Manufacturing Industry
Advanced Materials & Processes
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Articles in August 2002 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes
- Steel powder with 1.5% chromium is stable, dense. (Metals).
- Standard testing proposed for polymer matrix composites. (Polymers/Ceramics).
- Laser powder welding repairs turbine blades at less cost. (Welding/Joining).
- CVI process makes ceramic composites in less time. (Forming/Processing).
- X-R-I Testing Co. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Climax Research Services. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Diagnostic Instruments Inc. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- ASM names Stanley C. Theobald as managing director. (ASM News).
- Try new online Corrosion course or choose from many others. (ASM Education Update).
- Member benefit update: could you cover the unexpected costs of a sudden illness or accident? (ASM News).
- Hardfacing Solutions CD-ROM. (Special Advertising Section).
- New standard in sensor technology. (Energy).
- Polyurethane tractor parts molded via RIM process. (Polymers/Ceramics).
- Time-of-flight diffraction equipment inspects welds. (Welding/Joining).
- Bubbles and semiconductors evaluated on space station. (Materials Science/R&D).
- Thermo NORAN: solutions for materials characterization. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Positrons detect wing spar damage. (Tech Spotlight).
by Yearsley, Kyle - Newage Testing Instruments Inc.: technology leader in hardness testing. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Metallurgical Science Technology Program. (ASM News).
- Materials science technology as a high school course. (ASM News).
by Bunnell, Roy - Internet Index. (A-Z).
- Precision vacuum melted alloys. (Special Advertising Section).
- 60 years ago. (Pastimes).
- Unmanned combat air vehicle begins flight testing. (Metals).
- Long-fiber reinforced nylon chosen for master cylinders. (Polymers/Ceramics).
- Friction stir welding developed for titanium alloys. (Welding/Joining).
- Talc and calcium carbonate nanopowders commercialized. (Materials Science/R&D).
- Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co. Inc. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- The Mellen Co. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Equipment & Supplies. (A-W).
- From the President's desk.
- A former materials science high school student reminisces. (ASM News).
by Herling, Darrell - Twelve signs your career is stuck--and what will get you going again. (Career Corner).
by Zaslow, Jennifer - Pressure indicating sensor films. (Special Advertising Section).
- 40 years ago. (Pastimes).
- Wall Colmonoy: making metals work harder since 1938. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Prepreg aluminum composite sheet brazed to form ducts. (Metals).
- Robotic system cuts cost of carbon/carbon composite rotor. (Polymers/Ceramics).
- Low-plasticity burnishing highly compresses deep layers. (Surface Engineering).
- Crystallographic orientation related to interfacial energy. (Materials Science/R&D).
- X-Ray Flourescence spectrometry: handheld XRF spectrometers permit the nondestructive analysis of materials quickly, accurately, and on-site.
by Thomsen, Volker B.E. - V.J. Technologies: the X-ray inspection experts. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Laboratory Testing Inc.: uncover the root cause of your failure. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- IFHTSE Congress and ASM Congress to be the surface engineering, heat treatment event of 2002. (ASM News).
- National educators' workshop goes to San Jose. (ASM News).
- ASM Carolinas Central Chapter hosts employers night and student paper and poster contest. (ASM News).
- Economical heat-resistant alloy. (Special Advertising Section).
- 20 years ago. (Pastimes).
- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments Inc. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Live and online. (Editorial).
- Complex brass P/M counterweight cuts cost by 50%. (Metals).
- Electrical coil encapsulated in resin actuates intertial brake. (Polymers/Ceramics).
- Powder coating of polymer and PTFE prevents abrasion. (Surface Engineering).
- Cracks on flow liners delay launch of Space Shuttle. (Materials Science/R&D).
- EDAX Inc.: advancing materials characterization. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- TUV America Inc. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Commercial Testing Services. (Testing Buyers Guide).
- Fast Tracks on the show floor provide value, practical learning. (ASM News).
- ASM-IIM lecturers announced for 2002. (ASM News).
- ASM Metro New York-New Jersey Chapter celebrates first anniversary and hosts joint meeting with AWMI. (ASM News).
- Diffusion bonding and vacuum metallurgy services. (Special Advertising Section).
- Company Listing. (N-Z).
- PUs never 'tire' of problem solving. (Of Material Interest).
- Calendar.
- Phased array ultrasound beam allows study of complex parts. (Testing/Analysis).
- Aluminum manganese process to replace cadmium plating. (Surface Engineering).
- MTS Systems Corp. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Thermal spray processes.
by Dorfman, Mitchell R. - Fastener testing. (Tech Spotlight).
by Bowen, Jack - Panametrics Inc.: the innovators in ultrasonic testing. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- ASM Italy Chapter hosts seminar. (ASM News).
- Practical Failure Analysis article available online for ASM News readers. (ASM News).
- Metorex Inc.: Metroex Inc., a leading manufacturer of alloy analysis equipment, is committed to bringing quality analysis equipment to the production environment. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Pocketbook of metallurgy. (Special Advertising Section).
- NITON Corp.: the leader in alloy analysis instrumentation. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- Rhenium net shapes made by laser additive powder process. (Metals).
- Dual-beam lasers deposit thin films for analysis. (Testing/Analysis).
- Filtered arc plasma vapor makes hard adherent coatings. (Surface Engineering).
- Princeton Gamma-Tech. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).
- ADMET: new, used retrofit -- ask ADMET for a total testing solution. (2002 Corporate Spotlight: Advertisement).