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    Investigating the Instability of Parametric Vibrations of Composite Plates under Arbitrary Pulsating Loads Based on High-Order Plate Theories

    The instability of composite plates subjected to an arbitrary periodic dynamic loading is investigated based on Lo’s high-order shear-deformation plate theory. The differential equations of motion of Mathieu-t...

    C. S. Chen, H. Wang, J. Y. Kao, W. R. Chen in Mechanics of Composite Materials (2022)

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    Vibration and Stability of Initially Stressed Hybrid Composite Plates in Hygrothermal Environments

    Vibration and stability of hybrid composite plates with arbitrary initial stresses in hygrothermal environments are investigated. The governing equations, including the effects of moisture-caused, thermal, and...

    C. S. Chen, T. C. Tsai, T. J. Chen, W. R. Chen in Mechanics of Composite Materials (2017)

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    Closed-Form Solutions for Free Vibration Frequencies of Functionally Graded Euler-Bernoulli Beams

    The bending vibration of a functionally graded Euler–Bernoulli beam is investigated by the transformed-section method. The material properties of the functionally graded beam (FGB) are assumed to vary across i...

    W. R. Chen, H. Chang in Mechanics of Composite Materials (2017)

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    Influence of Thermal Cycle Frequency on the TGO Growth and Cracking Behaviors of an APS-TBC

    The durability of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is controlled by fracture near the interface between the ceramic topcoat and the metallic bond coat, where a layer of thermally grown oxide (TGO) forms during ...

    W. R. Chen, X. Wu, D. Dudzinski in Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (2012)

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    Creep of Fully Lamellar Near γ-TiAl Intermetallics

    The influence of the fully lamellar morphology and third phase β on the creep properties of near γ-TiAl intermetallics is presented. Specifically, the effect of improved microstructural control obtainableby a ste...

    J. Beddoes, L. Zhao, W. R. Chen, X. Du in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2011)

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    The Oxidation Behavior of TBC with Cold Spray CoNiCrAlY Bond Coat

    Cold gas dynamic spray (CGDS) has been considered a potential technique to produce the metallic bond coat for TBC applications, because of its fast deposition rate and low deposition temperature. This article ...

    W. R. Chen, E. Irissou, X. Wu, J.-G. Legoux in Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (2011)

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    TGO Growth and Crack Propagation in a Thermal Barrier Coating

    In thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems, a continuous alumina layer developed at the ceramic topcoat/bond coat interface helps to protect the metallic bond coat from further oxidation and improve the durabili...

    W.R. Chen, R. Archer, X. Huang, B.R. Marple in Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (2008)

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    Precipitation of β particles in a fully lamellar Ti-47Al-2Nb-1Mn-0.5W-0.5Mo-0.2Si (at.%) alloy

    The precipitation of β (B2) particles at intermediate temperatures, between 760°C and 1050°C, is investigated in a fully lamellar TiAl-WMoSi alloy. The β particles, having a thin-plate shape, usually precipita...

    J. Beddoes, W. R. Chen, L. Zhao in Journal of Materials Science (2002)

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    Effect of Surface Treatment on the Formation of Oxygen Enriched Brittle Layer in a Ti3A1-Nb Alloy

    Effect of surface treatment on the formation of oxygen enriched brittle layer in a Ti3Al-Nb alloy was investigated. The results show that a mixed Ti2N and TiN layer was formed at the surface by the titanium nitri...

    B. Zhang, X. Wan, D. Li, J. Wang, H. Wang, W. R. Chen in MRS Online Proceedings Library (1994)

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    Mechanical Properties of a β Containing Ti-Al-Cr-Alloy at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures

    The mechanical properties of a β-containing Ti-Al-Cr alloy were investigated at ambient and elevated temperatures. The results show that the Ti-Al-Cr alloy containing the P phase has a very high tensile streng...

    W. R. Chen, J. Wang, B. Zhang, X. Wan, W. J. Chen in MRS Online Proceedings Library (1994)

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    Toughening zirconia with bimodally distributed silver inclusions

    W. H. Tuan, W. R. Chen in Journal of Materials Science Letters (1994)