Manufacturing Industry
Superplasticity pioneer Walter Backofen dies at 80.(In memoriam)(Brief article)
Advanced Materials & Processes, May, 2007
 | Content provided in partnership with |  |
Walter Alan Backofen, FASM, retired professor of metallurgy and materials science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, died at his Marblehead, Mass., home Dec. 2, 2006. He was 80. Backofen taught at MIT for 25 years, retiring in 1975. A paper he wrote in 1964 on "superplasticity" identified the ability of metals, temporarily given a near nano-size grain structure, to behave like Silly Putty.
- Most Popular Articles in Business
- Research and Markets : Tesco Plc - SWOT Framework Analysis
- Do Us a Flavor - Ben & Jerry's Issues a Call for Euphoric New Flavors
- eBay made easy: ready to start an eBay business? These 5 simple steps will ...
- Katrina's lawsuit surge: a legal battle to force insurers to pay for flood ...
- Wal-Mart's newest distribution center opened last month near the southwest ...
- More »
That paper was recognized for its seminal influence on a now-burgeoning global industry at an International Conference on Superplasticity held in Chengdu, China, ...
Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.Find Research Guides for:
Find Featured Titles for: Technology
Most Popular Articles in Business
- Research and Markets : Tesco Plc - SWOT Framework Analysis
- Do Us a Flavor - Ben & Jerry's Issues a Call for Euphoric New Flavors
- eBay made easy: ready to start an eBay business? These 5 simple steps will ...
- Katrina's lawsuit surge: a legal battle to force insurers to pay for flood ...
- Wal-Mart's newest distribution center opened last month near the southwest ...
- More »