The thermal diffusivities of three Sn-based solder alloys (Sn-3%wtAg-0.5%wtCu, Sn-4%wtAg-0.5%wtCu, and Sn-3.8%wtAg-0.7%wtCu), were determined from room temperature to up to 120°C. In addition to the lead-free alloy, the thermal diffusivity of the binary constituent alloys Cu6Sn5…
This thesis is based on two projects involving work on Pt(111) and Sn/Pt(111) surface alloys. The first project focused on the adsorption and surface chemistry of pyridine, cyclohexylamine, and piperidine, which were studied on a Pt(111) single crystal in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) …
The purpose of this dissertation is to create a computer simulation model of a bucket wheel dredge for mining sand and tin-ore. This research is part of a long term plan of PT Timah Tbk, an Indonesian tin mining company, to search for alternative dredging technologies for offsho…
Polarized light microscopy (PLM) together with scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) were used to investigate the mining and mineral processing remains from a recently discovered archaeological site in the Taurus Mountains of southeastern Anat…
Artefacts relating to tin smelting from tin mills or 'blowing houses' in Devon and Cornwall, plus material from smelting sites that cover a range of dates from the Bronze Age through to the 19th Century, were examined: these include metallic tin, furnace linings, ore samples and…