Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in May 2004 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• Challenges for the aerospace industry.(Guest Editorial)
  by Torcolini, Robert J.
• Mars rover circuits built of 64 m of thin flexible cable.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Positrons measure effects of cold expansion on alloys.(Testing/Analysis)
• Adhesives to be evaluated by rapid screening methods.(Welding/Joining)
• Kinetic metallization compared with HVOF.(Tech Spotlight)
  by Gabel, Howard
• Nitinol shamrocks in hand, ASM impresses NSF exposition.(ASM News)
• No Promethium on earth?.(Stress Relief)
• Materials for Homeland Security.(Guest Editorial)
  by Schultz, Warren W.
• Single-wall carbon nanotubes reinforce silicone elastomers.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Acoustic holography pinpoints source of noise in products.(Testing/Analysis)
• Friction stir welding joins auto aluminum components.(Welding/Joining)
• A member's voice: joint e-Memberships help make ASM more international.(ASM News)
  by Muzyka, Donald R.
• Bodycote seeks best heat treating paper by a student.(ASM News)
• Will your component last?
• 'Creeper' rolls right over cords and cracks.(Of Material Interest)
• High-heat connector resins withstand lead-free soldering.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Hypersonic flame spray coats auto aluminum cylinder liners.(Surface Engineering)
• Silicon behaves like metal when formed into nanotubes.(Materials Science/R & D)
• Have you tried the new ASM Micrograph Center Online?(ASM News)
• Three inducted into Thermal Spray Society Hall of Fame.(ASM News)
• Digital-camera software released.
• Stainless bicycle seat is 30% stronger, resists salt water.(Metals)
• CVD method produces diamonds that are larger, 50% harder.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Supercritical C[O.sub.2] helps clean radioactive clothing.(Surface Engineering)
• Light-activated molecules create complex microstructures.(Materials Science/R & D)
• ASM calendar.(ASM News)(Calendar)
• Journal of thermal spray technology expands editorial team.(ASM News)
• Extensometers.
• Nickel Institute formed to support nickel industry.(Metals)
• Fused deposition modeling builds functional medical instrument.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Three technologies developed for heat treating gears.(Surface Engineering)
• Sound waves cause nuclear fusion in tabletop device.(Materials Science/R & D)
• Industry-leading Seattle provides an exciting home for AeroMat 2004.(ASM News)
• In memoriam: past ASM president John W. Pridgeon.(ASM News)
• Product and services for testing.
• Advanced high-strength steel cuts weight in SUV by 23%.(Metals)
• Precision ball bearings help Mars rovers travel.(Metals)
• PVD coatings deposited on conventional and P/M gears.(Surface Engineering)
• Highways on a chip.(Materials Science/R & D)
• ASM to co-sponsor EPRI conference on advances in materials for fossil power plants.(ASM News)
• Student Paper Contest entries sought.(ASM News)
• Pastimes.
• Sand cast gudgeon housing reduces costs by 28% in tractor.(Forming/Processing)
• Copper-magnesium alloy trolley wire resists creep.(Metals)
• Diffusion polymer optimizes displays in army computers.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Investment castings replace assemblies in army howitzer.(Forming/Processing)
• Saga of gas turbine materials: part III; This is the third of a four-part series about development of materials for gas turbine aircraft engines. This article covers alloy development, investment casting, and high-temperature coatings.
  by Schafrik, Robert
• Surface engineering for gears event a success; visioning process begins.(ASM News)
• Martin J. Blackburn.(In Memoriam)
• Aluminum composite track is tough enough for combat tank.(Metals)
• Thermoplastic composite resists chemicals in pumps.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Swirl enthalpy equilibration cuts cast aluminum porosity.(Forming/Processing)
• Electron backscattered diffraction: an EBSD system added to an SEM is a valuable new tool in the materials characterization arsenal.
  by Maitland, Tim
• Who is shaping surface engineering? Meet the experts in Orlando this august.(ASM News)
  by Popoola, Oludele O.
• Wire-reinforced composite.(Products/Literature)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Fiberoptic gage is 100 times more sensitive to deformation.(Testing/Analysis)
• Advanced high strength steels studied for auto formability.(Forming/Processing)
• Low-cost titanium for ships and tanks.
  by Pickens, Joseph R.
• ASM annual report 2003: a year of progress and a look forward.(ASM News)
  by Muzyka, Donald R.
• Milwaukee Museum of Art.(Stress Relief)
• Small but critical.(Editorial)
  by Hunt, Margaret W.
• Hundreds of Li batteries built of carbon minipillars.(Polymers/Ceramics)
• Modeling program predicts deformation of materials.(Testing/Analysis)
• Annular deformation welding cuts cycle time by 80%.(Welding/Joining)
• 15th AeroMat tackles globalization.(Conference/Expo Preview)
• ASM Materials Education Foundation names recipients of student chapter grants.(ASM News)
• Who am I?.(Stress Relief)