Abstract: Laminated vehicle glass structures included embedded piezoelectric exciters for sound generation. The piezoelectric exciters are embedded at least partially within the laminating materials and are offset relative to a centerline longitudinally extending between the opposing glass panels. Also disclosed are processes for forming the laminated glass structures. The laminated glass structures can be utilized about the vehicle anywhere sound generation is desired, e.g., passenger windows, fixed or sliding roofing systems, front windshield, rear windshield, side windows, rear quarter glasses, and the like. The piezoelectric exciters act as a diaphragm to produce sound upon vibration.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multilayer sintered ceramic body comprising at least one first layer comprising poly crystalline YAG, wherein the at least one first layer comprising poly crystalline YAG comprises pores wherein the pores have a maximum size of from 0.1 to 5 ?m, at least one second layer comprising alumina and zirconia wherein the zirconia comprises at least one of stabilized and partially stabilized zirconia, and at least one third layer comprising at least one of YAG, alumina, and zirconia, wherein an absolute value of the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between the at least one first, second and third layers is from 0 to 0.75×10-6/° C. as measured in accordance with ASTM E228-17, wherein the at least one first, second and third layers form a unitary, multilayer sintered ceramic body. Methods of making are also disclosed.

Abstract: An article having a coating system configured to inhibit or prevent crystallization of a thermally grown oxide (TGO) layer at the operating temperature of the article. An article includes a substrate defining a surface and a coating layer that includes a dopant configured to inhibit crystallization of a thermally grown oxide layer comprising amorphous silicon dioxide at an interface of the coating layer at the operating temperature of the article. The dopant includes an oxide or a nitride. By inhibiting or preventing TGO crystallization, the described coating systems may increase a useable life of the component.

Abstract: This chemically tempered glass is manufactured by preparing a slurry or paste including a salt solution of a second ion to undergo ion exchange with a first ion inside a glass, applying the slurry or the paste onto the surface of the glass to form a coating film, drying the coating film formed of the slurry or the paste on the surface of the glass, differently forming the distribution of the precipitation phase of a salt of the second ion on the surface of the glass, and heat-treating the glass on which the coating film is formed, to thereby form visual internal roughness which is provided between a first surface and a second surface of the glass, which face each other, to induce the diffuse reflection and/or scattering of light traveling through the first surface or the second surface.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to cementitious material that is a precursor of a magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) and comprises treated carbon fibers comprising a dispersing agent at least partially coating the carbon fibers and processes for the preparation thereof. The present invention is also related to cementitious material that is a precursor of a magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) and comprises siliconate and processes for the preparation thereof. The present invention further relates to cementitious material (e.g., pourable, extrudable, moldable and formable cementitious material) and cementitious construction material (e.g., boards, structural laminates, etc.) formed from curing the cementitious material.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic article having one or more crystalline phases; a residual glass phase; a compressive stress layer extending from a first surface to a depth of compression (DOC); a maximum central tension greater than 70 MPa; a stored tensile energy greater than 22 J/m2; a fracture toughness greater than 1.0 MPa?m; and a haze less than 0.2.

Abstract: Provided herein is a glass article comprising: an ion-exchanged glass layer comprising a first major surface and a second major surface; and at least one negatively doped graphene layer having a first major surface and a second major surface; the negatively doped graphene layer first major surface located opposite at least a portion of at least one of the first major surface and the second major surface of the ion-exchanged glass layer, the negatively doped graphene layer having a carrier density of at least about 1013 cm?2. Also provided herein are devices comprising the glass article and methods of making the glass article.

Abstract: Chemically tempered lithium aluminosilicate glasses and methods of tempering are provided. The method allows fast tempering at moderate temperatures, which leads to a deep zone of surface tension with a high level of surface tension.

Abstract: Embodiments of a deadfront article are provided. The deadfront article includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The deadfront article also includes a semi-transparent layer disposed onto the second surface of the substrate. The semi-transparent layer has a region of a solid color or of a design of two or more colors, and the semi-transparent layer has a first optical density. Further, the deadfront article includes a contrast layer disposed onto the region. The contrast layer is configured to enhance visibility of the color(s) of the semi-transparent layer.

Abstract: A functionally graded firing setter that includes a substrate layer of cubic oxide; a top layer of unstabilized zirconium dioxide/hafnium dioxide; and a continuous transitional gradient layer disposed between the substrate layer and the top layer. The continuous transitional gradient layer includes cubic oxide stabilized zirconium dioxide/hafnium dioxide. The cubic oxide can be calcium oxide (CaO) or magnesium oxide (MgO).

