Guide to the Hayne Palmour Papers, 1948 - 2004

Collection Number 223

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Collection Information
Abstract:

This collection contains material documenting the career of Hayne Palmour, North Carolina State University Professor Emeritus of Ceramic Engineering. Included are biographical files, general correspondence, manuscripts, patents, administrative files, and research material generated by Palmour over a period of nearly six decades, from 1948 to 2004.

Hayne Palmour began his career at North Carolina State University in 1958, retiring in 1994. During his tenure at North Carolina State, Palmour was active as a researcher, educator, advisor, and administrator. Specific research interests included mechanisms of flow and fracture in spinel structured ceramics, materials processing and rate controlled sintering, and precision digital dilatometry. His focus was in the development of processes for the firing of complex ceramics. His involvement with the international scientific and technical research community and many contributions that he made to the field of advanced ceramics engineering, the defense industry, and the world of nuclear power are documented in the collection.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Palmour, Hayne

Title

Hayne Palmour Papers, 1948 - 2004

Call Number

MC 223

Extent

38.5 linear feet, 77 archival boxes

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Language of Material

English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Gift of Hayne Palmour III, 1987 - 1997 (Accession no. 1987-0018, 1989-0011, 1995-0011, 1997-0007).
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Hayne Palmour Papers, MC 223, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note


Hayne Palmour, North Carolina State University Professor Emeritus of Ceramic Engineering, attended the Georgia School of Technology and received a B.S. in the Technology of Ceramic Engineering in 1948, and in 1950 earned an M.S. in the Technology of Ceramic Engineering. He received a Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1961. Palmour held numerous positions in industry before becoming an instructor of ceramic engineering with the Ceramic Engineering Department at North Carolina State College in 1958. In 1961 he became a Research Engineer with the N.C. State College Department of Engineering and in 1965 he was made a Research Professor with the Department of Engineering Research, North Carolina State Univesity, and a Professor of Ceramic Engineering, Department of Materials Engineering, in 1981. In 1985 Palmour traveled to Eastern Europe as a Fulbright Scholar.

During his 37 years at North Carolina State University, Palmour was active as a researcher, educator, advisor, administrator, and as a Faculty Senator. Palmour contributed to North Carolina State's development of ceramics engineering education and of advanced industrial applications of ceramics technology. Ceramics products are used in semiconductors, abrasives, computers, electrical equipment, and in the food and drug industry. Aerospace manufacturing utilizes ceramic components for jet engines, rocket nozzles, launching pads, and heat shields. All nuclear power reactors use ceramics materials as fuel elements. Advanced ceramics are also important as shielding and control materials used in nuclear reactors, and are used in the containment of nuclear waste.

Palmour's pioneering work in sintering and ceramics technology helped put the Department of Ceramics Engineering at North Carolina State University at the forefront of academic and governmental research. Sintering is the art and science of forming a coherent mass (of metallic powders for example) by heating without melting. Palmour's research interests included the development of processes for the firing of numerous complex ceramic materials, mechanisms of flow and fracture in spinel structured ceramics, materials processing and rate controlled sintering, and precision digital dilatometry.

Palmour was active in scientific and professional societies, including the American Ceramic Society, of which he was named a Fellow in 1965; National Institute of Ceramic Engineers; Keramos (Ceramic Professional Fraternity); the Society of the Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; and the International for Science and Sintering. Additionally Palmour was the recipient of the Governor's Award of Excellence, the Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award, John Marquis Award, 1987, and the Frenkel Prize (for extraordinary contributions in the field of sintering). In 1984 Palmour served as a Fulbright Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Chemistry, E. Kardelj University in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Scope and Content Note


This collection contains material spanning a period of nearly six decades, 1948-2004, documenting the career of Hayne Palmour. Included are biographical files, professional correspondence, and manuscripts generated by Palmour for academic and technical publication. There are also technical reprints, proposals, grants, contracts, and papers related to patented inventions and processes designed by Palmour. Additionally there is an extensive collection of material related to the numerous ceramics conferences that Palmour participated in over the years. Papers related to Palmour's work as a ceramics engineering instructor and administrator at North Carolina State University are included in the collection as are academic research files, and material related to Palmour's work as an independent industry consultant. Research interests documented here include the development of processes for the firing of numerous complex ceramic materials, mechanisms of flow and fracture in spinel structured ceramics, materials processing and rate controlled sintering, and precision digital dilatometry.

