2011 Winners International Metallographic Contest

Previous winners: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Christopher Marvel, Will Lenthe, John Logan
Lehigh University
Whitaker Labs
5 East Packer
Bethlehem, Pa 18016
USA

Class 1 Light Microscopy - Metal and Metal Alloys Only - sponsored by Struers, Inc.

First Place Place

Effect of Time and Temperature on Phase Transformations in a Precious Metal Alloy
Zahra Ghanbari, Donald Susan, Mark Reece
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800, MS0889
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0889
USA

Second Place

Metallographic Examination of a Composite Brake Rotor
Joseph C. Sabol
Lehigh University
5 East Packer Ave
Bethlehem, Pa 18015
USA

Third Place

None awarded

Honorable Mention

None awarded

Class 2 - All Other Materials - sponsored by Allied High Tech Products

No entries

Class 3 Electron Microscopy - Transmission and Analytical

First Place

Ordering of Gd Atoms in the Quadruple Gd-enriched Layers in the Ternary Mg-Al-Gd LPSO Phase
Kyosuke Kishida, Hideyuki Yokobayashi, Haruyuki Inui
Kyoto University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sakyo-ku
Kyoto 606-8501
Japan, Yoshihito Kawamura
and
Michiaki Yamasaki
Kumamoto University
Department of Materials Science 2-39-1, Kurokami
Kumamoto 860-8555
Japan

Second Place

Nanoparticle Superlattices Revealed by Electron Tomography
Dr. Zhiping Luo
CenterTexas A&M University
Microscopy and Imaging
College Station, TX 77843-2257
USA

Third Place

Electron Holography on Fluxon Pinning in High Temperature Superconductor
Zentaro Akase, Daisuke Shindo
Tohoku University
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials
Sendai
Miyagi 980-8577
Japan
and
Hiroto Kasai, Shuichi Mamishin, Akira Tonomura
Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology
Onna-son
Okinawa 904-0412
Japan
and
Mitsuru Morita
Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Nippon Steel Corporation
Futtsu
Chiba 293-8511
Japan

Honorable Mention

3D Morphological Observations of Omega-phase in ß-Ti, Zr Alloys Using Dark-field TEM Coupled With Electron Tomography
Prof. Dr. M. Nishida, T. Kawai, M. Mitsuhara, M. Itakura, N. Nakashima
Kyushu University
Department of Electrical and Materials Science
6-1, Kasuga-koen, Kasuga
Fukuoka 816-8580
Japan
and
K. Tomikuda
Viscas Corporation
6 Yawata-kaigandohri
Ichihara
Chiba 290-8555
Japan

Class 4 Electron Microscopy Scanning

First Place

Analysis of Self-accomodation Morphology of B19' Martensite in Ti-Ni Alloys Using Reverse Transformation Relief
Prof. Dr. M. Nishida, H. Kawano, M. Mitsuhara, M. Itakura
Kyushu University
Department of Electrical and Materials Science
6-1, Kasuga-koen, Kasuga
Fukuoka 816-8580
Japan
and
T. Nishiura
Nippon Steel Corporation
Technical Development Bureau
20-1, Shintomi, Futtsu
Chiba 293-8511
Japan
and
T. Inamura
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Precision and Intelligence Laboratory
4259, Nagatsuda, Midori-ku
Yokohama 226-8503
Japan
and
N. Kuwano
Kyushu University
Art. Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research
6-1, Kasuga-koen, Kasuga,
Fukuoka 816-8580
Japan

Second Place

Scanning Electron Microscopy of Two Dimensional Ti3C2 Layers
Babak Anasori, Michael Naguib, Yuri Gogotsi, Michael Barsoum
Drexel University
Materials Science and Engineering Dept.
3141 Chestnut Strret, 344 Lebow
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA

Third Place

Zinc Metal Dendrites Formed by the Electrochemical Reduction of Zinc Oxide
Lynn A. Boatner, Irene Chomiak, Larry Walker, Gerald Jellison
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PO Box 2008, MS 6056
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6056
USA

Honorable Mention

Morphologies of Praseodymium Copper Titanate During Grain Growth
N.B. Singh, A. Berghmans, B. Schreib, M. King, D. Knuteson, D. Kahler, B. Wagner, S. McLaughlin
Northrop Grumman
ATL-3B10
1212 Winterson Road
Linthicum, MD 21090
USA

Honorable Mention

Exposed Nickel-Copper Dendrite Colonies
Shaahin Amini, Reza Abbaschian
University of California
Department of Mechanical Engineering
A342, Bourns Hall
Riverside, CA 92507
USA

Class 5 Color Microscopy

First Place

None awarded

Second Place

None awarded

Third Place

Tint Etching for Imaging Blocks in Tempered Martensitic Steels
T. Vishwanath
GE Global Research
John F. Welch Technology Center
Epip, Phase 2, Plot 122, Whitfield Road
Bangalore 560066
India
and
M. Karadge
GE Global Research
Niskayuna, NY
USA

