Changing the carbon content of the alloy changes the microstructure of the pearlite and hence the mechanical properties of the alloy. The vertical alloy composition line on the partial phase diagram ...

Finding ways to enable nuclear reactors and other energy technologies to operate reliably and efficiently while also reducing ...

Reported in npj Computational Materials, the new method enables a more exhaustive search for alloy candidates. Pure metals often exhibit properties inferior to those of alloys of several metals, ...

Identifying alloy properties can be expensive and time-consuming. Experiments involving alloys often require a number of resources. Calculating alloys can also become extremely complicated ...

Just as a snowflake's intricate structure vanishes when it melts and transforms when it refreezes, the microstructure of ...

There is a good reason why tin (Sn) is so commonly used in soft solder and solder alloys: it melts at low temperatures (232°C) and offers good wetting (ability to flow on the pad) properties in ...

Cornell University researchers have uncovered a way to control these transformations in metal solidification by adjusting alloy composition, ultimately leading to stronger, more reliable metal parts.

Non-ferrous metal Physical properties Working properties Aluminium ... that is gold coloured and darkens when oxidised with age An alloy of copper and zinc, can be cast and machined, used for ...

Some of the materials in the family of Heusler alloys were predicted to have a half-metallic nature, but their half-metallic electronic structure varies with their composition ratio and atomic ...

Invar, for example, an alloy of iron and nickel ... structure that always repeats itself in exactly the same way. The composition of the material is not the same at every point, it is heterogeneous.