University of Texas at El Paso DigitalCommons@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2017-01-01 Mechanically activated magnesiothermic combustion synThesis of zirconium and hafnium diborides Sergio Cordova University of Texas at El Paso,
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[email protected]. MECHANICALLY ACTIVATED MAGNESIOTHERMIC COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS OF ZIRCONIUM AND HAFNIUM DIBORIDES SERGIO CORDOVA Master’s Program in Mechanical Engineering APPROVED: Evgeny Shafirovich, Ph.D., Chair Arturo Bronson, Ph.D. Guikuan Yue, Ph.D. Charles Ambler, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School Copyright © by Sergio Cordova 2017 MECHANICALLY ACTIVATED MAGNESIOTHERMIC COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS OF ZIRCONIUM AND HAFNIUM DIBORIDES by SERGIO CORDOVA, B.S. THESIS Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at El Paso in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Department of Mechanical Engineering THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO May 2017 Acknowledgements First, I would like to specially thank my advisor, Dr. Evgeny Shafirovich, for giving me the opportunity to be involved in his research activities and for providing mentoring, both personally and academically.