Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in November 2004 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• Iron City lager packaged in extruded aluminum bottles.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Software magnifies images, maintains clarity and quality.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Trivalent chromium pretreat protects aluminum and zinc.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• LECO Corp.: your total source for metallographic results.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Proton Energy Systems: onsite hydrogen generation for heat treating operations.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Guidant receives FDA approval for small vessel cobalt chromium coronary stent.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Medtronic Driver stent system has strong cobalt/chrome struts.(SMST SOCIETY)
• R/D Tech: innovation in NDT[TM].(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• ASM president hosts managing director.(ASM NEWS)
• University Materials Council (UMC).(Members In The News)
• MIT professor passes.(In Memoriam)
• Finnish helicopter makes successful first flight.(AEROSPACE)
• Instron Corp.: Instron[R] delivers best-in-class testing solutions.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Multi-layer polymer sheet cuts emissions in fuel tanks.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Laser instrument allows rapid remote analysis of materials.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Nanolayer deposition builds device-conformal thin films.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• JEOL USA Inc.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Failure analysis of tools: the fact that failure of a machine part or tool is seldom the result of a single factor makes failure analysis complicated.
  by Shahid, Iqbal
• A short history of SMST.(SMST SOCIETY)
  by Hodgson, Darel
• University of Michigan researchers test mechanical properties of bone.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Schwarzkopf Technologies Corp.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Member exemplifies the importance of nanotechnology.(ASM NEWS)
• Every year, the Lemelson-MIT Program, a research organization within the MIT School of Engineering, surveys Americans on issues related to technology.(Members In The News)
• ASM editor, member dies.(In Memoriam)
• A160 Hummingbird resumes flight testing as Boeing UAV.(INDUSTRY INSIDER)
• NITON[R] LLC: the leader in alloy analysis instrumentation.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Polymer conductor mixed with charged particles in magnets.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• EDS is combined with SEM to analyze steel inclusions.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Intelligent glass stops heat, allows visible light to pass.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Diagnostic Instruments.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Furnace fusing of nickel-base hardface coatings.(TECH SPOTLIGHT)
  by Lowry, Dan
• Diamondlike carbon/silver thin films have high hardness.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Deringer-Ney develops new alloy for hearing aid.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Innov-X Systems, Inc.: now, a single handheld XRF platform delivers a universe of applications.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• ISTFA: from vacuum tubes to nanotubes.(UPCOMING ASM EVENTS)
• Enter the ASM HTS/Bodycote Best Paper in Heat Treating Contest.(ASM NEWS)
• ASM Fellow nomination deadline approaching.(ASM NEWS)
• UPS expands real-world testing of hydrogen fuel cell technology.(ENERGY)
• Copper alloy resists creep and fatigue in rocket engine.(METALS)
• Flame-sprayed alumina builds tougher composites.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Metallic heat exchanger cuts coke usage by 3000 tons.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Cost-effective wear plate raises durability by up to 50%.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Fluxless soldering processes: fluxless soldering is required for joints in high-performance and aerospace electronics where no contamination is permissible from flux residues or cleaning agents.
  by Humpston, Giles
• Veeco Instruments: world leader in 3D surface metrology.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Spire to develop biocompatible scaffolds for neural electrodes.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Shape Change makes porous shape-memory implant material.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Buehler Ltd.: think of all the possibilities ... because we have a million of them.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• TransMat Expo in India covers materials for transportation.(UPCOMING ASM EVENTS)
• Teachers Camp-Houston: University of Houston, Houston, Texas.(ASM News)
• George Vander Voort receives 2004 Sorby Award.(ASM NEWS)
  by Lockley, Allan
• Nanosolar is awarded $10.3 million contract from DARPA.(ENERGY)
• Airbus aircraft orders pass 5000 milestone in August.(AEROSPACE)
• Unleaded aluminum alloy gives A-rated machinability.(METALS)
• Glass semiconductor softens under laser, then re-hardens.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• AISI receives royalties from hot strip mill model.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Carbon nanotubes added to polymer enhance molten flow.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)
• Granta design limited: unlocking the potential of your materials information.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Shiva Technologies Inc.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Bacterin awarded $1.4M grant for anti-microbial coating.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Ionic Fusion announces ionic plasma deposition coatings.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Titanium technical data.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
• ITSC 2005 in Basel, Switzerland.(UPCOMING ASM EVENTS)
• Welding Research Conference combines science and practicality.(ASM NEWS)
• Manufacturing: study shows product redesign, not outsourcing to China, holds cost advantage for U.S. manufacturers.(INDUSTRY INSIDER)
• Ener1 and Delphi to form lithium battery joint venture.(ENERGY)
• Medical materials newsletter.(EDITORIAL)
  by Hunt, Margaret W.
• Strong steel wire reinforces blast-resistant structures.(METALS)
• Partially solid polyester lubricant coats hard drives.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Printable silicon cast into sheet for flexible transistor.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Silicon carbide composites clad fuel in nuclear reactors.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)
• Bruker AXS Inc.: advanced X-ray solutions.(2004 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Radially constricted consolidation.(TECH SPOTLIGHT)
  by Ecer, Gunes M.
• Danfoss tantalum surface helps speed ingrowth of implants.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Land Instruments infrared thermometer minimizes errors.(SMST SOCIETY)
• Don't sweat the hippos.(STRESS RELIEF)
• Trends in Welding Research next May in Georgia.(UPCOMING ASM EVENTS)
• ASM's 'Year of the Micrograph' is in full-swing!(ASM NEWS)
• Metals initiative promotes technology development/application.(INDUSTRY INSIDER)
• Metallography and Microstructures: New ASM Handbook.(PRODUCTS/LITERATURE)