Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in December 2003 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• Magnesium-coated graphite particles replace Be in space.(Metals)
• Ceramic pin tool material enables FSW of superalloys.(Welding/Joining)
• PPS compact landscape light housing resists high impact.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Advances in powder metallurgy; efficient low-alloy steels for high performance structural applications.(Conference Report)
  by Engstrom, ulf
• Upcoming ASM education courses.(Education Update)
• Will your component last?(Special Advertising Section)
• Dual-phase, hot-dipped steel has high strength, formability.(Metals)
• HVOF and HIP combine to repair jet engine airfoils.(Forming/Processing)
• Polymer chains replace stainless steel at 250[degrees]C.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• World Web watch.
• Advances in powder metallurgy; influence of extra-fine nickel powder on P/M steel properties.(Conference Report)
  by Stephenson, T.F.
• ASM Handbooks Online adds 21st volume plus revised content.(ASM Handbooks online)
• Extensometers.(Special Advertising Section)
• Composite-bodied 'Bullet' sets speed record.(Of Material Interest)
• Ceramics designed to resist 2000[degrees]C in hypersonic vehicles.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• PVD steel, nickel finishes resist corrosion and abrasion.(Surface Engineering)
• Thermoplastic truck-engine sump vessel holds 30% more.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• The Wright stuff: materials in the Wright Flyer.(Cover Story)
  by Griffith, Walter M.
• Making music with copper.
  by Geremia, Ken
• Nomination deadlines for ASM awards approach.(ASM News)
• Pastimes.
• Members in the news.(ASM News)
• Composites cut weight, reduce corrosion in Hummvee hoods.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Zirconia/scandia/yttria stop phase transforms at high heat.(Surface Engineering)
• Thermoplastic polyurethane raises dwell time on putter.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• 5 solder families and how they work: low melting-temperature alloys are vital to successful electronics assembly.
  by Bastow, Eric
• ASM Materials Solutions 2003 a success.(ASM News)
• Metallography equipment, supplies.(Special Advertising Section)
• Glass made of rare earths and aluminum is tunable for laser.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Flat panel displays made of carbon nanotube thick films.(Surface Engineering)
• Circularly polarized light measures layer thickness.(Testing/Analysis)
• Part I Materials for Medical Devices.
• ASM Materials Education Foundation awards 10 grants to teachers.(ASM News)
• Pressure indicating sensor films.(Special Advertising Section)
• Metal-stamping test station maps sheet stresses, strains.(Testing/Analysis)
• Silver nanowires key elements in precise explosives detector.(Materials Science/R&D)
• Thin black film in joint facilitates laser welding.(Welding/Joining)
• How to identify brazing failures; this is an excerpt from Brazing Footprints: Case Studies in High-Temperature Brazing, a recently published book by brazing pioneer Robert Peaslee.
  by Peaslee, Robert
• Become a part of the ASM leadership team.(ASM News)
• Corrosion: new ASM Handbook.(Special Advertising Section)
• The year's top tech topics.(Editorial)
  by Hunt, Margaret W.
• Standards and specifications compiled for stainless steels.(Testing/Analysis)
• AFM and scanning capacitance microscope test semiconductors.(Materials Science/R&D)
• Laser cutting system makes ice-climbing spikes.(Forming/Processing)
• Advances in powder metallurgy; properties of spray-formed tool steels.(Conference Report)
  by Sandberg, Odd
• Volunteer opportunities.(ASM News)
• Trace and ultratrace elemental analysis laboratory.(Special Advertising Section)
• Nickel-chromium-iron alloy resists corrosion at high heat.(Metals)
• CD explains organizations and laws relating to standards.(Testing/Analysis)
• Ni, Sn, Al catalyst converts plant byproducts to hydrogen.(Materials Science/R&D)
• Laser-sintered A6 tool steel parts reduce time and cost.(Forming/Processing)
• Advances in powder metallurgy; advantages of composite molybdenum-rhenium powders.(Conference Report)
  by Mitchell, Don
• In memoriam.(ASM News)
• Powerful image analysis system.(Special Advertising Section)
• Die cast magnesium key lock housing cuts costs, time.(Metals)
• Nickel filler metal cuts time, improves quality in welds.(Welding/Joining)
• Nanocrystalline diamond coats electrode for retinal implant.(Materials Science/R&D)
• Polyurethane elastomer encapsulates solar modules.(Surface Engineering)
• Advances in powder metallurgy; advances in Direct Metal Fabrication.(Conference Report)
  by Schroeder, Scott A.
• ASM-IIM seeks visiting lecturers.(ASM News)
• GX-Series inverted metallographs.(Special Advertising Section)
• Twisted steel wire designed to reinforce composites.(Metals)
• Multilayer foil welds joint in less than a second.(Welding/Joining)
• Golf club combines benefits of titanium and composites.(Metals)
• Gamma prime precipitates revealed in superalloy matrix.(Materials Science/R&D)
• Advances in powder metallurgy; high-density sintered stainless steel.(Conference Report)
  by Leyton, Ricardo Canto
• Working together and winning together.(A Member's Voice)
  by Theobald, Stanley C.
• Materials and product testing.(Special Advertising Section)