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Leiva, V., Ruggeri, F., Saulo, H., & Vivanco, J. F. (2017). A methodology based on the Birnbaum-Saunders distribution for reliability analysis applied to nano-materials. Reliab. Eng. Syst. Saf., 157, 192–201.
Abstract: The Birnbaum-Saunders distribution has been widely studied and applied to reliability studies. This paper proposes a novel use of this distribution to analyze the effect on hardness, a material mechanical property, when incorporating nano-particles inside a polymeric bone cement. A plain variety and two modified types of mesoporous silica nano-particles are considered. In biomaterials, one can study the effect of nano-particles on mechanical response reliability. Experimental data collected by the authors from a micro-indentation test about hardness of a commercially available polymeric bone cement are analyzed. Hardness is modeled with the Birnbaum-Saunders distribution and Bayesian inference is performed to derive a methodology, which allows us to evaluate the effect of using nano-particles at different loadings by the R software. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Rendon, R. C., Salvo, C., Sepulveda, E., Arulraj, A., Sanhueza, F., Rodriguez, J. J., et al. (2022). Evaluation of Structural and Functional Properties of La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 Perovskite Prepared by the Fast Solution Combustion Approach. Catalysts, 12(12), 1636.
Abstract: A series of La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 (LSM) perovskite was made using the rapid solution combustion method, which was calcined by varying the temperatures. In order to determine how the calcination temperature affected the nanopowders produced and calcined at various temperatures, their microstructural, morphological, compositional, optical, and electrical properties were analyzed using corresponding characterization tools. The XRD results showed the coexistence of the rhombohedral polymorphs R-3c and Pm-3m for the perovskite phase under a calcination temperature of 1400 degrees C, which were eliminated with increased calcination temperature. The average grain size was found to increase with increasing calcination temperature. The EDS analysis showed better agreement of the stoichiometry with the theoretical composition. The apparent porosity decreased with increasing temperature due to the coalescence of sintering pores. The sample obtained after calcination at 1500 degrees C showed 10.3% porosity. The hardness also improved with increasing calcination temperature and reached a maximum value of 0.4 GPa, which matched the bulk density. A similar trend was observed in the resistivity studies as a function of temperature, and all the samples exhibited a low resistivity of similar to 1.4 Omega.cm in the temperature range of 500-600 degrees C. The optical characterization showed broad absorption at 560-660 nm and bandwidth values between 3.70 and 3.95 eV, according to the applied heat treatment.
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