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  • Materials Used in a Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant
    Article - 31 Jul 2001
    The reprocessing of nuclear fuels is a complex one. Materials such as concrete, stainless steels, titanium, zirconium, hafnium and various polymers all play a role and have been selected for their...
  • Considerations when Using Copper for Electrical Applications
    Article - 20 Jun 2001
    Industry is always keen to seek out cost-effective practices to compete and survive. Recognising this trend, publications from the Copper Development Association (CDA) have emphasised production and...
  • Heat Treatment of Steels - The Processes
    Article - 9 Jun 2001
    Softening processes such as annealing and normalising, and hardening processes such as hardening, tempering, thermochemical processes, carburising, nitriding and boronising are all explained.
  • MMCs, an Alternative Material for Railway Car Braking Systems
    Article - 30 May 2001
    Aluminium based metal matrix composites have been shown to be a superior material for railway car brake disks compared to conventional iron items. This case study looks at thermal characteristics,...
  • 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,...
  • Engineering Seals - Seals for Rotating Shafts
    Article - 24 May 2001
    Bore seals and 'O' rings for reciprocating shafts, reciprocating seals, and seals for rotating shafts are explained. Designs, materials and relative costs are covered.
  • Magnesium Alloys - Casting Alloys Containing Zirconium
    Article - 4 May 2001
    The 1937 discovery of the intense grain refining effect of zirconium was a major step forward in the development of magnesium alloys.
  • Thermosetting Composites - Processing
    Article - 30 Apr 2001
    Techniques such as sheet moulding, pultrusion, filament winding, prepreg moulding and resin transfer moulding can be used to produce thermoset composites. These processes can be applied to a wide...
  • Aluminium - The Resource
    Article - 23 Apr 2001
    Aluminium is one of the most abundant elements in the earths crust. The extraction, refining and environmental impacts of these processes are considered, as are recycling, and future product and...
  • Steels - (High Chromium Steels) Stainless Steels
    Article - 12 Apr 2001
    Ferritic, martensitic, austenitic and precipitation hardened stainless steels are outlined in this article, including general properties.

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