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Pottery kilns are a common feature in the archaeological record of different periods. However, these pyrotechnological installations are still seldom the target of interdisciplinary investigations. To fill this gap in our knowledge, an updraft kiln firing experiment was run at the Campus Galli open-air museum (southern Germany) by a team consisting...
Objective: Separately addressing the fatigue resistance (ISO 14801, evaluation of final product) and aging behavior (ISO 13356, standardized sample) of oral implants made from yttria-stabilized zirconia proved to be insufficient in verifying their long-term stability, since (1) implant processing is known to significantly influence transformation k...
Due to their exceptional mechanical and aesthetic properties as well as excellent biocompatibility, ceramics based on tetragonal zirconia belong to the most important oxide ceramic materials for both technical and medical applications. Their high strength and toughness is achieved by a toughening mechanism based on the transformation of tetragonal...
The influence of phase transformation toughening (PTT) on the surface damage behavior of 3 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia (Y-TZP) was studied by cyclic contact loading with spherical SiC indenter. Cyclic loadings were applied under ambient air and water lubrication, respectively, on two Y-TZPs differing in grain size and thus transformability of t...
Objectives: Owed to zirconia’s brittleness, aging susceptibility and manufacturing difficulties, there exists no market-available ceramic bone-level implant system equivalent to the current titanium standard. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the mechanical and hydrothermal aging resistance of a screw-retained zirconia prototype implant...
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I am currently building a compact XRD unit and found a great supplier of small, air-cooled x-ray tubes that would fit perfectly with my requirements. However, only W, Ag, Au, and Rh are available as target materials. While of course Cu would have been my preferred option, I was wondering if Au will work as well. The most intensive emission line would be L-alpha1 @ 9.7 keV, which is only slightly higher than Cu @ 8.0 keV. It should be possible to strip the L-beta1 line @11.4 keV using a Germanium filter.
Am I missing something? Is there anyone who has experience with XRD using a gold target tube?