Organization of the Collection


Where possible, these papers have been maintained in the order that they were in at the time of their donation to the NCSU Libraries. They are organized into twelve series:
Series 1. Biographical and Correspondence Files, 1948-2004
Series 2. Manuscripts, 1955-1989
Series 3. Reports and Reprints, 1949-1993
Series 4. Proposals, Grants, and Contracts, 1959-1986
Series 5. Patents, 1955-1982
Series 6. Conferences and Seminars, 1959-1994
Series 7. NCSU Administration, 1958-1994
Series 8. Teaching and Students, 1957-1993
Series 9. Professional Organizations, 1952-1997
Series 10. Publications, 1959-1997
Series 11. Research Files, 1962-1985
Series 12. Consulting, 1974-1993

Online Catalog Terms


The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals

  • Palmour, Hayne.

Corporate Entities

  • North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.
  • North Carolina State University. Dept. of Ceramic Engineering--History.

Topics

  • Ceramic engineering--North Carolina.
  • Ceramic engineering--Study and teaching--North Carolina.
  • Ceramic industries.
  • Ceramics--Research--North Carolina.
  • Nuclear engineering--Safety measures.
  • Research grants.
  • Sintering--Research--North Carolina.
  • Spinel--Research.

Detailed Description of the Collection


  • MC 223 Series 1:Biographical and Correspondence Files, 1948 - 2004


    1.5 linear feet, 3 archival boxes

    Biographical background information about Hayne Palmour and professional correspondence generated and received by Palmour.

    • Biographical File - General, 1948 - 1994 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 1]
    • Biographical File - Alumni Association Slides, undated [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 2]
    • Application for Fulbright Award, 1982 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 3]
    • Biographical File - Resume and Update, 1986 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 4]
    • General Correspondence - Outgoing, 1959 -1969 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 5]
    • General Correspondence - Outgoing, 1971 - 1975 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 6]
    • General Correspondence - Outgoing, 1976 - 1977 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 7]
    • General Correspondence - Outgoing, 1978 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 8]
    • General Correspondence - Outgoing, 1979 [MC 223 Box 1, Folder 9]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1961 - 1966 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 1]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1967 - 1969 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 2]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1970 - 1975 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 3]
    • General Correspondence - Receieved, 1976 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 4]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1977 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 5]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1978 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 6]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1979 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 7]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1987 - 1989 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 8]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1990 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 9]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1991 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 10]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1992 - 1993 [MC 223 Box 2, Folder 11]
    • General Correspondence - Received, 1994 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 1]
    • ERD 175/176 Nuclear Energy Driven Laser Systems, 1963 - 1964 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 2]
    • Requests For Articles, 1968 - 1977 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 3]
    • Chancellor Caldwell - Committee on Safety and Health, 1969 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 4]
    • AVX Ceramics, 1974 - 1975 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 5]
    • Nisbet Rogers, 1976 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 6]
    • Mid State Tile Glaze Containments, 1977 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 7]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics Conference, 1977 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 8]
    • Plenum Publishing Corp., 1978 - 1979 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 9]
    • Yugoslavia / St. Michael's Episcopal / Cover Sheet Bio, 1978 - 1993 [MC 223 Box 72, Folder 2]
    • M. L. Huckabee, 1979 - 1981 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 10]
    • Shimada Shiro, 1979 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 11]
    • General Electric, 1980 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 12]
    • Communications - Olivine Bricks, 1981 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 13]
    • Exxon Nuclear Idaho, 1981 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 14]
    • Invitations to Meetings, 1981 - 1982 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 15]
    • Dr. Mashahiko Shimada, 1981 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 16]
    • Peter Turner, 1981 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 17]
    • Robert Segall, 1983 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 18]
    • Europroof, 1984 [MC 223 Box 72, Folder 3]
    • Georgia Tech, 1986 [MC 223 Box 3, Folder 19]
    • Miscellaneous Correspondence and Programs [MC 223 Box 72, Folder 4]

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  • MC 223 Series 2 :Manuscripts, 1955 - 1989


    3 linear feet, 6 archival boxes

    Manuscripts, typescripts and page proofs written by Palmour for academic and technical publication and works written by academicians and ceramics engineers collaborating with Palmour on research projects.

