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  • Titanium - Corrosion by Water
    Article - 5 Feb 2002
    Titanium is highly resistant to corrosion by water, steam and seawater, except at elevated temperatures. Other corrosion mechanisms such as stress corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, biofouling,...
  • Tungsten Carbide - An Overview
    Article - 21 Jan 2002
    Scheele discovered “Tungsten” in 1781; however, it took 150 years more before the efforts of Scheele and his successors led to the use of tungsten carbide in the industry.
  • The Applications of Nanomaterials
    Article - 23 Nov 2001
    Materials with grain sizes in the order of a billionth of a meter are called nanomaterials, or nanocrystalline materials, which can be used for a range of structural and non-structural applications.
  • An Introduction to Ductile Iron
    Article - 4 Sep 2001
    Ductile irons belongs to the cast iron family. As the name suggests they are more ductile than most cast irons and have similar properties to grey irons i.e. good hardness, wear and corrosion...
  • Rare Earth Magnets
    Article - 7 Aug 2001
    Rare earth magnets produce fluxes much higher than traditional magnets of comparable size. Such magnets are based on samarium and neodymium compounds. Applications include automotive,...
  • Tungsten
    Article - 28 Jul 2001
    Tungsten has the highest melting point (3410°C) and the highest tensile strength at temperatures over 1650°C of all the metals. It is used for lamp filaments, x-ray targets, aerospace applications and...
  • An Insight to Cadmium
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    In 1817, German chemist Friedrich Strohmeyer discovered cadmium from an impurity of zinc carbonate (ZnCO3). Cadmium derives from the Latin term ‘cadmia’ and the Greek word ‘kadmeia’, which are ancient...
  • Calcium
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    Calcium (Ca) is placed in group IIA of the periodic table along with St, Ba and Ra. The name calcium is derived from the Latin word “calas” meaning lime, which was known as early as the first...
  • Invar - Nickel Iron Alloy
    Article - 29 May 2001
    Invar has the lowest thermal expansion of any known metal or alloy from room temperature up to 230?C. Special low expansion and sealing alloy grades are available. Applications include thermostats,...
  • Molybdenum Disilicide (MoSi2)
    Article - 28 May 2001
    Molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2), a refractory metal silicide, is mainly used as a heating element and has been recognized as a potential structural ceramic

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