Week One-no Links
Week Two-no Links
Week Three
minerals
research:
Outline of CSIRO research programs studying minerals
processing, iron ore processing, ferrous metal production, and process
designs.
Shelton
Iron and Steel Co:
Company research project on Coke production for
blast furnace ironmaking.
Copper Page:
The homepage of the Copper Organization. Information is provided in the
area of publications, suppliers, market data, and standards and
properties.
Microstructures of Cu
:
Photo micrographs of commercially important copper and copper
alloys and processings.
Grain
Boundary Cracks:
Brief
information on grain boundary cracks in phosphorus. Illustrations are
provided. Includes informatioln based on Greg Olson's quantum
calculations at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.
Week Four
Heat
Treatment of Steel:
Data and information on various carbon and alloy steels condensed from
reports of the Iron and Steel Division of S.A.E, Inc.
Composite
Materials:
Brief article on new machining methods for Ultrahard
metals. The introduction of a technology called "superfinish hard
machining" will make it possible to manufacture ultrahard such as
bearings, gears and jet engine components that are so reliable and
long-lasting they never have to be replaced.
Friction
Welding:
Brief description of the friction welding process, purpose, and
advantages.
Mechanical
Properties of titanium:
Summary of research based on alluminium alloy friction joints.
Three reports focusing on joint mechanical properties, and metallurgical
properties of joint interface region.
NADCA Homepage:
The North American Die Casting Association posts industry information,
publications, and more.
Week Five
MichiganTech Homepage:
The Institute of Materials Processing at MichiganTech displays fields of
research, news, other information.
Copper Organization:
This page displays a section of standards and properties for Cu under the
areas of corrosion protection and resistance, and coatings and finishes.
Material
Science:
Class homepage outlining course and laboratory.
Information is provided on topics such as material structure, atomic
bonds, and crystal structures.
Microstructural
Evolution:
Description of a project by the MSEL Program seeking to establish a
materials-science base for a proposed real-time ultrasonic sensor that
will monitor the microstructral evolution of cold-worked metallic alloys
at elevated temperatures.
Mechanics of Multi-Phase Materials
:
Research at Cambridge University's Department of Material Science in
the areas of surface strain mapping, cavitation in superplastic forming
of Al alloys, and evolution of microstructures.
Week Six
Elastic
Deformation:
Brief explanation of Elastic Modulus, Force Intensity, Young's Modulus
Residual
Strain:
Abstract on the research performed by The Institute of Engineering
Science in Russia on residual strains in iron by means of coercive force.
Torsion
Test:
Lab in the Dept. of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado
on torsion test of mild steel and cast iron specimens.
NYCAT Materials
Processing:
Site of New York State Center for Advanced Technology Materials
Processing. Research projects include robotic systems and manufacturing
automation.
Heat
Treatment:
The Physcial Metallurgy Division of Mintek outlines the
heat treatment of steel including the role of carbon, and martensite in
steel.
Week Seven
Strength of
Materials:
Stress Analysis laboratories of Mechanical Engineering at CSULB. Failure
Analysis and Testing and Mechanical Properties of Materials are the focus.
BFS
Method of Alloys:
The Computational Materials Group at NASA Lewis
Research Center is developing powerful, accurate, and economical tools
to aid in alloy design.
Fusion
Energy:
Research on vanadium-base alloys mechanical properties
and how they are effected by oxygen.
Ductility in
Concrete Structures:
The Departments of Civil, Mining, and Structural Engineering at the
Lulea University of Technology outline an experimental investigation
of prestressed hollow core slabs and prestressed cylindrical poles.
Alloying
Elements in Steel:
This page discusses the effects of elements such as carbon, manganese, and
chromium.
Week Eight
short
name
for the location:
A couple of lines about the materials in that location.
Ferromagnetism:
A brief review of ferromagnetism and ferromagnetic materials.
Galvanic
Corrosion:
Explaination of galvanic corrosion in aluminum
including main influencing factors, intergranular and stress corrosion,
and ways to minimize galvanic corrosion.
PMIC:
Homepage of Precisohn Measurements and Instruments Corporation who
specialize in testing services. Some specific areas include thermal
expansion, moisture expansion, thermal conductivity and diffusivity.
Week Nine
Metallurgical
Principles:
Underlying metallurgical principles of ferrous
metallurgy including strength, equilibrium, toughness, and hardenability.
Metallography:
Site focusing on topics of grain size, illumination techniques, and
various labs.
Failure
Analyses:
CC Technologies performs numerous failure analyses in a wide variety of
areas. CC Tech solves materials problems including coatings, aircrafts,
and containers for consumer products.
scientific.net:
This location server is down as of 05/11/2001.
Composite Materials:
U.S Army Research Laboratory, Materials Sciences Corporation, and the
Univ. of Delaware Center for Composite Materials presents the Composite
Materials Handbook.
AISC:
Homepage of the American Institute of Steel Construction. Resource for
information about structural steel design and construction community.