Expert Details
Ceramics, Refractories
ID: 108433
Massachusetts, USA
SILICON CARBIDE REFRACTORIES. Expert has extensive experience in the development and evaluation of silicon carbide refractories of several types, including oxide bonded, nitride bonded, and self-bonded. In addition, he has experience with nitride bonded and recrystallized silicon carbides for wear-resistant applications. In addition, he has experience with silicon carbide refractories for incinerators and kiln furniture. He is quite conversant with silicon carbide raw materials, powders, and grains.
ADVANCED CERAMICS AND REFRACTORIES EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT; CERAMIC MATERIAL SELECTION. Expert has extensive experience with commercial advanced refractory ceramics, including material evaluation and selection, product development, product testing (both in-house and through field test results). He has worked in-depth in material selection, forming, firing, testing, and evaluation.
REFRACTORY TESTING. Expert has been heavily involved in work in compressive creep of oxide refractories. He is an expert on the stability of oxides in hydrogen atmospheres at elevated temperatures, as well as thermal shock evaluation of refractory kiln furniture.
ASTM AND ISO TESTS. Expert has extensive experience with the standard ASTM refractory tests as a member of the ASTM Committee C-8 on Refractories for over 35 years. In addition, he is a member of the Technical Advisory Group representing the U.S. on ISO Technical Committee 33 on Refractories. He is Convener (Chairman) of a Working Group, developing standard test methods for measuring Modulus of Elasticity of Refractories.
ZIRCONIA (ZIRCONIUM DIOXIDE). Expert is experienced with the development, fabrication, and evaluation of refractory zirconia parts -- including failure evaluation.
CERAMIC KILN FURNITURE. Expert is skilled in the development and evaluation of alumina, mullite, zirconia, and silicon carbide kiln furniture. He also has a strong background in failure evaluation (such as after testing or field use).
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1955 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Ceramic Engineering | Institution: Ohio State University |
| Year: 1951 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Ceramic Engineering | Institution: Ohio State University |
| Year: 1951 | Degree: BCerE | Subject: Ceramic Engineering | Institution: Ohio State University |
Work History
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| Years: 1990 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Independent Consultant | Department: |
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| Years: 1979 to 1990 | Employer: Norton Company | Title: Research Manager, Advanced Ceramics/Commercial | Department: |
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| Years: 1969 to 1979 | Employer: Norton Company | Title: Research Associate, Industrial Ceramics | Department: |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1955 to 1969 | Employer: Norton Company | Title: Senior Research Engineer | Department: |
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Career Accomplishments
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| He is a member of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers. |
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| Expert is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Massachusetts. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert holds several U.S. and foreign patents on refractories. In addition, he is the author or co-author of over 30 technical papers on refractories, their properties, and testing. He contributed a textbook on ceramic chemical technology published by the ACS. |
Fields of Expertise
advanced ceramic material, alumina ceramic, alumina refractory, ASTM standard refractory test, ceramic kiln furniture, ceramic material selection, fused aluminum oxide, high-purity oxide refractory ceramic, ISO standard refractory test, oxide ceramic, refractory ceramic, refractory testing, silicon carbide refractory, zirconium oxide, refractory mechanical property, refractory thermal property, refractory ceramic failure, materials selection, flame-spray coating process, ceramic corrosion, ceramic failure, powder, refractory carbide, spray coating, silicon carbide, refractory porcelain, refractory, refractory concrete, refractory coating material, oxide coating material, neutral refractory, hydrogen, creep, ceramic failure analysis, ceramic property, ceramic processing, ceramic forming, castable refractory, carbide, basic refractory, aluminum oxide, ceramic engineering, ceramic insulation, high-temperature testing, spinel, white alumina, ceramic mechanical property, technical ceramic, mullite, ceramic powder, ceramic quality, high-purity oxide ceramic, ceramic material manufacturing, high-purity oxide material fabrication, high-purity oxide material forming, ceramic property characterization, ceramic property measurement, non-oxide ceramic, nitride compound, ceramic technology, refractory compound, ceramic material, refractory nondestructive testing