Researchers at the University of Rostock, Germany, have developed a new way to produce high strength metallic alloys at a lower cost and with less energy. Led by Dr. Eberhard Burkel, Professor of Physics, researchers demonstrated that rapidly cooling a material directly after spark plasma sintering (SPS) fabrication can enhance hardness, strength, and ductility. The new rapid cooling SPS system is based on a commercially available design, modified to include a series of gas inlet nozzles.
Nearly 400 Gather in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for Oct. 27 Gala Celebration ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, commemorated its 100th anniversary with a celebratory gala on Oct. 27 in Montreal, Canada. Nearly 400 guests, including ASM members, past-presidents, dignitaries and valued partners from around the world, came together to celebrate the society’s impact on material science and look ahead to the next century.
Moxa, Brea, Calif., received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification of its VPort 36-1MP-IVA-T surveillance camera for Class 1, Div. 2 hazardous locations. Receiving UL certification means the camera can be safely deployed in potentially hazardous locations where flammable gases or vapors either are or may be present in the atmosphere in sufficient concentration to produce an ignitable mixture.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, has launched its Institute for Materials (IMat), the newest of Georgia Tech’s nine Interdisciplinary Research Institutes. It results from an investment of nearly $10 million that Georgia Tech has committed through 2018 to establish an interdisciplinary materials innovation ecosystem. IMat will play a leadership role in accelerating materials discovery, development, and application.
A new technique uses neutron diffraction to measure several centimeters into the steel wheels of train carriages, which will help researchers investigate how train wheel cracks begin and spread. A study at the ENGIN-X instrument at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, UK, is giving engineers the opportunity to test large and heavy components such as train wheels rather than small metal samples.
