Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in July 2005 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• High-strength steel makes safer, lighter bus seat frames.(METALS)
• Carbon-fiber braided thermal barrier withstands hot gases.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Zinc/magnesium coating protects better than zinc alone.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Automotive materials: lighter, stronger, faster.
• Spinal cervical disk made of titanium/ceramic composite.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Sandvik Bioline makes fine stainless wire for catheters.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Distinguished lecturers to speak at Materials Science & Technology '05.(ASM NEWS)
• Center for Nanophase Materials Science.(Members in the News)
• Northrop Grumman awarded contract for work on F/A 18 Super Hornet.(AEROSPACE)
• Indium antimonide transistors enable low voltage, fast switching.(METALS)
• Fiber reinforcement enables bendable concrete.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Diamondlike carbon coatings on molds need no lubricants.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Optical profiling quantifies wear: understanding wear and its underlying causes is critical to the manufacture and maintenance of structures, seals, drive trains, medical devices, and many other products.
  by Zecchino, Mike
• CermeTi composite implants resist wear, minimize debris.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Polymer scaffold incorporates materials to build composites.(OBSERVATIONS)
• The more, the better: MS & T event the result of cooperation.(ASM NEWS)
• Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate at the Naval Research Laboratory.(Members in the News)
• Energy-efficient alternative-fuel trucks to cut fuel need by 50%.(ENERGY)
• Duplex stainless steel resists corrosion, costs less.(METALS)
• Thermographic test measures temperature at selected depth.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Surface engineered stainless strip has tailored properties.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• When good parts go bad: at times, a single technique can make great strides in determining cause of failure, but in many cases, multiple methods will be needed to make a confident diagnosis and find the underlying problem or combination of issues causing
  by Battjes, Kevin
• Electron microscope shows how crystal HAP grows enamel.(OBSERVATIONS)
• CorNova plans to introduce metallic nanocoated stent.(OBSERVATIONS)
• ASM heat treating event in Pittsburgh: 'it's not your father's heat treat conference'.(ASM NEWS)
  by Hill, Robert A.
• ASM "Liberty Bell" chapter's annual Student Poster Contest.(Chapter News)
• 36 billion barrels of viscous crude oil have future potential.(ENERGY)
• Beryllium-copper bearing wheels reduce wear, debris.(METALS)
• Multiple NDI parameters predict lifetime of coatings.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Stamped steel part cuts cost, wear, and stresses.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Tungsten carbide coatings replace chromium.
  by Ruggiero, Peter F.
• "Rapid Prototyping for Baghdad" project helps severely injured.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Biocompatible ceramics resist wear in medical implants.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Materials for medical devices courses scheduled across the U.S.(ASM NEWS)
• Materials Science & Technology 2005 Conference and Exhibition; Co-located with the ASM Heat Treating Society Exposition: North America's largest heat treating event!(2005 PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL PROGRAM)
• Aluminum/plastic packaging recycled in Alcoa Brazil plant.(ENERGY)
• Auto sheet made of ultrafine precipitation-hardened steel.(METALS)
• Direct-rolling simulator offers savings to steelmakers.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Instant petrified wood yields super ceramics.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Materials science and technology 2005.
• Ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty studied.(OBSERVATIONS)
• FDA approves new cochlear implant system.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Materials & Processes for Medical Devices event to be held in Boston in November.(ASM NEWS)
• Consumer-focused innovation to help the automobile industry.(AUTOMOTIVE TRENDS)
• Silver dollar honors marines.(STRESS RELIEF)
• Japan Airlines contracts to purchase 30 Boeing 787 aircraft.(AEROSPACE)
• Cacophony.(EDITORIAL)
  by Hunt, Margaret W.
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Global powder metallurgy property database released.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Steel tread belt shoe cast for NASA crawler transporter.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• "Orange peel".(TECH NOTES)
• Nanobumps on stents help repair clogged blood vessels.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Nanofilm coating shows excellent biocompatibility, safety.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Micrograph Center Online now 3,500 images strong.(ASM NEWS)
• ISO standards under development for steel high strain-rate test methods.(AUTOMOTIVE TRENDS)
• Tire cord, goats, and bulletproof vests.(STRESS RELIEF)
• Smith & Nephew launches bone trauma plating device.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Innovative galvanizing projects recognized.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
• TPU ski boots have high impact strength, resist tears.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Adhesive bonding studied for joints in aircraft structures.(WELDING/JOINING)
• Carbon nanotubes measure dimensions in semiconductors.(MATERIALS SCIENCE
• Titanium: from jets to biomedical devices.(OBSERVATIONS)
  by Abkowitz, Stanley
• Diamondlike carbon coating is biocompatible for implants.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Zimmer announces launch of NexGen tibial component.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Foundation's A.E. Focke Award recipients to attend LeaderShape.(ASM NEWS)
• Ford delivers hydrogen-powered fuel cell automobiles to Canada.(AUTOMOTIVE TRENDS)
• Pastimes.
• Engine has aluminum cylinder block, sinter-forged con rods.(METALS)
• Thermoplastic replaces metal in auto engine chain tensioner.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Deformation resistance welds to build structures on the moon.(WELDING/JOINING)
• Porous silicon made into diodes for voltaic batteries.(MATERIALS SCIENCE
• Implantable linear motor is made of piezoceramics for MRI.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Superelastic Ti-Mo alloy has low modulus, flexibility.(OBSERVATIONS)
• OsteoBiologics receives Canadian clearance for bone void repair.(OBSERVATIONS)
• Exponential explosion of information.(A Member's Voice)
  by Rath, Bhakta B.
• Convenient home refueling appliances now available for natural gas vehicles.(AUTOMOTIVE TRENDS)
• Nickel-base alloy resists corrosion in oil drilling.(METALS)
• GaN single-crystal thin film cut and placed on insulator.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Greener surface treatment also improves performance.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Ceramics conduct electricity by adding carbon nanotubes.(MATERIALS SCIENCE / R & D)