensors from intense laser pulses, which pose a considerablehazard both in the laboratory <strong>and</strong> in the field.However most efforts to develop optical limiting devices basedon various mechanisms including non-linear absorption <strong>and</strong>refraction in semiconductors, optical breakdown induced scatteringin carbon particle suspensions, thermal refractive beamspreading, <strong>and</strong> excited-state absorption have fallen short of theblocking level needed to protect the human eye.Order Code: AMPT-6 Price: $50 US, $65 Non-USOptical Limiting: An OverviewThis report is intended to provide a background adequate forthe novice to quickly underst<strong>and</strong> the physical phenomenaresponsible for optical limiting behavior <strong>and</strong> the measurementsroutinely made to characterize the performance of non-linearmaterials. In addition, some background is provided on workbeing pursued to molecularly engineer these materials toenhance their performance <strong>and</strong> adaptability to real world applications.Order Code: AMPT-16 Price: $50 US, $75 Non-USInfrared (IR) Windows <strong>and</strong> Dome <strong>Materials</strong>This report focuses on the performance of infrared materials,<strong>and</strong> it is based upon the effort to build a numerical database ofthese materials. Six initial materials, namely germanium, zincsulfide, zinc selenide, sapphire, spinel <strong>and</strong> yttria were chosenafter an extensive literature search <strong>and</strong> through communicationswith the window <strong>and</strong> dome community. The reportincludes a section on long-wave <strong>and</strong> mid-wave materials, a briefdiscussion on materials for multi-spectral use <strong>and</strong> a succinctanalysis of the properties of these materials.Order Code: AMPT-18 Price: $30 US, $45 Non-USThe <strong>AMPTIAC</strong> Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1 13
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