A platinum-chromium alloy makes coronary stents stronger, more flexible and resistant to corrosion wins award from ASM International.
A heart of gold? Try platinum
3D printed running shoes enhance performance
New Balance uses EOS industrial 3D-printing technology to additively manufacture individualized spike plates that improve runner performance
Composite materials replace titanium on Orion space capsule
TenCate Advanced Composites North America, Fairfield, Ca., developed a heat resistant composite for the heat shield and backshell structure of the Lockheed Martin Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle.
Orion: Trial by Fire
Orion is Launched by a Delta IV Rocket to 3600 Miles Above Earth Orion’s first test flight was launched aboard a Delta IV heavy rocket on Dec. 5. After Orion completed one orbit, the upper stage fired again, and started a climb to 3600 miles above Earth. After reaching that altitude, equipment on board measured […]
Tungsten-chromium-iron PM alloy has hardness of 21 GPa
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, announces that researchers have developed a tungsten-chromium-iron powder metallurgy alloy that could replace depleted uranium in armor-piercing projectiles.