Structural and Chemical Characterization of Metals, Alloys and Compounds–2012: Volume 1481 MRS Proceedings Series

The XXI International Materials Research Congress was held in Cancun, Mexico in August 2012. This Materials Research Society Proceedings contains papers presented at Symposium 2D 'Structural and Chemical Characterization of Metals, Alloys and Compounds'. This special issue covers several aspects of the structural and chemical characterization of the materials in the following areas: metals, alloys, steels, composites, polymeric compounds, welding, nanomaterials and surface coatings, among others. They are amorphous, crystalline, powders, coatings, fibers, thin films, etc., which were prepared with different techniques. The structural characterization techniques included: scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, optical microscopy (OM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential thermal analysis (DTA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), thermoluminescence (TL), laser emission, etc. Theoretical models from these properties are included too.

Part I. Characterization of Materials by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): 1. Synthesis and determination of thermodynamical properties of the compounds of the system Ca-Mg-Bi C. Ramírez, J. A. Romero, A. Hernández and F. Pérez; 2. Study of the synthesis of mullite from kaolin-a-Al2O3 and kaolin-Al(NO3)3 E. M. Lozada, O. Alanís, F. Legorreta and L. E. Hernández; 3. Particle size characterization of commercial raw materials and graphite nanoparticles of a refractory bricks mix of the system Al2O3-SiC-C A. M. Paniagua, J. Martinez, V. Mauro and E. Diaz; Part II. Characterization of Materials by Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), Thermogravimetry (TGA), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Raman Spectroscopy: 4. Preparation of lithium aluminum layered double hydroxide from ammonium dawsonite and lithium carbonate C. A. Contreras Soto, E. Ramos-Ramírez, V. Reyes Zamudio and J. I. Macías; 5. Study of optical vibration modes of mineral graphite by micro Raman spectroscopy R. A. Silva-Molina, R. Gámez-Corrales, J. M. Hernández-Cazares and I. G. Espinoza-Maldonado; 6. Chemical precipitation synthesis of nano-crystalline Mg(OH)2 A. Medina, L. Béjar and G. Herrera-Pérez; Part III. Mechanical and Microstructural Characterization of Steels Used in the Oil Industry: 7. Effect of the aging treatment in micro-alloyed steel M. A. Doñu Ruiz, J. A. Ortega Herrera, N. López Perrusquia, V. J. Cortés Suárez and L. D. Rosado Cruz; 8. Characterization of microstructural and mechanical properties of X-60 steel heat-treated N. López Perrusquia, J. A. Ortega Herrera, M. A. Doñu Ruiz, V. J. Cortés Suárez and L. D. Cruz Rosado; 9. Tension tests behavior of API 5L X60 pipeline steel in a simulated soil solution to evaluate SCC susceptibility A. Contreras, S. L. Hernández, R. Galvan-Martinez and O. Vega-Becerra; Part IV. Characterization of Materials for Industrial Applications: 10. Vacuum forming of aluminum scrap J. A. Garabito, H. Granados, V. H. López, A. R. Kennedy and J. E. Bedolla; 11. Study of the thermoluminescent characteristics of ceramic roof tiles exposed to beta radiation A. R. García-Haro, R. Bernal, C. Cruz-Vázquez, S. E. Burruel-Ibarra, V. R. Orante-Barrón and F. Brown; 12. Evaluation of resistance spot welding conditions using experimental design D. Y. Medina, R. Bermejo, R. T. Hernandez, I. Hernandez and S. Orozco; Part V. Characterization of Materials Used in Coatings and Thin Films: 13. Diffusion of hard coatings on ductile cast iron N. López Perrusquia, M. Antonio Doñu Ruiz, E. Y. Vargas Oliva and V. J. Cortés Suárez; 14. Luminescence in a Ba(Ti,Zr)O3 film deposited by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method D. Y. Medina, R. T. Hernández, I. Hernández and S. Orozco; Part VI. Microstructural Characterization of Nanostructured Materials: 15. Characterization on fracture surfaces of 304 stainless steels joined by brazing using silicon nanoparticles L. Santiago-Bautista, H. M. Hernández-García, R. Muñoz-Arroyo, M. Garza-Castañón, F. García-Vázquez and J. Acevedo-Dávila; 16. Synthesis of ZnO at different atomic proportions produced by chemical precipitation A. Medina, L. Béjar and G. Herrera-Pérez.