Honorable Mention

None awarded

Class 6 The Dubose-Crouse Award for Unique, Unusual, and New Techniques in Microscopy - sponsored by Metallurgical Supply Company

First Place

None awarded

Second Place

None awarded

Third Place

None awarded

Honorable Mention

Synchronized Fragmentation of Dendrites in High Carbon Steel
Hideyuki Yasuda, Tomoya Nagira, Masato Yoshiya, Noriaki Nakatsuka, Nobufumi Ueshima
Osaka University
Department of Adaptive Machine Systems
Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita
Osaka 565-0871
Japan
Akira Sugiyama
Osaka Sangyo University
and
Kentaro Uesugi, Keiji Umetani
JASRI/Spring-8

Honorable Mention

Examination of Snowflake Metamorphism using Micro-CT
Si Chen
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
USA
and
Ian Baker
Dartmouth College
Thayer School of Engineering
8000 Cummings Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
USA

Class 7 Undergraduate Student Entries - Metal and Metal Alloys Only - sponsored by Precision Surfaces International

First Place

Microstructual Analysis of a Silver Plated Brass Trombone
Christopher Marvel, Will Lenthe, John Logan
Lehigh University
Whitaker Labs
5 East Packer
Bethlehem, Pa 18016
USA

Second Place

Metallographic Analysis of a Semi-Metallic Brake Pad
Michael Barron
Lehigh University
34 Twin Ponds Drive
Sewell, NJ 08080
USA
and
Jill Erbrick
Lehigh University
256 Hollow Horn Road
Piperville, PA 18947
USA

Third Place

Metallographic Analysis of a Hip Replacement
Vincent Mulroe
150 W. Inman Ave.
Rahway, NJ 07065
USA
and
Christina Ponte
251 Crestwood Road
Torrington, CT 06790
USA
and
Peter Reiseman
15 Baer Court
Morristown, NJ 07960
USA

Honorable Mention

None awarded

Class 8 Undergraduate Student Entries - All Other Materials

First Place

None Awarded

Second Place

None awarded

Third Place

Microanalysis of Polyhedral Indium Zinc Oxide Mesocontainers (PIZOM)
Ashish Karn, S. Aravindan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institue of Technology Delhi
New Delhi 110016
India
and
V. N. Singh
Department of Physics
Indian Institue of Technology Delhi
New Delhi 110016
India

Honorable Mention

Synthesis, Shape Evolution and Growth Mechanism of Polyhedral Indium Zinc Oxide Mesocontainers (PIZOM)
Ashish Karn, S. Aravindan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institue of Technology Delhi
New Delhi 110016
India
and
V. N. Singh, B. R. Mehta
Department of Physics
Indian Institue of Technology Delhi
New Delhi 110016
India

Class 9 Artistic Microscopy - Black and White Only

First Place

Cave
Babak Anasori, Michael Naguib, Yury Gogotsi, Michael W. Barsoum
Drexel University
Department of Material Science and Engineering & A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute
3141 Chestunt Street, 344 Lebow
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA

Second Place

None awarded

Third Place

None awarded

Honorable Mention

Lilly Pads
Jill E. Erbrick
Carpenter Technology Corp
256 Hollow Horn Road
Pipersville, PA 18947
USA

Honorable Mention

As polished Microstructure of Fe3C (Iron Carbide)
Photographed using Differential Interference Contrast Illumination (DIC) According to Nomarski (original photographed at 500X)
Samuel Lawrence
Lehigh University
Whitaker Labs
5 East Packer Ave.
Bethlehem, PA 18016
USA

Class 10 Artistic Microscopy - Color Only - sponsored by ESI - Engineering and Scientific Investigation

First Place

Ti6Al14V, Etched with Modified Weck's Reagent, mag. 50x, Polarized Light
Lukasz Boron
Foundry Research Institute
Krakow
Poland

Second Place

Untempered Martensite - Etched with Nital, Polarized Light and Sensitive Tint Plate
Frauke Hogue
Hogue Metallography
15201 De Pauw St
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
USA

Third Place

The Dendritic and Graphitic Structure of a Grey Cast Iron
Etched with Boiling Alkaline Picrate. Original magnification: 200X
Joseph C. Sabol
Lehigh University
5 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015
USA

Honorable Mention

None awarded

Class 11 Digital Microscopy Artistic

First Place

MAX Dragon
Babak Anasori, Michael W. Barsoum
Drexel University
Department of Material Science and Engineering & A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute
3141 Chestunt Street, 344 Lebow
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA

Second Place

None awarded

Third Place

None awarded

Honorable Mention

Sn Whisker Rollercoaster
Bonnie McKenzie, Donald Susan
Sandia National Laboratories
PO Box 5800, MS0886
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0886
USA