Week One Links
Recrystallization:
See the steps to be followed in recrystallization.
Tensile
Tester:
Provides information about an electronic tensile tester.
The
Crystal Structure of Intermetallic Alloy Phases:
Pictorial of different crystal structures.
Crystal
Designer:
Overview of software called CrystalDesigner.
Crystal
Structure/Density Predictions:
Structure prediction of crystals.
Week Two Links
Crystal Structure:
Investigate the symmetry properties and structure of differnt crystal structures .
Diagenesis: recrystallization:
Find out what recrystallization is.
Copper Page:
Copper-industry center on the uses, properties and history of copper and copper alloys. Includes a literature database.
Plastic Deformation:
A report describes the results of a comprehensive study of plastic deformation of aluminum single crystals over a wide range of temperatures.
Purification of Recrystallization:
Outlines the different kinds of impurities in crystals .
Week Three Links
Bauschinger Effect :
View a line graph and information about the Bauschinger Effect.
Hardness Testing:
Determine the hardness of materials
Superplasticity:
This homepage contains links to superplasticity, alloys, deformation and more.
Deformation Mechanisms-Superplasticity:
Read several research papers.
Superplasticity:
Studies on superplasticity carried out at GPM2 laboratory .
Week Four Links
Iron and Steel Makers:
Find out the application and benefits of certain Steel or Ironmaking Processes.
Decarburization of Steel :
This site contains an overview of decarburization of steel and links at the bottom of the page.
Pictorial Guide to Basic Metallurgy:
Learn the different stages of metallurgy.
Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron:
Find out the properties of spheroidal graphite Cast iron.
How it works: Continuous casting of Steel:
Describes the casting process of steel.
Week Five Links
Hardness Testing:
Learn about hardness testing and its operations.
Vulcanization:
Learn about the vulcanization operation.
Aluminum:
Check out the encyclopedic profile of the element. Summary details its properties, where it can be found, and the metal's uses.
Crazing:
Contains information about the causes and precautions of crazing and more.
Stress Strain Behavior of Polymers
:
Categorization of polymers into several classes of behavior.
Week Six Links
Decarburization :
Causes and results of decarburization.
Heat Treatment and Tempering Methods:
Table of contents of links related to heat treatment.
Annealing & Tempering :
Learn about the process of annealing.
Manufacturing Process:
Development of preforms for metals outlined on this site.
The Piezoelectric Effect:
Find out what Piezoelectricity is.
Week Seven Links
Metalcasting Excellence Through Ceramic Technology
:
Metal, lost-wax and investment casting foundry details precision ceramic injection molding, toy molds and cores processes, and rapid prototyping.
Continuous Casting Process Details
:
Introduces the Continuous Cast method of bronze manufacturing.
How a Blast Furnace Works:
An informative article on steelmaking and especially on how a blast furnace works, from the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Steel Making:
Steel making process includes a list of ingredients, a view of the forging oven and refining steps.
Electrochemical Machining:
Electrochemical spark machining incorporates electrolytes to generate hydrogen gases and discharges that remove material from a nonconductive workpiece.
Week Eight Links
Diffusion Coating Process
:
Diffusion Coating Process-What it is, how it works, and more
Electroforming
:
Learn about the electroforming process and its many advantages and disadvantages.
Wood Durability:
Physical Properties of Wood.
Conversion Coating :
Learn about anodizing, phosphate coating, pretreatment, and more..
Physical Properties:
There are many tests used to evaluate the physical properties of paper and paperboard.
Week Nine Links
Rockwell Hardness Testing of Plastics:
Comparison of different tests.
Vickers and Knoop Hardness Tests:
Provides information about those two hardness tests.
Microindentation Hardness Testing :
Pictorial and information about this very valuable tool.
Resisting Fatigue Failure:
Find out what fatigue failure is.
Normail Fatigue Failure:
Look at the picture and read about fatigue and spalling.
Week Ten Links
Gears
Learn about polyamids and more
Macrogalleria Site
:
You'll become fascinated about polymers.
Wood durability:
An informative site about the properties of wood.
Steel :
Table shows physical properties of steel.
Conversion Coating:
This site outlines anodizing, phosphate coating, pretreatment coating and more.
Week Eleven Links
Extrusion
Learn about the two main extrusion processes
Cold Forming
:
Benefits of cold forming.
Cold Forming:
An informative site about how cold forming does it .
Plastic Injection Molding:
Learn more about plastics.
Rapid Prototyping:
Learn what it is and how it is used.
Week Twelve Links
Fused Deposition
Here is a whole site dedicated to FDM.
Polymers
:
An introduction to polymers.
Stereolithography:
Find out what stereolithography is.
Metalforming :
Many links on this site about metalforming.
Fused Deposition Modeling:
Need a plastic functional part? A prototype or model? Thin walls? Need it now? FDM can help
Week Thirteen Links
Stretch Forming
Here is a site that tells you more about stretch forming and the equipment used.
MoldFlow
:
Find out what injection molding is,the uses of moldflow, and the structure of moldflow.
Milling Process:
General Background on Milling Process.
stereolithography:
Why is Stereolithography useful?
Selective Laser Sintering:
Selective laser sintering - recognized as the premiere
rapid prototyping technology for developing functional prototypes
Week Fourteen Links
Stretch Forming
Here is a site that tells you more about stretch forming and the equipment used.
Corrosion Doctors
:
This site brings in focus new tools, events and concepts to quantify corrosion damage and the benefits of proposed solutions.
Introduction to Shape Memory Alloys:
Learn more about the properties of shape memory alloys.
Triton Systems:
Find out about the application of nanomaterials and more
Nanomaterials Technology:
Learn about the methods of nanomaterials.