Abstract: An article includes a substrate and a bond coat disposed on the substrate. The bond coat includes a matrix, a plurality of gettering particles disposed in the matrix, a plurality of diffusive particles disposed in the matrix, a radiation-absorbing component disposed in the matrix, wherein the radiation-absorbing component is concentrated at an outer surface of the bond coat. An article and a method of protecting an article are also disclosed.

Abstract: A coated tool of the present invention includes a base material and a hard coating film on the base material. The hard coating film is a nitride or carbonitride containing aluminum (Al) of 65 atomic % or more 90 atomic % or less, titanium (Ti) of 10 atomic % or more 35 atomic % or less, a total of aluminum (Al) and titanium (Ti) of 85 atomic % or more, and argon (Ar) of 0.20 atomic % or less. The hard coating film satisfies a relationship of Ih×100/Is?12 when a peak intensity of a (010) plane of AlN of a hexagonal close-packed structure is Ih and a sum of peak intensities due to predetermined nine crystal planes of TiN and AlN is Is in an intensity profile obtained from a selected area diffraction pattern of a transmission electron microscope.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a strengthened glass and a glass strengthening method, and an electronic device housing. Two opposing sides of the strengthened glass have surface compressive stress layers, and a third stress layer is sandwiched between the two surface compressive stress layers. The third stress layer includes a compressive stress region and multiple tensile stress regions spaced apart within the compressive stress region, the multiple tensile stress regions are extended in a thickness direction of the strengthened glass, and each of the tensile stress regions is surrounded by the compressive stress region. A sum of thicknesses of the surface compressive stress layers and a thickness of the compressive stress region located between two adjacent tensile stress regions is equal to a thickness of the strengthened glass.

Abstract: Provided is a fluorite-based material thin film including an orthorhombic crystal structure having a symmetric segment and a non-symmetric segment; and at least two domains having different polarization directions. At least one of, the symmetric segment is not present at a wall between the domains, or at least two symmetric segments are consecutive. Also provided is a semiconductor device including the fluorite-based material thin film having an orthorhombic crystal structure. A polarization direction of the fluorite-based material thin film is configured to be changed by a structural transition between the symmetric segment and the non-symmetric segment.

Abstract: A cutting tool according to the present disclosure has a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge. The cutting edge is located between the rake face and the flank face. The cutting tool includes a substrate composed of a cubic boron nitride sintered material, and an oxide layer that covers the substrate and that constitutes at least part or whole of the rake face, the flank face, and the cutting edge. The oxide layer includes at least one element selected from a group consisting of titanium, aluminum, zirconium, and cobalt. A thickness of the oxide layer is 2 ?m or less.

Abstract: A window includes a base layer, a plurality of nitride layers disposed on the base layer, a plurality of oxide layers disposed on the base layer, and a protective layer disposed on the nitride layers and the oxide layers. The nitride layers are alternately stacked with the oxide layers on the base layer, and a sum of thicknesses of the nitride layers and thicknesses of the oxide layers is equal to or greater than about 500 nm and equal to or smaller than about 900 nm.

Abstract: Glasses that can be chemically strengthened and are colored by transition metals. Most of the glasses are black, with some having high damage resistance and compressive surface layers having high compressive stress and depth of layer after ion exchange. These colored glasses do not require a post-forming heat treatment to produce color and are formable by fusions drawing, rolling, slot drawing, and float glass processes.

Abstract: A component for an electronic device including an internal compressive stress region is disclosed herein. The internal compressive stress region may be created in a glass portion of the component or in a glass ceramic portion of the component. Electronic devices comprising the components and method for making the components are also disclosed.

Abstract: A CMAS resistant overlay coating including at least one CMAS resistant layer, wherein the overlay coating is i. disposed over a surface of a substrate including a material susceptible to CMAS corrosion, ii. includes a metal oxide matrix and iii. has at least partially a vertical columnar structure. Moreover, at least one non-oxidized metallic constituent selected from the group of aluminum, chromium and metallic constituents including aluminum and chromium is embedded in the metal oxide matrix. Furthermore, a substrate has a CMAS resistant overlay coating at issue on a surface of a material susceptible to CMAS corrosion. A CAE process is provided for forming such a CMAS resistant overlay coating on a surface of a material susceptible to CMAS corrosion.

Abstract: A complex sintered body includes a lamination of a layer composed of a zirconia sintered body containing 0.5% or more by mole and less than 4% by mole of an oxide of cerium in terms of CeO2, 2% or more by mole and less than 6% by mole of yttria and 0.1% or more by mass and less than 2% by mass of an oxide of aluminum; and at least one of a layer composed of a zirconia-based sintered body containing 2.0% or more by mass and 20.0% or less by mass of an oxide of aluminum, and a layer composed of a zirconia-based sintered body containing 2% or more by mole and less than 6% by mole of yttria and a coloring agent.