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Search Publications by: Richard E. Ricker (Assoc)

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Analysis of Pipeline Steel Corrosion Data

May 2, 2007
Author(s)
Richard E. Ricker
Currently, the U.S. has over 3.7 million kilometers (2.3 million miles) of pipelines crossing the country transporting natural gas and hazardous liquids from sources such as wells, refineries, and ports to customers. It is estimated that almost 2/3 of the

Corrosion of Intermetallics

November 1, 2005
Author(s)
P K. Datta, H L. Du, J S. Burnell-Gray, Richard E. Ricker
In many applications of structural materials - aerospace, automobiles, power generation, etc., increasing demands are being made for materials with temperature capabilities greater than those of superalloys. Intermetallics with higher melting points can

Advanced Coatings R&D for Pipelines and Related Facilities

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
Richard E. Ricker
This workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology s Gaithersburg, Maryland campus June 9-10, 2005 with support from the Office of Pipeline Safety of the U.S. Department of Transportation. A steering committee composed of 20

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Pure Mg and Mg AZ31 Alloy

April 1, 2004
Author(s)
A -. Munitz, D -. Dayan, David J. Pitchure, Richard E. Ricker
Dynamic mechanical analyses were performed on pure Mg and Mg AZ31 alloy to study the impact of thermo-mechanical state and grain structure on the complex modulus (E*=E'+iE). The storage modulus (E') of pure Mg was found to be (40.0+2.5) GPa and indpendent

The Influence of a Multilayered Metallic Coating on Fatigue Crack Nucleation

November 1, 2001
Author(s)
Mark R. Stoudt, Richard E. Ricker, R C. Cammarata
A through review of the literature on fatigue crack initiation indicates that for optimum resistance to fatigue crack initiation, a surface coating needs more than just a high hardness and that a combination of properties including toughness, cyclic work

MSEL FY 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Metallurgy Division

September 1, 2001
Author(s)
C A. Handwerker, Frank W. Gayle, Richard E. Ricker
This report describes major programs and accomplishments of the Metallurgy Division of the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) in FY2001 The mission of the NIST Metallurgy Division is to provide critical leadership in the development

The Influence of Grain Size on the Roughening Behavior of Al-Mg Alloys

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
Mark R. Stoudt, Richard E. Ricker
The discontinuouis plastic flow exhibited by numerous aluminum alloys presents significant challenges to the use of aluminum alloys in many automotive applications. The inhomogeneous morphology of the surface asperities generated during metal forming is

Suppression of Fatigue Cracking With Nanometer-Scale Multilayered Coatings

August 1, 2000
Author(s)
Mark R. Stoudt, R C. Cammarata, Richard E. Ricker
(Scripta Materialia doesn't use an Abstract -- Took 1st sentence of Intro) Fatigue crack initiation in initally smooth samples of ductile metals free of surface defects almost always occurs at the free surface a sa result of surface rioughening and the

Powder Metallurgy High Nitrogen Stainless Steel

December 1, 1999
Author(s)
Frank S. Biancaniello, Rodney D. Jiggetts, Richard E. Ricker, Stephen D. Ridder
High Nitrogen Stainless Steels (HNSS) are a class of materials that possess a unique combination of outstanding strength, ductility, and corrosion properties. In this paper we report on the advantages of producing these materials via inert gas atomization

Characterization of Atomized High Nitrogen Stainless Steel as a Possible Implant Material

May 1, 1999
Author(s)
Frank S. Biancaniello, Rodney D. Jiggetts, Richard E. Ricker, Stephen D. Ridder
High Nitrogen Stainless Steel (HNSS) can simultaneously have high strength (ultimate and yield), high hardness, high ductility, and outstanding corrosion properties. These properties can be further improved if these HNSS materials are produced from Hot

Influence of Nanometer-Scale Multilayered Thin Films on Fatigue Crack Initiation

January 1, 1999
Author(s)
Mark R. Stoudt, Richard E. Ricker, R C. Cammarata
Fatigue crack initiation in initially smooth, defect free samples of ductile metals almost always occurs at the free surface as a result of surface roughening and the development of a critical surface morphology 1-3. For FCC metals with high stacking fault

Preliminary Investigations Into Corrosion in Anti-Lock Braking Systems

September 24, 1998
Author(s)
Richard E. Ricker, J L. Fink, Alexander J. Shapiro, L C. Smith, Robert J. Schaefer
In response to vehicle owner complaints about the operation and performance of some antilock braking systems (ABS), the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) began examining components from ABS systems at the Vehicle Research and

Compatibility of Halon Alternatives During Storage

August 21, 1994
Author(s)
Richard G. Gann, Carlos R. Beauchamp, Thomas G. Cleary, J L. Fink, Richard H. Harris Jr., F Horkay, G B. McKenna, Thomas P. Moffat, Marc R. Nyden, Richard D. Peacock, Richard E. Ricker, Mark R. Stoudt, W. K. Waldron
A key facet of the evaluation of new fire suppressants is their behavior under pressure and at elevated temperature in a metal storage container with an elastomer seal. In this study, 13 candidate chemicals have been examines: C2F6, C3F8, C4F10, cyclo-C4F8