A new alloy combines the best of the refractory metals with cutting-edge engineering. Even these extremely tough metals can ...

Laser powder bed fusion, a 3D-printing technique, offers potential in the manufacturing industry, particularly when fabricating nickel-titanium shape memory alloys with complex geometries. Although ...

Engineers have spent decades trying to build metals that do not snap, melt, or grind away under extreme conditions, and for a ...

RICHLAND, Wash.—Metal scrap can be directly transformed and upgraded into high-performance, high-value alloys without the need for conventional melting processes, according to a new study from ...

When is a crystal not a crystal? When it’s a quasi-crystal, a paradoxical form of metal recently found in some 3D printed metal alloys by [A.D. Iams et al] at the American National Institute for ...

The study demonstrates that aluminum manufacturing scrap can be transformed into metal alloys through a new method called solid phase alloying that perform on par with identical materials produced ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Physicist Xiaolin Wang proudly proclaims that his lab’s research ...

Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he ...

Metal scrap can now be transformed into high-performance, high-value alloys without traditional melting processes, according to researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National ...