Recently added articles from Advanced Materials & Processes:
California dreamin'.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007; ... The problem with living in a dream world is that sooner or later reality will issue a wake-up call. For many years, if not decades, power companies in California have been trying to build new power plants. But the lawmakers and citizens refused to believe that they actually needed more ...
The aluminum teapot: yesterday and today.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Aluminum supplied by Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. (www.alcoa.com), was recently cast into one of the first items it had originally been used for more than 100 years ago--a teapot. New York City industrial designer Joey Roth's Sorapot evolved from an unlikely combination of the ...
Aluminum armor system protects vehicles against grenades.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... An aluminum-alloy modular bar-armor system that provides protection against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) without compromising the operational capabilities of the vehicle has been installed on a U.S. Army RG31 vehicle, reports BAE Systems, Alexandria, Va. At less than half the weight of ...
Chrysler and Daimler partner with AISI for auto structures.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)(American Iron and Steel Institute)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Chrysler, Daimler, and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) jointly announce the success of a new project aimed at improving vehicle safety and fuel economy while reducing overall vehicle weight. By taking a holistic approach to sheet metal structures and applying computer modeling ...
Polyamide airbag housing weighs less, costs less to make.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A polyamide passenger airbag housing for vehicles based on the Volkswagen Golf platform weighs less than half as much as the original steel housing and costs less to make, says Quadrant CMS, Belgium. The housing is molded from impact-modified polyamide 6 with 40% glass-fiber reinforcement ....