FY 2005 Progress Report for Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials Program
The FY 2005 Progress Report for Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials Program is organized around technology issues that include fuel systems; exhaust aftreatment; air handling, hot section, structural components, and standards.
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- Entire document in one file (PDF 27.5 MB)
- Cover and Contents (PDF 284 KB)
- 1. Introduction (PDF 153 KB)
- 2. Materials for Fuel Systems
- 2a. Low-Cost, High-Toughness Ceramics (PDF 183 KB)
- 3. Materials for Exhaust Aftertreatment
- 3a. Materials for Exhaust Aftertreatment (PDF 2.3 MB)
- 3b. Development of Materials Analysis Tools for Studying NOx Adsorber Catalysts (PDF 1.1 MB)
- 3c. Development of NOx Sensors for Heavy Vehicle Applications (PDF 600 KB)
- 3d. Ultra-High Resolution Electron Microscopy for Characterization of Catalyst Microstructures and Deactivation Mechanisms (PDF 1.9 MB)
- 3e. Microstructural Changes In NOx Trap Materials Under Lean and Rich Conditions at High Temperatures (PDF 1.2 MB)
- 3f. Aftertreatment Catalysts Materials Research (PDF 137 KB)
- 3g. Catalysis of First Principles(PDF 4.1 MB)
- 3h. Durability of Diesel Particulate Filters (PDF 769 KB)
- 4. Materials for Air Handling, Hot Section, and Structural Components
- 4a. High-Temperature Advanced Materials for Lightweight Valve Train Components (PDF 1.1 MB)
- 4b. Engineered Surfaces for Diesel Engine Components (PDF 2.4 MB)
- 4c. Cermet Composites for Wear Applications(PDF 145 KB)
- 4d. Processing and Characterization of Structural and Functional Materials for Heavy-Vehicle Applications (PDF 1.1 MB)
- 4e. NDE Development for Valve-Train Components for Diesel Engines (PDF 565 KB)
- 4f. Durability of Diesel Engine Component Materials (PDF 289 KB)
- 4g. Life Prediction of Diesel Engine Components (PDF 328 KB)
- 4h. Low-Cost Manufacturing of Precision Diesel Engine Components (PDF 1.0 MB)
- 4i. Cost-Effective Machining of Titanium Materials (PDF 514 KB)
- 4j. Advanced Cast Austenitic Stainless Steels for High-Temperature Components (PDF 345 KB)
- 4k. Viscoplastic Twinning in an Ultrafine TiAl/Ti3Al Laminate Composite (PDF 1.5 MB)
- 4l. Ti-6Al-4V Billet Feedstock Manufacture and Evaluation (PDF 431 KB)
- 4m. High-Density Infrared Surface Treatment of Materials for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (PDF 1.2 MB)
- 4n. High-Temperature Aluminum Alloys (PDF 1.6 MB)
- 4o. Application of Titanium Alloys for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (PDF 857 KB)
- 4p. Mechanical Behavior of Ceramic Materials for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines (PDF 2.7 MB)
- 4q. Powder Processing of Nanostructured Alloys Produced by Machining (PDF 802 KB )
- 4r. Deformation Processes for Next-Generation Ceramics (PDF 300 KB)
- 4s. Development of Titanium Component Applications in Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines(PDF 538 KB)
- 4t. High-Speed Machining of Titanium(PDF 1.0 MB)
- 5. Test and Materials Standards
- 5a. Rolling Contact Fatigue (PDF 1.2 MB)
- 5b. Implementing Agreement for a Programme of Research and Development on Advanced Materials for Transportation Applications (PDF 1.0 MB)
- 5c. Mechanical Property Test Development (PDF 473 KB)
- 5d. An Integrated Surface Modification of Engineering Materials for Heavy Vehicle Applications (PDF 266 KB)
- Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF 131 KB)