Why is the surface of an implant so important?
Why is the surface of an implant so important? In biomaterials engineering, it’s easy to fall back on the intuition derived from traditional materials science:…
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Why Does Metal Break? An Introduction to Failure Analysis
Why Does Metal Break? An Introduction to Failure Analysis A crack in a metal component is almost never merely a sign of damage. For an…
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GD&T in Practice
GD&T in Practice In many companies, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) is often treated as a more difficult, more “formal” version of traditional drafting. When…
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Sintered products
Sintered products Powder metallurgy is a method of producing machine parts and tools by sintering metal powders in a solid state, and the resulting components…
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Designing stainless steel structures
Designing stainless steel structures Stainless steel is increasingly used in construction, not only as cladding or architectural details, but also as a fully-fledged load-bearing material….
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Other non-ferrous metal alloys
Other non-ferrous metal alloys Although materials science most often refers to steels and alloys of aluminum and copper, many key technical applications are based on…
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Magnesium and its alloys
Magnesium and its alloys Magnesium is a silvery-grey metal and, most importantly from an engineering point of view, has the lowest specific weight of any…
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Steels and alloys with special properties
Steels and alloys with special properties Steels and alloys with special properties are designed when the durability of a component is no longer determined solely…
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Structural alloy steels
Structural alloy steels Structural alloy steels are steels intended for machine and equipment components that operate in conditions considered typical for structural mechanics, i.e., at…
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Alloying elements in iron-carbon alloys
Alloying elements in iron-carbon alloys Carbon steel can achieve a very wide range of properties through heat treatment, but in many applications this is still…
