The alloy theory team

Team Leader: Ricardo Schwarz

The team works primarily in the area of synthesis. Historically, the focus of this work has been on amorphous and metastable systems. Currently the focus includes nanocrystalline materials. The work is complemented by a wide variety of characterization tools, including those listed below.

• x-ray diffraction
• density measurements
• differential scanning calorimetry
• thermogravimetric analysis
• magnetic moment
• coercivity
• losses under AC excitation
• resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (to measure elastic constants)
• thermal expansion
• mechanical properties
• physical vapor deposition of thin films
• elastic properties of thin films by Rayleigh wave propagation

Areas of excellence for the team include mechanical alloying through ball milling and elastic constant measurement from scanning resonant waves.

Team Members

Team Leader: Ricardo Schwarz
TSMs: Tong de Shen, Steve Conradson, Fred Kocks (ret.), and Terry Mitchell (ret. )
TEC: Jose Archuleta