Metals and Alloys Archives - Page 16 of 17

New Titanium Book Released from ASM International

ASM International is pleased to announce the release of their latest book, Titanium: Physical Metallurgy, Processing, and Applications edited by F.H. Froes.

Better understanding of steel fracturing

Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain, visualized step-by-step and on a microscopic level how certain steels fracture when extreme loads are applied to them.

Alloying tougher tungsten

New tungsten alloys being developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, could replace depleted uranium in armor-piercing projectiles.

Summer tradeshow covers international metallurgy market

A metallurgy trade fair quartet—GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS, and NEWCAST 2015—known as “The Bright World of Metals,” is taking place June16-20 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Reducing the cost and environmental impact of liquid lasers

A new material presents efficient and degradation-resistant laser emission in the blue, a spectral region of interest in applications such as spectroscopy or materials processing, among others.

New alloy is as light as aluminum, strong as titanium alloys

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and Qatar University developed a new high-entropy metal alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metal material.

Greener ship propellers

Invention reduces the energy that foundries need to manufacture ship propeller blades by a third.

SSAB launches Laser Plus steel with guaranteed flatness after laser cutting

SSAB Stockholm, Sweden, has introduced Laser Plus, a totally new generation of steels, for laser cutting that comes with unique guarantees: maximum flatness deviation of 3 mm/m after laser cutting and bending radius of 0 -1.5 x the material thickness.

Spinning molten metals on ESA’s centrifuge

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Large Diameter Centrifuge provides research teams with easy access to hypergravity. Based at ESA’s technical center in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

Bringing integrated photovoltaics to the UK

Dyesol Ltd., Australia, signed a letter of intent with Tata Steel, UK, which provides a first right of refusal to distribute its proposed steel substrate based 3rd Generation photovoltaic products through TSUK’s extensive product distribution channels.

Europe’s new age of metals

The European Space Agency has joined forces with other leading research institutions and more than 180 European companies in a billion-euro effort developing new types of metals and manufacturing techniques for this century.

Multi-element high-entropy metal alloys crystallize as a single phase

The Department of Energy’ s Lawrence Berkeley and Oak Ridge National Laboratories announce that a new concept in metallic alloy design – called “high‐entropy alloys” – has yielded a multiple-element material that is strong at cryogenic temperatures.

Finding new use for liquid metal

Gallium is one of the few metals that turns into a liquid at room temperature. When that happens, its surface oxidizes, forming a “skin” over the fluid, almost like a water balloon or a water bed.

Mechanical carbon materials for aircraft applications

Modern mechanical carbon materials are being used in a wide variety of applications, including aircraft gear boxes, air turbine motor starters, and main shaft seals for both aircraft turbine engines and aircraft auxiliary power units (APUs).

Lead-free hunting bullets

A new study concerning terminal ballistics of lead-containing and lead-free bullets shows that both materials are equally suitable for hunting in accordance with animal welfare.

Optomec LENS print engine to be retrofitted with CNC machine in hybrid manufacturing cell at RIT

Optomec , Albuquerque, N.M., announces that its LENS Print Engine for metal components has been adopted by the Center for Remanufacturing and Resources Recovery (C3R) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).

Replacing stainless steel?

HAM-LET, UK, a leading global manufacturer of instrumentation valves and fittings for industrial and high purity applications, launched PuRight—a new, enhanced stainless steel 316L material at Semicon West earlier this month.

Rare material key to computer advances

Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, have answered fundamental questions about a rare class of materials that could lead to faster, more reliable memory storage in computers.

Wayne State develops technology for high-strength bainitic steels and austempered ductile irons

Wayne State University, Detroit, has finalized a license agreement with a new start-up company, Detroit Materials Inc., for a Wayne State-patented portfolio of high-strength low-alloy steels and cast irons for demanding applications.

Simulation method used to strengthen automobile alloys

As part their ongoing work with Ford Motor Co., PNNL scientists developed an integrated manufacturing process simulation framework that enhances their understanding of what occurs as AA6111-T4 aluminum alloy sheets.

VPC and Liquidmetal sign agreement to grow amorphous metal technology

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc., Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., announces that it has signed an amended sublicense agreement with Visser Precision Cast LLC (VPC) in which Liquidmetal is freed from its commitment to use VPC as its exclusive contract manufacturer, and VPC is freed from its commitment to use Liquidmetal as its exclusive sales and R&D channel.