    • A Program of Construction, 1955 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 1]
    • Symposium on Sealing, 1955 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 2]
    • Manuscript - Choi - ERD 184, 1962 - 1967 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 3]
    • Properties of Materials Which Affect Their Fracture Behaviors, 1963 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 4]
    • Relations Between Mechanical Properties and Microstructures, 1963 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 5]
    • Strength and Hardness - Spinel, 1963 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 6]
    • Temperature, Time and Atmospheric Effects in Spinel - ACS Paper / Dr. Hayne Palmour,1963 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 7]
    • Hardness and Strengths as Affected by Precipitation in Alumina Rich Spinel, 1964 [MC 223 Box 4, Folder 8]
    • Grain Boundry Sliding in Alumina Crystals - Rough Draft, 1965 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 1]
    • Multiple Slip Process In Magnesium Rich Aluminate at High Temperature - ERD 184 / Dr. Hayne Palmour1965 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 2]
    • Multiple Slip Process In Magnesium Rich Aluminate at High Temperature - Revised Version, 1966 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 3]
    • Becker - Thesis -1, 1970 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 4]
    • Becker - Thesis - 2, 1970 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 5]
    • Multiple Slip Processes in Magnesium Aluminate at High Temperatures - Manuscript With Notes and Correspondence, 1970 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 6]
    • Ceramics in Severe Environments - Materials Science Research -Vol. 2, 1971 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 7]
    • Ceramics in Severe Environments - Materials Science Research -Vol. 5 - Part 1, 1971 [MC 223 Box 5, Folder 8]
    • Ceramics in Severe Environments - Materials Science Research - pgs. 271 - 443, 1971 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 1]
    • Ceramics in Severe Environments - Materials Science Research - pgs. 444 - 610, 1971 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 2]
    • Process Optimization and its Effects on Properties of Alumina Sintered, 1972 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 3]
    • Material Preparation and Green Density Effects in Rate Controlled Sintering of Alumina, 1973 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 4]
    • Applications of Rate Controlled Sintering for Electronic Ceramics, 1977 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 5]
    • The Influence of Shockwaves on Densification of Materials, 1982 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 6]
    • Manuscript Correspondence - Dragan Uskokovic, 1987 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 7]
    • Manuscript Correspondence and Fax Sheets - Dragan Uskokovic, 1989 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 8]
    • Science of Sintering - New Directions - Dragan Uskokovic, 1989 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 9]
    • Science of Sintering - Manuscript- Fax Sheets- Correspondence - Dragan Uskokovic, 1989 [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 10]
    • Mechanical Behavior of Twist Boundries - Figures 1 - 9, undated [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 11]
    • Pre - Annealing Sintering Experiment, undated [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 12]
    • Optical and Mechanical Properties of Transparent Fine Grained Spinel, undated [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 13]
    • Grain Boundry Sliding, undated [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 14]
    • Microbrittleness Anisotropy in Thermally Etched Sapphire, undated [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 15]
    • Scope of Ceramics, undated [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 16]
    • Vacumn Hot Pressing of Magnesium Aluminate Spinel, undated [MC 223 Box 6, Folder 17]
    • Kinetics of Sintering in Ceramics, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 1]
    • Shock Activated Ceramics - Graham Chapter Book, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 2]
    • Science of Sintering - Manuscripts, Fax Sheets, Correspondence, 1989 [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 3]
    • Science of Sintering - Technical Paper, Correspondence, 1989 [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 4]
    • Flow and Fracture of Spinel Strictired Ceramics, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 5]
    • Computers in Ceramics Research - Rough Draft, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 6]
    • Computers in Ceramics Research, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 7]
    • Computers in Ceramics Research - Abstract, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 8]
    • X-Ray Studies Single Crystal Sapphires, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 9]
    • Mechanical Behavior of Twist Boundries in Alumina Oxide, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 10]
    • Active Metal Sealing in Metal Ceramic Terminal Applications, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 11]
