Engineers have identified a fundamental deformation mechanism that can be leveraged to greatly enhance the fatigue properties of metals, opening the door to a new strategy for designing ...

There was a time when aluminum was more expensive than gold. In fact, Napoleon III famously reserved aluminum cutlery for honored guests, while gold utensils were left for others. The metal’s scarcity ...

Novel identified mechanisms of dynamic plastic delocalization in metal enabled by competing deformation mechanisms to significantly enhanced fatigue performance of metallic materials. Metal alloys ...

The first time that materials scientist Brian Cantor took a stab at mixing a lot of different elements together was in 1980. Then a lecturer at the University of Sussex, Cantor wondered why ...

A team of researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Tianmushan Laboratory, and the National University of Singapore has pioneered a new method for crafting an ultra-strong, ductile alloy using 3D ...

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new aluminum alloy that can be 3D printed and reach roughly five times the strength of standard cast aluminum used in everyday ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by Ellen Williams, Peyton Willis, Andrew Laroche, and Calvin M. Stewart. There is an increasing demand for novel materials and parts able to ...

New research shows small additions of nickel and yttrium can dramatically improve the performance of aluminum brazing fillers. This could be a route to stronger joints at lower processing temperatures ...