Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in November 2005 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• Process to make beryllium mirror begins for telescope.(METALS)
• Next generation Humvee to be made of composites.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Laser drills conical holes 50 microns wide in steel sheet.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• NSL Analytical Services Inc.: elemental, polymer, metallurgical analysis, and technical services--the reliability you need, the versatility you want. NSL's reputation is backed by a NADCAP ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and 60 years of experience.(2005 CORPO
• Clemex Technologies Inc.: the image analysis people.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• It's election season: nominate a candidate for the Nominating Committee and the Board of Trustees.(ASM NEWS)
• Designed for hands-on training ...
• World crude steel production reported for 61 countries.(METALS INDUSTRY)
• Tinius Olsen Inc.: time tested.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Golden Eagle aircraft moves to production.(AEROSPACE)
• Cheap, low-grade silicon may reduce cost of solar cells.(METALS)
• PPS/carbon fiber composite replaces aluminum in seats.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• P/M stainless steel safety cam made for folding knife.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• FEA optimizes airframe panels: MSC.Marc and the Panel simulation tool speed optimization of buckling, fatigue crack growth, and residual strength properties for aluminum airframe panels.
  by Muzzolini, Raphael
• Testing molybdenum wire.(CASE STUDY)
  by Gedney, Richard
• Here's your golden opportunity: nominate a colleague for an ASM award.(ASM NEWS)
• Trace and ultratrace elemental analysis laboratory.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
• Blueprint for a hybrid future described by Ford Motor Co.(AUTOMOTIVE)
• Eddy currents.(TECH NOTES)
• Particle accelerator made of single-crystal niobium.(METALS)
• Radioscopic inspection system helps develop new castings.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Lead-free solder discussed in new ASM publication.(WELDING/JOINING)
• Shiva Technologies Inc.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
• Carl Zeiss SMT.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• ASM Affiliate Societies announce new officers and Board members.(ASM NEWS)
  by Passek, Thom
• Metalworking: bulk forming is new ASM handbook Vol. 14A.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Advertisement)
• Three carmakers form alliance to develop hybrid drive system.(AUTOMOTIVE)
• Glow of the show.(EDITORIAL)
  by Hunt, Margaret W.
• Titanium alloy has ultrafine structure, high formability.(METALS)
• Nanotech simulation tool shows how current flows in devices.(TESTING/ANALYSIS)
• Friction stir welding chosen for nuclear waste canisters.(WELDING/JOINING)
• Neural-network modeling: neural-network modeling tools enable the engineer to study and analyze the complex interactions between material and process inputs with the goal of predicting final component properties.
  by Furrer, David
• Allied High Tech Products Inc.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• ASM-Indian institute of metals seeks visiting lecturers.(ASM NEWS)
• DOE awards $2.6 million to boost combustion efficiency.(ENERGY)
• Audi further expands operations in Hungary.(AUTOMOTIVE)
• Wall Colmonoy: making metals work harder since 1938.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Material testing at a glance.
• Allegheny Technologies expands production of superalloys.(METALS)
• Nanoscale coatings protect turbines and heat engines.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Brazed copper-brass auto heat exchangers can be made smaller than aluminum parts.(WELDING/JOINING)
• Stork Materials Technology.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Celebrating Tinius Olsen's 125 years.
  by Hayward, Wayne
• Rich program, special events deliver at MS & T.(ASM NEWS)
• Turbine program advances ultraclean, coal-based system.(ENERGY)
• Manufacturers elect Emerson's James Berges as new chairman.(MANUFACTURING)
• Innov-X Systems Inc.: Innov-X technology solves 21st century applications problems with easy-to-use, powerful XRF technology.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Ultrathin films repel water and corrosive substances.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Laser weld-bonding method developed for aluminum.(WELDING/JOINING)
• JEOL USA Inc.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Company listings.(TESTING BUYERS GUIDE)(Directory)
• A view of the future of manufacturing and heat treating.(ASM NEWS)(Interview)(Company Profile)
• ORNL, Princeton partner for five-year fusion project.(ENERGY)
• NASA announces a new way to cut costs: build spaceships of plastic!(STRESS RELIEF)
• Keyence Corporation of America: worldwide leadership in sensor, precision measurement and machine vision technology.
• Rapid prototyping resin makes model for human lungs.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Tungsten carbide-cobalt coatings protect aircraft.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Microprinting method improves device nanoscale fabrication.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)
• ULVAC Technologies Inc.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• Equipment & supplies.(TESTING BUYERS GUIDE)(Directory)
• ATI Wah Chang hosts 2005 Corrosion Solutions Conference.(ASM NEWS)
• Praxair licenses gas injection system to WCI Steel Inc.(ENERGY)
• Pastimes.
• AFM + SEM = better hair days.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
• Thermoplastic polyester resists warping on sunroof.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Transparent armor glazing laminates resist impact.(SURFACE ENGINEERING)
• Transparent carbon nanotubes made into high-strength sheet.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)
• X-ray fluorescence in the field: XRF provides rapid identification and quantification of elements, allowing fast and accurate on-site analysis.(TECH SPOTLIGHT)
  by Martin, Jim
• Commercial testing services.(Testing Buyers Guide)(Directory)
• Nominate a colleague for FASM, one of ASM's highest honors.(ASM NEWS)
• Lockheed Martin produces fifth generation fighters.(AEROSPACE)
• Titanium sphere studies deep ocean.(METALS)
• Thermally conductive epoxy is good electrical insulator.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Springback compensation helps make high-strength steel parts.(FORMING/PROCESSING)
• Nanohelix zinc oxide builds nanoscale piezoelectric devices.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)
• LECO Corp.: your total source for metallographic results.(2005 CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
• 2005 ASM Heat Treating Society event a success.(ASM NEWS)
• Canada Council names award recipients.(ASM NEWS)
• Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology launched.(GLOBAL BUSINESS)