    • Vacumn Hot Pressing of Magnesium Aluminate Spinel, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 12]
    • Microstructural Features and Dislocations on Thermally Etched Sapphire, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 13]
    • Rate Controlled Sintering of Polyphase Ceramic Bodies by Direct Instrumentation - Thesis - R. Lawhorn, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 14]
    • Sintering of Ceramics - Handwerker, Blendell, Coble, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 15]
    • Manusripts - ERD 184, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 16]
    • Flourine Compounds in Glass Technology and Ceramics, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 17]
    • Ceramic Engineering, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 18]
    • Spherodizing Fused Silica - Summary of Procedures, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 19]
    • Multiple Slip Processes in Magnesium Aluminate - Revised, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 20]
    • The Problem of Ceramic Colors, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 21]
    • An Investigation of Copper Glasses, undated [MC 223 Box 7, Folder 22]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-2, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 1]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-3, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 2]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-4, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 3]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-5, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 4]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-6, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 5]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-7, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 6]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-8, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 7]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-9, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 8]
    • Kriegal and Palmour I-10, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 9]
    • Kriegal and Palmour II - 11, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 10]
    • Kriegal and Palmour II - 12, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 11]
    • Kriegal and Palmour II - 13, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 12]
    • Kriegal and Palmour III - 16, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 13]
    • Kriegal and Palmour III - 17, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 14]
    • Kriegal and Palmour III - 18, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 15]
    • Kriegal and Palmour III - 19, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 16]
    • Kriegal and Palmour III - 20, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 17]
    • Kriegal and Palmour III - 21, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 18]
    • Kriegal and Palmour III - 22, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 19]
    • Kriegal and Palmour IV- 23, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 20]
    • Kriegal and Palmour IV- 24, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 21]
    • Kriegal and Palmour IV- 25, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 22]
    • Kriegal and Palmour IV- 26, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 23]
    • Kriegal and Palmour IV- 27, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 24]
    • Kriegal and Palmour V- 28, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 25]
    • Kriegal and Palmour V- 29, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 26]
    • Kriegal and Palmour V- 30, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 27]
    • Kriegal and Palmour V- 31, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 28]
    • Kriegal and Palmour V- 32, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 29]
    • Kriegal and Palmour V- 33, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 30]
    • Rate Controlled Sintering - Principles and Practice, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 31]
    • Deformation in Hot Pressed Polycrystalline Spinel - Materials Science Research, undated [MC 223 Box 8, Folder 32]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 1, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 1]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 2, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 2]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 3, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 3]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 4, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 4]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 5, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 5]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 6, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 6]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 7, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 7]
    • ERD 103 Final Report - 8, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 8]
    • ERD 103 Special Report - To Be Finished, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 9]
    • ERD 103 Program Orientation, undated [MC 223 Box 9, Folder 10]

