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1. Metallurgist Forged Strength Tests to Sell Lower Quality Steel to The U.S. Navy

   Nov

   16

   2021

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   Elaine Thomas, a former metallurgist, and director at a foundry that provides steel to the U.S. Navy, has pleaded guilty in a Washington court, admitting to having falsified material strength test results numerous times in the past. This unethical practice has affected over 240 “cast high-yield” steel batches bought by the U.S. Navy for the […]

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2. New Composite Metal Foam Shows Amazing Potential For a Range of Applications

   Nov

   09

   2021

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   Researchers at the North Carolina State University have developed a novel composite metal foam (CMF) which they claim is going to be a market-disrupting force. The material consists of metallic bubbles filled with air and then embedded within a metal matrix that can be made out of steel, aluminum, or any alloy. The benefit of […]

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3. Engineers Find a Speedy Way to Produce Aluminum 7075

   Nov

   01

   2021

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   A team of material engineers in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in Washington, have developed a novel manufacturing method for aluminum 7075, an alloy that is highly valued in the industry but one that is notoriously hard to extrude and very costly to make. The high cost derives from the inadequacy of conventional extrusion methods, […]

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