Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in January 2004 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• Computational methods enable predicting crystal structure.(Testing/Analysis)
• Editorial.
  by Hunt, Margaret W.
• Ni-cr-co superalloy resists corrosion at high temperatures.(Metals)
• Multi-layer PPA manifold increases air flow by 25%.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Solid lubricant tool coating applied by filtered arc plasma.(Surface Engineering)
• Robert C Tucker Jr.: 2003 - 2004 President of ASM International.
  by Taylor, Thomas A.
• Qualitest USA LC: Qualitest North America and the WorldofTest.com network.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Acta Materialia announces 2004 award winners.(Acta Materialia Awards Nominations Sought)
• In memoriam.(ASM News in Memoriam)
• Metallurgical supplies, equipment.(Special Advertising Section)
• Materials scientists and engineers visit Congress.(Guest Editorial)
  by Tirpak, Jon
• Soft magnetic composites enable net shape, lower cost.(Metals)
• Polyester/PC cut friction in anti-needle-stick device.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Sticky glass nanoparticles make clearer fingerprints.(Surface Engineering)
• Spectro Analytical Instruments Inc.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Advanced imaging technologies.(Tech Spotlight)
  by Goldman, Ron
• Educator nominees sought.(Acta Materialia Awards Nominations Sought)
• William D. Manly, FASM.(ASM News in Memoriam)
• Stress relief.
• Innovations in specialty steels; this article reports on the latest innovations in specialty steels by producers from around the world. Steels described here provide high impact strength, high stiffness, corrosion resistance, fatigue strength, machinabili
• Innov-X Systems.(Corporate Spotlight)
• Injection-molded stainless steel cuts cost for impeller.(Metals)
• Loop abrasion test ranks rigid engineering materials.(Testing/Analysis)
• Three-layer, self-healing PPS coating protects to 260[degrees]C.(Surface Engineering)
• Veeco Instruments: world leader in 3D surface metrology.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Zwick USA.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Nominations sought for Heat Treating Achievement Award.(Acta Materialia Awards Nominations Sought)
• William G. Wood, FASM.(ASM News in Memoriam)
• Buehler Ltd.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Of material interest: carrots crack up failure analysts.
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope images surfaces.(Testing/Analysis)
• Low-cost thermoplastic composite made for short runs.(Forming/Processing)
• Envision Product Design LLC: the most advanced technology in digital X-ray.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Granta Design Limited: unlocking the potential of your materials information.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Members in the news.(Members in the News EMAA Awards)
• Milwaukee Chapter presents scholarships and teachers' grants.(ASM News in Memoriam)
• Schwarzkopf Technologies Corp.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Diagnostic Instruments.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Materials business.
• Spectroscopic method detects explosives, aerosols, gases.(Testing/Analysis)
• Investment casting replaces six-piece assembly with one.(Forming/Processing)
• Innovations in non-destructive testing; innovations in nondestructive testing are shown in the following reports from manufacturers of advanced instruments such as digital thickness gages, Barkhausen Noise Analysis instruments, transient heat probes, eddy
• Manufacturing Sciences Corp.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Call for Engineering Materials Achievement Award nominations.(Members in the News EMAA Awards)
• Trace and ultratrace elemental analysis laboratory.(Special Advertising Section)
• Instron Corp.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Investment-cast turbine part replaces 27-piece fabrication.(Metals)
• Silicon carbide transistors could cut size, costs in half.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• FSW technology combines rotary and orbital motions.(Welding/Joining)
• SL models of conjoined twins made via MRI, X-ray scans.(Forming/Processing)
• Innovations in mechanical testing; the following reports demonstrate the advances made in mechanical testing equipment, including hardness testers, impact devices, extensometers, heating/cooling stages, and universal testing machines.(Invention Creation)
• ASM Micrograph Center Online coming in March.(ASM News)
• ASM, TMS and ISS jointly present student chapter prizes.(Calls for Papers Chapter News)
• Cored wires and electrodes.(Special Advertising Section)
• JEOL USA Inc.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Nickel alloy resists crevice attack and phosphoric acid.(Metals)
• Carbon fiber drill pipe is more flexible than steel.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Prestressed PMC connectors join rocket engine pipes.(Welding/Joining)
• World Web watch.
• Rhenium Alloys Inc.: an extraordinary blend of innovative technology, practical know-how, and the passion to excel at what we do. That's Rhenium Alloys, and that's what makes us who we are.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Try ASM's new online course, Titanium and Its Alloys Online.(ASM News)
• ASM and TMS further collaborate on student membership program.(ASM News)
• Will your component last?(Special Advertising Section)
• Carpenter Technology Corporation.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• Steel powder developed for laser sintering of tools.(Metals)
• Polymer gear wheels withstand high temperatures and X-rays.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Thick copper inks improve adhesion and solderability.(Welding/Joining)
• Conductive nanoscale ceramic membranes made for fuel cells.(Materials Science/R&D)
• ADMET: new, used, retrofit--ask ADMET for a total solution to all of your materials testing needs.(2004 Corporate Spotlight)
• ASM announces 2004 conferences and expositions.(A Member's Voice)
  by Kenney, Michael J.
• JPE awards two students for research papers.(ASM News)
• Corrosion: new ASM Handbook.(Special Advertising Section)
• Literature.
• Ceramics and metals blended for tough, lightweight armor.(Metals)
• Polyimide resin resists wear, can operate at 650[degrees]F (340[degrees]C).(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Laser welding joins plastic parts in electronic housing.(Welding/Joining)
• Zinc oxide nanostructures form helical shapes of ribbon.(Materials Science/R&D)
• Innovations in Materials for medical devices part II; the first ASM conference on materials & processes for medical devices was held last September in Anaheim, California. This article contains summaries of four presentations at the conference. Last m
• IIM visiting lectureship and Transmat 2004, Mumbai, India.(ASM News)