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  • MC 223 Series 3 :Reports and Reprints, 1949 - 1993


    3.75 linear feet, 7.5 archival boxes

    Published technical reports and presentations written for a number of government agencies as well as for academic and corporate institutions as well as numerous scientific and engineering technical reprints used by Palmour in his research. Included is material written for the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and final research reports written for the NCSU Engineering Research Department (ERD). This series is divided into five subseries; reports written by Palmour, presentations written by Palmour, reprints containing material written by Palmour, reports written by others, and reprints written by others.

    • Reports by Palmour
      • Use of Sodium Silicoflouride In Ceramic Bodies, 1949 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 1]
      • Engineering Training Program, 1953 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 2]
      • Metalizing, 1954 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 3]
      • Quarterly Status Reports - Slip Process Fine Grained Polycrystalline Spinel, 1960 - 1963 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 4]
      • Quarterly Status Reports - Growth and Deformation Mechanisms Single Growth Crystal Spinel, 1961 - 1962 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 5]
      • Solid State Reactions, 1961 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 6]
      • Quarterly Status Reports - ERD, 1962 - 1963 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 7]
      • Temperature, Time, and Atmosphere Effects - Spinel, 1963 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 8]
      • Status Report on Crystal Growth for Nuclear Laser Systems - ERD 175, 1963 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 9]
      • Flow and Fracture in Spinel Structured Ceramics - ERD 184, 1965 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 10]
      • Grain Boundry Sliding in Alumina Crystals - ERD 205, 1965 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 11]
      • Flow and Fracture in Spinel Structured Ceramics - Combined Status Report, 1965 - 1966 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 12]
      • Flow and Fracture in Spinel Structured Ceramics - Correspondence and Receipts, 1966 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 13]
      • A Reconsideration of Stress and Other Factors in the Kinetics of Densification, 1967 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 14]
      • Symposium on Kinetics, 1967 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 15]
      • Pimax Tables for Alpha Alumina, 1967 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 16]
      • AMMRC Report - Rough Draft, 1969 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 17]
      • Fractographic and Thermal Analyses of Shocked Alumina, 1969 [MC 223 Box 10, Folder 18]
      • Ceramic Matrix Composites as Armor Material, 1970 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 1]
      • ERD - 400 - Final Report, 1970 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 2]
      • Grain Boundry Sliding in Alumina Crystals, 1970 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 3]
      • Microstructural Alterations in Alumina Ceramics Associated With Ballistic Impact Events, 1970 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 4]
      • AMMRC Report - Revised Edition, 1971 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 5]
      • Development of Polycrystalline Spinel for Transparent Armor Applications, 1971 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 6]
      • Densification Dynamics in Ceramics Under Rate Control, 1972 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 7]
      • Ceramics by Rate Controlled Sintering, 1973 - 1974 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 8]
      • Final Report to Supporting Agencies - Processing of Crystalline Ceramics, 1977 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 9]
      • Metals and Ceramics Advisory Board - Union Carbide, 1977 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 10]
      • CAMDS, 1978 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 11]
      • Annual Report ERS, 1978 - 1979 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 12]
      • Ceramics for Energy Units, 1979 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 13]
      • Evolution of Performance Index, 1980 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 14]
      • Stabilization of Simulated High Level Radioactive Wastes, 1980 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 15]
      • Subsolidus Sintering of Synroc I and II, 1980 - 1981 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 16]
      • Assessment of European Technology, 1981 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 17]
      • Evaluation of Olivine Ceramic Refractories, 1982 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 18]
      • Final Technical Report Support for DOE Waste Form Development, 1982 [MC 223 Box 11, Folder 19]
      • First DARPA Materials Synthesis, 1982 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 1]
      • Fuller Reports, 1994 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 2]
      • Multiple Slip Processes in Magnesium Aluminate at High Temp. (Corrections), undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 3]
      • Process of Optimization and it Effect on Properties of Alumina Sintered Under Rate Control, undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 4]
      • U. S. Bureau of Mines Technical Report, undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 5]
    • Presentations by Palmour
      • Thesis - Dislocation in Single Crystal Sapphire, 1961 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 6]
      • Stabilization of Radioactive Waste in Sintered Ceramic Forms, 1981 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 7]
      • APS Topical Conference, 1983 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 8]
      • Defects Produced by Shock Conditioning, 1983 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 9]
      • International Symposium on Structure - Property Relationships, 1983 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 10]
      • Sintering Behavior of Overcompacted Shock Conditioned Alumina, 1983 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 11]
      • Sintering of Shock Conditioned Materials, 1983 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 12]
      • Sintering '87', 1987 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 13]
      • Engineering Design in Materials Science and Engineering, 1993 [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 14]
      • Efficient Densification of Fine Grained Ceramics, undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 15]
      • Shock Compaction and Sintering Behaviors of Selected Ceramic Powders, undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 16]
      • Sintering and Characterization Studies, undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 17]
      • Technological and Cultural Evolution in Ancient Ceramics, undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 18]
      • Tungsten Particle Size Optimization, undated [MC 223 Box 12, Folder 19]
    • Reprints by Palmour
      • Mechanical Behavior of Ceramics, 1959 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 1]
      • N.C. State Dept. of Engineering Reprints, 1959 - 1964 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 2]
      • N.C. State Dept. of Engineering Research Bulletins, 1963 - 1964 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 3]
      • Ceramics, 1964 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 4]
      • N.C. State Dept. of Engineering Reprints, 1965 - 1970 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 5]
