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AESF Heritage: The 2002 Hydrogen Embrittlement Seminar No. 2: Practical Prevention of Hydrogen Embrittlement on a Plating Line
This is second of four papers presented during AESF Week 2002 at the Rosen Center in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 30, 2002, as part of the Hydrogen Embrittlement Seminar. A practical overview of dealing with hydrogen embrittlement on the plating line. The full paper of this work can be accessed and printed at short.pfonline.com/NASF24Sep2.
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Bonus Podcast: Paul Skelton, NASF Palmetto Southeast Chapter
An overview of the NASF Palmetto Southeast Chapter 16th Annual Fall Conference — Oct. 9-10, 2024 at Folly Beach, S.C.
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AESF Heritage: The 2002 Hydrogen Embrittlement Seminar No. 1: Hydrogen Embrittlement
This is first of four papers presented during AESF Week 2002 at the Rosen Center in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 30, 2002, as part of the Hydrogen Embrittlement Seminar. A detailed overview of hydrogen embrittlement beginning with elemental discussions of the scientific phenomenon, occurrence, metallurgical attributes, habits of various metals and alloys and basic solid-state physics.
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Episode 47: An Interview With Vince Noonan, President, NASF Foundation
In this installment of On the Line, PF speaks with Vince Noonan, president of the NASF Foundation about the recent NASF rebranding and changes to its educational initiatives.
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Finishing Industry to Gather for Washington Forum 2024
Finishing professionals from across the nation to convene in Washington D.C. to discuss policy at the NASF 2024 Washington Forum Sept. 16-18.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater - 12th Quarterly Report
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the 12th quarter of project work (October – December 2023) at the University of Georgia. In our previous report, we described our work on performance and effect of surface fluorinated Ti4O7 anodes on PFAS degradation in reactive electrochemical membrane (REM) mode. This quarter, our experiments involved utilizing porous Ti4O7 plates serving both as anodes and membranes. Tests compared pristine and F-18.6 Ti4O7 anodes at current densities of 10 mA/cm2 and 40 mA/cm2. This 12th quarterly report discusses the mechanisms of the effects on EO performance by anode surface fluorination.
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Electroplating in the Context of Worldwide Nanotechnology Initiatives: A Heritage Paper
In the first part, a summary is presented on recently established nanotechnology initiatives in various countries around the world. Program funding levels and core activities will be compared to provide a basis for assessing business opportunities for various industries. The second part of the paper looks at specific examples of nanostructures made by electrochemical methods currently at various stages in their development, or already in use.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #120: Electrochemical Destruction of Perfluorooctanesulfonate in Electroplating Wastewaters – January – December 2023
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers quarterly reporting for the year 2023 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The objective of this work is to utilize a cost-effective reactive electrochemical membrane (REM) for the removal of PFAS from synthetic electroplating wastewater. Discussed here are the oxidation of PFOA with three different catalysts, development of a method for detecting PFAS, as well as work on 6:2-fluorotelomersulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) and electrodeposited bismuth/tin oxide catalysts.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing - 15th Quarterly Report
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the twelfth quarter of project work (October-December 2023) at Wayne State University in Detroit. In this period, our main effort focused on the development of a set of Digital Twins (DTs) using the Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) technology with application on parts rinsing simulation.
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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications – 8th Quarterly Report
The NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board selected a project on electrodeposition toward developing low-cost and scalable manufacturing processes for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysis cells for clean transportation and distributed power applications. This report covers the 8th quarter of work (October-December 2023, continuing work on 3D printing anode support for solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyzers. Work involved the effect of sintering temperature on the amount of porosity and grain size in 3D printed yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ).
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