JOM back issues from September 2005:
In the Final Analysis
Sep 01, 2005; ... "I took a speed reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia." -Woody Allen One of the pleasures of being a professional editor is the fact that you get paid (actual money, I am promised) to read interesting things. Unfortunately, I am a tad too ...
The Global Titanium Industry: 2004 Review and Forecast
Sep 01, 2005; ... Demand for titanium showed signs of recovery in 2004. The titanium industry saw a two-year slump in demand after the events of September 11, 2001 caused a slowdown in the production of commercial airliners, one of the largest consumers of titanium. However, several companies reported seeing the ...
WASHINGTON NEWS
Sep 01, 2005; ... Energy Bill Includes Important R&D Provisions Just before recessing for the month of August, both houses of Congress passed a comprehensive energy bill. The bill provides $31.2 billion for basic science and applied energy technology research for fiscal years 2007-2009, including ...
Going to Extremes: Meeting the Emerging Demand for Durable Polymer Matrix Composites
Sep 01, 2005; ... Pre-Publication Report, Final Report Available in Late September from the U.S. National Academies of Science Polymer-matrix composites, especially the subclass referred to as advanced composites, could be used more effectively in a number of high-performance applications if there was ...
Phase Transformation and Formations of Significant Importance
Sep 01, 2005; ... The world is full of wonders since all different kinds of materials are formed with different possibilities of elemental arrangements and combinations, despite the fact that there are only limited numbers of elements. Properties of materials vary with their phases, which are either different ...
The Better Characterization of Titanium Alloys
Sep 01, 2005; ... The titanium industry is rebounding with projections that the worldwide mill product shipments by 2008 will be about 56,000 tonnes per year-up significantly from the 43,000 tonnes per year of 2002/2003. This is a result of the increase in commercial airplane production along with increased sales ...
Metal Silicides: An Integral Part of Microelectronics
Sep 01, 2005; ... This article presents an overview of the recent developments in the fundamental understandings and microelectronics applications of metal silicides. The synthesis and characterization of nanoscale silicides with potential applications in nanotechnology are reviewed. Editor's Note: A ...
The Hydrogen Embrittlement of Titanium-Based Alloys
Sep 01, 2005; ... Titanium-based alloys provide an excellent combination of a high strength/ weight ratio and good corrosion behavior, which makes these alloys among the most important advanced materials for a variety of aerospace, marine, industrial, and commercial applications. Although titanium is considered ...
Nanotribology of Anti-Friction Coatings in MEMS
Sep 01, 2005; ... The polysilicon surfaces used to manufacture microelectromechanical systems are often coated with organic self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) to reduce the adhesion and friction. While a large body of work exists on this topic, there is still not a fundamental understanding of the friction and ...
The Atomistic Modeling of Wave Propagation in Nanocrystals
Sep 01, 2005; ... This paper presents non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of wave propagation in nanocrystals. The width of the traveling wave front increases with grain size, d, as d^sup 1/2^. This width also decreases with the pressure behind the front. When the results are extrapolated to ...
OTHER MEETINGS OF NOTE
Sep 01, 2005; ... TMS-Cosponsored Meetings European Metallurgical Conference 2005 September 18-21, 2005, Dresden, Germany. Organized by the German Society for Mining, Metallurgy, Resource, and Environmental Technology and co-sponsored by metallurgical societies worldwide, this conference will ...
Selected 2004 Annual Report Summaries: Titanium
Sep 01, 2005; ... Alcoa NOTABLE: Alcoa, through its Howmet Castings company, produces titanium ingot and titanium castings for the commercial and military aerospace, chemical-processing, medical implant, and performance racing industries. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company has a titanium ...
High-Performance Structural Fibers for Advanced Polymer Matrix Composites
Sep 01, 2005; ... Findings of Recently Issued Reports on Science and Engineering Released April 2005 by the U.S. National Academies of Science This just-issued report is a culmination of a seven-year study to assess the current status as well as projected future developments for carbon and organic ...
Foundation Funds Travel for International Scholars and Interns
Sep 01, 2005; ... Attending technical conferences can be a great career development tool for young professionals beginning their materials science and engineering careers, but travel costs are often a financial strain. The TMS Foundation, through the TMS Young Leaders Committee, now offers two programs to assist ...
Phase Transformations in Ternary Monotectic Aluminum Alloys
Sep 01, 2005; ... Monotectic aluminum alloys are of interest for the development of new alloys for technological applications such as self-lubricating bearings. In contrast to the well-known binary phase diagrams, many of the ternary systems are not well established. Moreover, in a ternary monotectic alloy one ...
Predicting Phase Equilibrium, Phase Transformation, and Microstructure Evolution in Titanium Alloys
Sep 01, 2005; ... Phase transformation and microstructural evolution in commercial titanium alloys are extremely complex. Traditional models that characterize microstructural features by average values without capturing the anisotropy and spatially varying aspects may not be sufficient to quantitatively define ...
Modeling Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Phase Transformation Morphology While Heat Treating Titanium Alloys
Sep 01, 2005; ... This article summarizes research work on computer modeling of thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformation behavior in a number of titanium alloys, carried out in collaboration with TIMET UK. The goal is to model the microstructural evolution of the alpha/beta phases as a function of heat ...
The Role of Competing Mechanisms in the Fatigue-Life Variability of a Titanium and Gamma-TiAl Alloy
Sep 01, 2005; ... The variability in fatigue lives of an α+β titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo) and a γ-TiAl-based alloy in stress vs. life space resulted from superposition of variability associated with two separate mechanisms. The mean lives of the two mechanisms diverged with decreasing stress ...
An Atomistic Investigation of Elastic and Plastic Properties of Au Nanowires
Sep 01, 2005; ... In this study, mechanical properties of cylindrical gold nanowires with diameters ranging/mm 5 nm to 17.5 nm were investigated using atomistic computer simulations. Displacement-controlled tensile tests were carried out to investigate the role of defects such as surface steps and twin boundaries ...
Modeling the Effects of Impurities on Microstructure Formation in Nanocrystalline Nickel Thin Films
Sep 01, 2005; ... The Atomic Kinetic Lattice Monte Carlo method was used to model the effects of a clustering impurity species on the deposition of nanocrystalline nickel films onto (001) copper. The deposition model was partly parameterized by physical inputs from atomistic calculations of copper-nickel alloys ....
Meetings Calendar
Sep 01, 2005; ... Presenting upcoming TMS meetings and calls for papers Abstract Submissions: For TMS-sponsored meetings, abstracts must be submitted through CMS-Plus, the on-line TMS conference management system, unless otherwise noted. Symposia Proposals: Symposia for TMS-sponsored meetings may also be ...
Understanding the Benefits Obtainable from "Related" United States Patent Applications
Sep 01, 2005; ... Efficient use of related U.S. patent applications can contribute to maximizing patent protection for an invention or a group of related inventions. Related applications may start with a single U.S. provisional application or a single U.S. traditional application which produces two or more ...