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Statistical Modelling in Materials Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1992

G. Pouskouleli ,
A. Ahmad ,
T.A. Wheat ,
S. Varma  and
S.E. Prasad
G. Pouskouleli
Affiliation:
Mineral Science Laboratories, CANMET, Dept Energy, Mines & Resources, Ottawa, ON
A. Ahmad
Affiliation:
Mineral Science Laboratories, CANMET, Dept Energy, Mines & Resources, Ottawa, ON
T.A. Wheat
Affiliation:
Mineral Science Laboratories, CANMET, Dept Energy, Mines & Resources, Ottawa, ON
S. Varma
Affiliation:
Sensor Technology Ltd., 20 Stewart Road, Collingwood, ON, Canada
S.E. Prasad
Affiliation:
Sensor Technology Ltd., 20 Stewart Road, Collingwood, ON, Canada
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Abstract

The role of statistical modelling in materials research is examined. It is shown that considerable benefits can be derived by following an appropriate full factorial design, in which a number of factors (process parameters) are varied simultaneously while the responses (materials properties) are monitored. It is also shown that by using a fractional factorial matrix, essentially the same conclusions can be drawn with a significantly smaller number of experimental trials. Examples drawn from recent materials research on glasses and ceramics are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 291: Symposium O – Materials Theory and Modeling , 1992 , 273
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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