      • Grain Boundry Sliding in Alumina Bicrystals, 1966 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 6]
      • Witter and Palmour, 1967 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 7]
      • A Reconsideration of Stress and Other Factors in the Kinetics of Densification, 1969 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 8]
      • General Optical Diffraction Strain Relations - ONR, 1969 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 9]
      • Optical Diffraction Techniques for Strain Measurment - ONR, 1969 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 10]
      • High Temp. Deformation Alumina Bicrystals, 1970 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 11]
      • Mechanical Behavior of Polycrystalline, 1970 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 12]
      • Studies in Densification Dynamics, 1970 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 13]
      • Rate Controlled Sintering of Fine Grained Alumina, 1972 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 14]
      • The Science and Technology of Ceramics, 1973 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 15]
      • Optical Densification of Ceramics by Rate Controlled Sintering, 1974 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 16]
      • Microstructural Development During Optimized Rate Controlled Sintering, 1976 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 17]
      • Rate Controlled Sintering, 1978 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 18]
      • Hydrogen Permeability of Sintered Aluminum Oxide, 1979 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 19]
      • Rate Controlled Sintering of Alumina With and Without a Binder, 1979 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 20]
      • Demonstration of the Feasibility of Subsolidus Sintering, 1980 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 21]
      • Energy and Ceramics, 1980 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 22]
      • Olivine Brick File, 1980 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 23]
      • Recent Trends in Understanding Dynamic Compaction of Powders, 1982 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 24]
      • Rate Controlled Sintering of Whiteware Porcelin, 1986 [MC 223 Box 13, Folder 25]
    • Reports by Others
      • Factors Controlling Resistance to Deformation, 1959 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 1]
      • Investigation of the Possibility of an Improved Extrusion Process, 1959 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 2]
      • Silicon Monoxide Evaporation Techniques, 1960 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 3]
      • PPG Barberton, Ohio, 1962 - 1969 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 4]
      • Ceramic Processing Reports, 1968 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 5]
      • Commination and Energy Consumption, 1981 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 6]
      • Dynamic Compaction of Metal and Ceramic Powders, 1982 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 7]
      • Dynamic Compaction of Metal and Ceramic Powders, 1983 [MC 223 Box 14, Folder 8]
      • Ceramics in Yugoslavia, 1984 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 1]
      • Uskakovic, 1994 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 2]
      • IAEA - Evaluation of Solidified High Level Waste Forms, undated [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 3]
      • Properties and Applications of Ceramic Materials, undated [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 4]
      • Dynamic Compaction of Metal and Ceramic Powders, undated [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 5]
      • Densification Kinetics of Oxide Ceramics Under Rate Control, undated [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 6]
      • State College Record - 3 Issues, 1945 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 7]
    • Reprints by Others
      • Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 1949 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 8]
      • Growth of Single Crystals of Mixed Alkali Halides, 1952 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 9]
      • Dept. of Engineering Research Reprints, 1953- 1954 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 10]
      • Synthetic Conundrum, 1953 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 11]
      • Transition Layers on Glass Surfaces / Dr. Hayne Palmour1953 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 12]
      • Quasi isotropic Polycrystalline Aggregates, 1955 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 13]
      • Vibratory Compacting of Metal and Ceramic Powers, 1956 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 14]
      • N.C. State Dept. of Engineering Research Reprints, 1957 - 1958 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 15]
      • The Teaching of Geology in Hungary, 1958 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 16]
      • N.C. State Dept. of Engineering Reprints, 1959 - 1960 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 17]
      • R.L. Stone Co., 1960 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 18]
      • Why Defects Exist in Crystals, 1961 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 19]
      • British Ceramic Society Reprints, 1961 - 1963 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 20]
      • Ceramics Bulletins and Reprints, 1961 - 1971 [MC 223 Box 15, Folder 21]
      • Ceramics and Physics Reprints, 1963 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 1]
      • Deformation in Hot Pressed Polycrystalline Spinel, 1963 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 2]
      • Phase Relationships in the Uranium - Carbon Oxygen System, 1963 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 3]
      • Corning Glass, 1964 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 4]
      • GE Reprints, 1964 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 5]
      • 2 Issues Cermet Technology, 1965 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 6]
      • N.C State Engineering School Bulletin, 1966 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 7]
      • Charles Manning, 1966 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 8]
      • Gary Sheffield, 1966 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 9]
      • Reprint Bulletin Catalogue, 1968 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 10]
      • Engineering School Bulletins, 1968 - 1969 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 11]
      • Metal Rich Metal Metalloid Phases, 1969 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 12]
      • Deformation Behavior of Alumina at Elevated Temperatures, 1970 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 13]
      • Hans Stadelmaier, 1970 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 14]
      • Mechanical Behavior of Polycrystalline Ta C, 1970 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 15]
      • Drop Weight Test, 1970 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 16]
      • Microstructures, 1971 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 17]
      • The Role of Anions, 1972 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 18]
      • Need for Standards for Natural Airborne Radioactivity, 1975 [MC 223 Box 16, Folder 19]
      • Ceramics in Nuclear Waste Management, 1976 - 1979 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 1]
      • Factors in Densification and Sintering of Oxide and Nonoxide Ceramics, 1978 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 2]
      • Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis, 1980 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 3]
      • Synroc B, 1980 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 4]
      • A Transparent Porous Alumina, undated [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 5]

