This year stainless steel celebrates its 100th birthday, making this the perfect time to take a holistic look at stainless steel and gain a greater appreciation of what makes this metal such a fundamental building block of modern society.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Sep 2013
Graphene light detectors have been successfully combined with semiconductor chips, with potential benefits for large computer networks.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Sep 2013
Spanish researchers have reported the discovery of a self-healing polymer which requires no external input.
By Will Soutter
17 Sep 2013
Disruptive Materials, a spin-out from Uppsala University in Sweden, is commercializing a material which was previously thought to be impossible to make.
Coining is described as a closed die forging process in which pressure is applied on the surface of the forging in order to obtain closer tolerances, smoother surfaces and eliminate draft.
Age hardening, also known as precipitation hardening, is a type of heat treatment that is used to impart strength to metals and their alloys.
Decarburization is a surface degradation phenomenon in the forging and heat treating of steels. Decarburization may be described as a metallurgical process in which the surface of steel is depleted of carbon by heating above the lower critical temperature or by chemical action.
Descaling is a process of removing oxide deposits from a heated stock, either before or during forging operations. Physical methods for descaling include use of wire brushes, extra blows, scraping devices, polishing or blasting.
Auxiliary operations are those processes that are performed on forgings to obtain properties like surface conditions or shapes that cannot be achieved in regular forging operations.
Swedish researchers have conducted an experiment that confirms the existence of a new artificial element with an atomic number of 115 - temporarily named ununpentium.
By Will Soutter
28 Aug 2013