Presentation Reflections

The creation of the presentation was the easiest part, because I already knew what to say and when to say it. The hardest part was how to put the topic into layman's terms because the terminology is very complex and a general audience would find it hard to follow. I think I could have improved upon this in my presentation. Personally, I have no problem presenting, but I would have wanted others to understand my project more. I immediately found it difficult to make others understand because I am used to presenting for scientists, and maybe I would have spent more time putting the terms into a more concise manner. Ususally, I present for about 20 mins regarding this project, but I thought there was a time limit of 8 minutes and I finished early thinking that I had exceeded the time limit. In the future, I will wear a watch to measure the time that has already passed. I learned that I was capable, but my presentation could have been better, and I saw that some of my peers put their presentations on powerpoint, and I feel that that would have been more useful for achieving a greater understanding.

Conclusions and Recap

As a writer, I have developed many aspects of my academic career. Firstly, I have developed an immense discipline in my work, and I have learned how to focus on one task for a long period of time. I also learned that you have to study something that you enjoy, because if you don't, enjoy the work that you are preparing, then your quality will be worse, and you will not enjoy doing the work. Titanium Alloys and their practical applications interest me so much, and I feel like the amount of work that I put in is put to good use and will benefit others in the long run. Through my research process at OSU, and the work that I did in capstone, I feel like I have grown as a researcher and future projects will come easier to me, and they will become more readily available, and I will have the resources to conduct more research. Since this is a concurrent project, I am still researching, even though I have ended capstone. I plan to test more materials and compare more of them to Titanium, and show how they relate in terms of composition, texture, and hardness. For example, when I was using the LENS 3D printing technology, this was first when it came out and i got to use a novel technology that many industries hadn't been able to use. Dr. Hamish Fraser and I actually got to be really close after the project, and invited me to intern at CEMAS every summer should I choose OSU. Overall, it was a great experience and I plan to be able to do something like this in the future

Pictures and demonstrations

1) Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4nWpOamlX8

2) Stabilizilation: Titanium in a pure form is in alpha phase which is a hexagonal structure, but alloys help stabilize the beta phase, which is a cubic form which adds a mixture of lightness and malleability

Diamond Indenter- When I did this project on Titanium metals, we had to use a diamond indenter to measure the hardness(strength) of the sample.
3) Finding an interview was not a challenge because I had the research team that helped me with the last project I did. I have numerous contacts and they are overall very nice people. The biggest challenges I had were finding questions that wouldn't make me look stupid, because these professionals tend to be a little critical, so I had to really increase the sophistication. In the actual interview, I was amazed at the clarity that Dr. Fraser had and he had ways to make understanding the practical applications of Titanium Alloys easy. To conclude, I had a lot of fun with this interview and I learned a lot. In the future, I will bring a voice recorder to get more of the information in depth that he said.
4) As of now, I have collected all my sources and I know what I want to say in my paper, I am definitely going to use my books more than my internet sources because they are more credible and they are written by world renown physicists and metallurgists. I think my length at the current time is sufficient and I think that I have written in a way that is easy to understand. As of now, I wouldn't have done the research process differently because everything is running smoothly, and I haven't run i to any major problems.

Vocab Terms and Definitions

Blog post 3 

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2. Titanium

Alloy

Densile Strength

Hardness

SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope)

Alpha Phase

Beta Phase 

3. Overall, to find sources was not much of a problem because I had already had some prior research when it comes to titanium alloys. I got some handy textbooks from my dad in OSU which have a lot of meaningful information in them. Overall, since the textbooks are complex, I am skimming and picking some of the most important information I can, because obviously I am not giving a PHD thesis or anything. I just have to give the reader a basic understanding of aerospace application. 

I have learned how to differentiate between a credible source and an uncredible one. I have also learned how to pick information that I need relatively rapidly through the process of skimming, so I save myself time and also make my information more concise and understandable. At this point, I think I have all the sources I need, and I don't need anymore. Overall, the only secondary questions that I am having trouble with are the ones that concern the history of Titanium, because although I have learned a lot by working with them, I never went to great lengths to find out information like "who is the person who discovered Titanium", or "what year was it discovered?". 

Revised Abstract

I am trying to learn about the use of Titanium Alloys in Aerospace application. Traditionally, these alloys are made in a melting and casting fashion, and now they are mass produced and are used in prosthesis, appliances, and airplane. I want to learn more about this because they are very widely used and they are very important to the progress of humanity. They are useful in so many ways, but there are so many alloys that are not as good as others. I am trying to do this in order to compare the alloys that I have designed to others and say why mine is better. This topic is very important to me because I am interested in engineering principles and I want to make a mark on the world with my research and make a combination of Titanium, Aluminum, and Vanadium in the right proportions so that they could be mass produced(low cost) and serve multiple purposes.

Essential Questions and Purpose

I am trying to learn about the use of Titanium Alloys in Aerospace application. Traditionally, these alloys are made in a melting and casting fashion, and now they are mass produced and are used in prosthesis, appliances, and airplanes. This project is very important to me and I plan to utilize it in my college endeavors. I want to learn more about this because they are very widely used and they are very important to the progress of humanity. They are useful in so many ways, but there are so many alloys that are not as good as others. I am trying to do this in order to compare the alloys that I have designed to others and say why mine is better. This topic is very important to me because I am interested in engineering principles and I want to make a mark on the world with my research and make a combination of Titanium, Aluminum, and Vanadium in the right proportions so that they could be mass produced(low cost) and serve multiple purposes.

Who?

Who does this topic apply to?

Who will benefit from Titanium Alloy Application?

Who will be able to use this research?

What?

 What is this topic about?

What are the practical applications of Titanium Alloys?

What will this pose for the future

When?

When were Titanium Alloys discovered?

When was Titanium realized as an element of significant utilization

Why?

Why Titanium?

Why not other elements?

Why am I doing this project?

How?

How are titanium alloys made?

How does this compare to other alloys?

Where?

Where are Titanium alloys found?

Where have I conducted this research?