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  • MC 223 Series 4 :Proposals, Grants and Contracts, 1959 - 1986


    1.75 linear feet, 3.5 archival boxes

    Proposals, grant and contract information for academic, government, and corporate research projects that Palmour was involved with during his career at NCSU. This series contains financial documentation, research parameters, grant specifications with some contract reports and updates and includes material prepared for the Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Commission, NASA, and the NCSU Engineering Research Department.

    • Brittleness in Ceramics, 1959 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 6]
    • Research Proposals, 1959 - 1960 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 7]
    • Growth and Deformation Mechanisms in Single Crystal Spinel, 1960 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 8]
    • Slip Process in Fine Grained Polycrystalline Spinel, 1960 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 9]
    • Proposals and Status Reports - Choi, 1960 - 1962 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 10]
    • Brittleness in Ceramics, 1961 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 11]
    • Proposal for Equipment Grant -Electron Microscope, 1961 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 12]
    • Densification of Transparent Polycrystalline Spinel Shapes, 1969 [MC 223 Box 17, Folder 13]
    • NASA Proposal - Rough Draft, 1961 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 1]
    • NASA, 1962 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 2]
    • Proposal and Status Reports - Choi, 1963 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 3]
    • Vapor Phase Transport, 1963 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 4]
    • Proposals and Statue Reports - Choi, 1965 - 1967 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 5]
    • Proposals to N.C. Board of Science for High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope, 1965 - 1967 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 6]
    • ERD - 205 - Contract, Correspondence, Reports, Supplemental Agreements / Dr. Hayne Palmour, 1967 - 1970 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 7]
    • Flow and Fracture in Spinel Structured Ceramics, 1967 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 8]
    • ERD 279 - Themis Master Proposal, 1967 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 9]
    • Densification Kinetics of Oxide Ceramics Under Rate Control, 1968 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 10]
    • National Science Foundation - High Resolution Scanning Microscope, 1968 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 11]
    • Densification of Transparent Polycrystalline Spinel Shapes / Dr. Hayne Palmour 1969 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 12]
    • ERD 205 - Figures for AEC Report, 1969 [MC 223 Box 18, Folder 13]
    • Grain Boundry Sliding in Alumina Bicrystals, 1970 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 1]
    • Densification Kinetics of Oxide Ceramics, 1971 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 2]
    • Revised Undergraduate Curricula, 1972 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 3]
    • Optimal desification of Ceramics by Rate Controllled Sintering - Naval Air Systems, 1973 - 1974 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 4]
    • ERSD - 484, 1974 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 5]
    • Densification Rate Sensitivities of Ancillary Processes During the Sintering of Ceramic Materials, 1974 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 6]
    • Energy Conservation by Rate Controlled Sintering of Kiln Fired Ceramics, 1975 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 7]
    • Self Diffusion and Creep Studies in Alpha and Beta Silicon Carbide, 1975 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 8]
    • ERSD 545 Contract, 1975 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 9]
    • Fabrication and Densification of Selectivity Doped Beta Alumina Ceramics, 1975 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 10]
    • Optimized Dry Process of Ceramic Material, 1975 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 11]
    • Operation of the EMMSE Ceramic Task Area Team, 1977 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 12]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - U.S. Army Research Office, 1977 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 13]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - U.S. Navy, 1977 - 1978 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 14]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - U.S. Navy, 1978 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 15]
    • Demonstration of North Carolina Olivine in Heat Storage Bricks, 1978 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 16]
    • Evaluate Olivine Refractories for Thermal Energy Storage Systems - DOE, 1980 -1981 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 17]
    • Dynamic Compaction of Metal Powders, 1981 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 18]
    • Shock Effects in Metal Ceramic Powders, 1981 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 19]
    • Stabilization of Radioactive Waste in Sintered Form - 1, 1981 [MC 223 Box 19, Folder 20]
    • Particulate Processing and Characterization Equipment, 1982 [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 1]
    • National Science Foundation Proposal, 1985 [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 2]
    • Rate Controlled Spinel Particulates, 1985 [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 3]
    • Image Analysis MRG Proposal, 1986 [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 4]
    • AEC Proposal - Rough Draft, undated [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 5]
    • Graduate Materials Research Facility, undated [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 6]
    • Microstructural Development During Optimized Rate Controlled Sintering, undated [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 7]
    • NASA Sustaining Grant, undated [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 8]
    • Role of Size Geometry and Thermal Gradients - ARO, undated [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 9]
    • Typical Charges for Materials Evaluation Testing and Analysis, undated [MC 223 Box 20, Folder 10]

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  • MC 223 Series 5 :Patents, 1955 - 1982


    0.5 linear feet, 1 archival box

    Letters patent, and information pertaining to patent applications made by Palmour for devices and processes of his design. Also contained in the series are papers with patent information related to Palmour's role in legal cases where he acted as a consultant and expert witness.

