Materials

The present invention is related to processing of alloys for heat resistant applications.

Planar SOFC stacks are comprised of alternating fuel and air chambers, which are sealed from each other and connected to fuel and air delivery manifolds, respectively.

The present invention comprises a heat-resistant superalloy that is based on iron, which keeps cost low, offering superior high temperature corrosion resistance and creep resistance to currently available iron-base superalloys.

A novel DC sputter deposition approach has been demonstrated for non-conductive materials, such as semiconductors.  In fact, this is the first known deposition of an intrinsically-doped semiconductor material using DC sputtering.  This approach is also suitable for l

Adsorbents made of polyolefin fibers or other polymer fibers and containing amidoxime and hydrophilic groups are capable of recovering dissolved metals from seawater or other aqueous solutions including uranium, vanadium, nickel, cobalt, titanium and other metals.

The present invention comprises a method and associated apparatus for the treatment of polymeric materials, specifically, 1) in the stabilization and oxidation of thermoplastic materials for the preparation of high temperature processing and 2) the surface treatment of polymer

The present invention comprises an apparatus and method that provide a novel way of processing thin films, thick films, coatings, and bulk materials in the presence of time varying electric and magnetic fields.

For thermal properties applications, the well-known graphite foam technology developed at ORNL has demonstrated remarkable performance when compared to other more commonly used materials such as aluminum and magnesium, for example.

A bending fatigue system has been proposed and developed in this disclosure to test various structural materials in general. The pure bending is adopted as a bending mode of testing system.

ORNL's suppressor designs properly port the gases within the suppressor such that the shock waves of the expanding gases within the suppressor take significantly longer to exit the system than normal commercial suppressors.