The Peoria Chapter of ASM International

October 11, 1999 at the Packard Plaza

Special Event: Retiree’s Night

Presents:

Surface Coatings: Abrasion of Steel by Diamond-Like Carbon

Dr. Stephen Harris

Sr. Staff Technical Specialist

Ford Research Laboratory

Technical Chairman: Phil McCluskey

Engineered Surfaces Manager

Advanced Materials Technology – Tech. Center, Caterpillar Inc.

Coffee Talk: Michael McLuckie

Illinois Department of Transportation

“Interstate Rework Plans”

Social Hour 4:30pm

Dinner 5:30pm ($12.00)

Coffee Talk 6:20pm

Technical Talk 7:00pm

Adjourn 8:00pm

Roast Turkey and Hawaiian Ham

Prepaid Reservations Required!! Reservations are $12.00. Contact Krisie Rolli at (309) 578-8219 or your local Peoria Chapter ticket salesperson. Please make all checks payable to "Peoria Chapter - ASM".

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Change in Address? Call Paul Hoernlein (815) 842-6371

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Abstact:

Thin ceramic coatings can increase the fatigue lifetime of bearings and gears, possibly in part by polishing their mating parts and reducing stress from asperites. Thus, a coating’s ability to polish or abrade may determine its usefulness. Recent work has found that hardness along with surface roughness on a nanometer scale correlates strongly with abrasiveness. Surface roughness on a micrometer scale, however, does not correlate well with abrasiveness. Models to explain and predict the mechanisms leading to long lifetime potentials in bearings and gears are being used to advance coating performance.

About Our Speaker:

Dr. Stephen Harris has recently been heavily involved with coatings and thin film synthesis and associated properties. Before his current position at Ford Motor Co., he was a Principal Research Scientist at G.M. where he was the first ever G.M. scientist to receive an individual government research grant. In addition to surface engineering topics, Dr. Harris has performed research in several areas including soot formation, aerosol dynamics, and the chemistry of rich combustion systems. Dr. Harris has his B.A. in Physical Chemistry from UCLA and his Ph.D. from Harvard. He also received a Miller Fellowship in Chemistry while at the University of California – Berkeley.

Coffee Talk:

Michael McLuckie is an engineer with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). He will present a general overview of Peoria-area highway projects. The talk will center on I-74 rework plans, particularly in the Downtowns of Peoria and East Peoria. Current ideas and status of the interstate ring road will also be presented.

U of I Fall Scholarship:

The Peoria Chapt of ASM is now accepting applications for the U ofI

Fall Scholarship. This scholarship is available to current Seniors

majoring in the Material Sciences. Applications available from

Dr. YQ Sun. Contact Matt Kiser (309-578-3818) or Chad Miller

(309-578-9366) for further information or questions.

Chapter Officer News:

Krisie Rolli will replace Dana Stroup as Secretary

for the 1999-2000 Chapter Year. We appreciate

your stepping in, Krisie!

Nominating Committee:

All members are welcome to help in nominating a worthy Peoria

Chapter member for the ASM National Awards. You can review

the awards and criteria on the national organizaton web site:

http://www.asm-intl.org/member/awrdcrit.html

If you don't have Internet access, you can request a mailed or

faxed copy from Jackie Earle (309-578-9667). Those interested

in helping nominate a fellow member can contact Jackie Earle,

preferably a generous amount of time before the deadline!

Education:

The Peoria Chapter of ASM would like to start an "Aluminum and its Alloys" MEI Class. We have an instructor but need a minimum of 6 students. Call Ron Morgan at (309) 578-2833 if interested.

Special Recognition:

Peoria Chapter of ASM International would like to thank

Mr. Thomas Harmon of Kreher Steel, for being our

Hospitality Host at the September meeting.

Thanks,

Paul Hoernlein

Phone: (815) 842-6371

Fax: (815) 842-6377

P.S. Working on a program for the year.