    • Phonograph Record Handling Device, 1955 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 1]
    • Computation Notebook - ERD 129 & 139 - Dokuzoguz, 1961 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 2]
    • Metal to Ceramic Seals, 1962 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 3]
    • Research and Deformation in Single Crystal Spinel, 1963 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 4]
    • Canadian Patent - Method of Preparing Magnesia Spinel, 1967 - 1972 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 5]
    • Finely Divided Spinel - Patent Information U.S., 1968 - 1971 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 6]
    • Palmour/Zimmer Patent Application, 1971 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 7]
    • Cruz vs. Chrysler - Patents with Correspondence, 1974 - 1990 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 8]
    • Process for Sintering Finely Divided Particulates, 1975 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 9]
    • Mast Cradle and the Like Des. # 239617, 1976 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 10]
    • Patent Application - Olivine, 1980 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 11]
    • Olivine Refractory Bricks, 1982 [MC 223 Box 21, Folder 12]

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  • MC 223 Series 6 :Conferences and Seminars, 1959 - 1994


    6 linear feet, 12 archival boxes

    Includes material from numerous educational and ceramics industry conferences that Palmour participated in during the course of his career.

    • Miscellaneous - Ceramic Engineering Seminar, 1959 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 1]
    • Miscellaneous - ACS Meeting Chicago, 1968 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 2]
    • Miscellaneous - Southern Municipal and Industrial Waste Conference, 1968 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 3]
    • Miscellaneous - General Electric Professor's Conference, 1974 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 4]
    • Miscellaneous - CEC/NICE, 1976 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 5]
    • Miscellaneous - Sintering Conference - Notre Dame, 1979 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 6]
    • Miscellaneous - Canadian Nuclear Society, 1980 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 7]
    • Miscellaneous - Canadian Nuclear Society - 2nd Annual Conference, 1981 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 8]
    • Miscellaneous - American Ceramic Society, 1981 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 9]
    • Miscellaneous - Ceramics - Gordon Research Conference, 1981 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 10]
    • Miscellaneous - CIMTEC International Meeting, 1982 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 11]
    • Miscellaneous - Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1984 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 12]
    • Miscellaneous - Correspondence, Negatives, and Charts, 1985 [MC 223 Box 22, Folder 13]
    • Japan Seminar - Abstracts, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 1]
    • Japan Seminar - Abstracts, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 2]
    • Japan Seminar - Abstracts, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 3]
    • Japan Seminar - Abstracts, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 4]
    • Japan Seminar - Abstracts, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 5]
    • Japan Seminar - Hot Pressed Kemalox Spinel, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 6]
    • Japan Seminar - Data, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 7]
    • Japan Seminar - Program - June,, 1972 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 8]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Technical Papers Presented at 14th University Conference, 1977 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 9]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Announcement and Program, 1977 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 10]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Ceramics Conference NCSU, 1977 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 11]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Budget Background, 1977 - 1982 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 12]
    • Educational Modules for Materials Science and Engineering (EMMSE) TAT Proposals and Correspondence, 1976 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 13]
    • EMMSE - TAT Correspondence and Modules, 1976 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 14]
    • EMMSE - International Round Table Program, 1977 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 15]
    • EMMSE - Proposal for Continuance of Project, 1977 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 16]
    • EMMSE - Modules, Project Objectives Chart, Newsletter, 1977 [MC 223 Box 23, Folder 17]
    • EMMSE - Correspondence, Prototype, Modules, and Notes, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 1]
    • EMMSE - Correspondence and Handouts, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 2]
    • EMMSE - Ceramic TAT Correspondence, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 3]
    • EMMSE - Agenda and Notes, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 4]
    • EMMSE - Survey, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 5]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Questions and Comments, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 6]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Advisory Committee, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 7]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Requests for Information, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 8]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Travel, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 9]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Conference Proposal, 1977 - 1979 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 10]
    • Processing of Crystalline Ceramics - Graduate Appointments, 1977 [MC 223 Box 24, Folder 11]