Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in August 2005 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• OSRAM SYLVANIA: Powder Perfect[TM] thermal spray powders.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Formable titanium alloy has high strength, resists corrosion.(METALS)
• Metal-ceramic hybrid armor protects better at lower weight.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Injection-molded wheel has small details, high strength.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• New developments in FESEM technology.(TECH SPOTLIGHT)(Cover Story)
  by Vermeulen, Jan Pieter
• Automotive materials: summaries of several papers presented at the 2005 SAE World Congress in Detroit in April, including news reports and photos from many automotive materials manufacturers.
• 2005 awards recipients honored for distinguished achievements.(ASM NEWS)
• ASM Foundation names Khare and Krashes to post: former presidents looking to increase membership.
• Partnership to improve fuel efficiency of autos.(ENERGY)
• Aluminum fastens solar car.(STRESS RELIEF)
• Chinese can now buy their new Ford vehicles on credit.(AUTOMOTIVE)
• Material testing at a glance.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Metal-ceramic composites processed via microwaves.(METALS)
• Non-swaged polymer spherical bearing resists wear, chemicals.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Liquid nitrogen on tooling enables fast, precise cutting.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Wall Colmonoy: making metals work harder since 1938.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• MTS Systems Corp.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Pre-publication savings announced for ASM Handbook 13B, Corrosion: Materials.(ASM NEWS)
• "PILLARS Society" membership is growing: benefactors are not going unnoticed.
• The U.S. has become more energy efficient.(ENERGY)
• Pastimes.
• Struers Inc.: more new technology from Struers.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Corrosion seminar provides solutions for many problems.(METALS)
• Electromagnetic waves detect corrosion on buried pipelines.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Aluminum die casting replaces sand cast iron part.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Vacuum plasma spraying: vacuum plasma spraying (VPS) is a state of the art technology for applying advanced coatings and fabricating components that are not easily manufactured by conventional methods.
  by Azarmi, Fardad
• 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)
• Praxair Surface Technology.(Members in the News)
• Buehler Ltd.: meet the new family and make a lasting impression.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Composites are to become materials of choice for aircraft.(AEROSPACE)
• Shiva Technologies Inc.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Aircraft aluminum alloys have lower density/higher strength.(METALS)
• Physical properties measured by HTS device.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Steel and aluminum automotive sheet joined by spot welding.(WELDING/JOINING)
• Air Products and Chemicals Inc.: beyond gas production and delivery.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Innov-X Systems, Inc.: now, a single handheld XRF platform delivers a universe of applications.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Advanced Vehicular Systems and Mississippi State University.(Members in the News)
• Schwarzkopf Technologies Corp.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Silent motorbike runs on batteries and fuel cells.(AUTOMOTIVE)
• Recycling results in award-winning chair.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Standard practice for portable hardness testing is developed.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Engine turbine disks repaired by direct metal deposition.(WELDING/JOINING)
• How to turn R & D into products.(MS & T KEYNOTE SESSIONS)
• Granta Design Ltd.: materials intelligence.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.(Members in the News)
• Trace and ultratrace elemental analysis laboratory.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
• Daimler Chrysler opens expanded plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.(AUTOMOTIVE)
• Boeing launches world's largest twin-engine freighter.(AEROSPACE)
• Wet samples can be imaged in SEM vacuum chamber.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
• Composite offers flexibility of rubber, strength of steel.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Portable instrument measures hardness of bobsleigh runners.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Self-assembled monolayers aid conductivity in adhesives.(WELDING/JOINING)
• Regenerative biomaterials.(MS & T KEYNOTE SESSIONS)
• Why are metals shiny?(TECH NOTES)
• Liquid Metal Processing event focuses on 'premium melting' of superalloys.(ASM NEWS)
• Measuring the Seebeck coefficient.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
• GM manufacturing facilities win awards for quality products.(AUTOMOTIVE)
• Melamine resin foam makes 'magic' cleaning tool.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
• Thermoplastic panels resist heat in Airbus A380 engine.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Nanostructured PVD coatings protect precision machinery.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Carbon nanotubes with titanium atoms attached enable hydrogen storage.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)
• Materials informatics.(MS & T KEYNOTE SESSIONS)
• NSL Analytical Services Inc.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• TSS to sponsor Turbine Coatings Symposium, Oct. 26-27 in Houston.(ASM NEWS)
• New stainless steel and nickel alloy brochure.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
• Additive processes poised for future growth, new applications.(MANUFACTURING)
• Nikon Instruments Inc.(Advertisement)
• Aluminum spaceframe improves handling and safety of Ferrari F430.(METALS)
• Composite stabilizer reduces cost and weight on helicopter.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Multifunctional nanomaterials provide nanolayered coatings.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Nanoscale electro-machining sculpts materials with nano-oil.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)
• LECO Corp.: innovative microscopy solutions.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• MS & T '05 to be a celebration of Materials Science and Technology.(ASM NEWS)
• Pre-publication savings for Handbook, Vol. 14A; new book covers Metalworking: Bulk Forming.(ASM NEWS)
• Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A & B.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
• Mittal Steel announces names for plants in the United States.(MANUFACTURING)
• Eastman Kodak Co.: Kodak Industrex nondestructive testing products. A focus on flexibility.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Strong aluminum-lithium alloys developed for aircraft.(METALS)
• Fiber-reinforced grid system provides bridge with 75-year life.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)