⚗ Material Sciences

Advanced Metals Discovery: Aluminum Cars And Planes Get Stronger After Sunbaking

CSIRO scientists have discovered a new process which could soon lead to the production of aluminium cars and planes tha...

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posted by neutron_p

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telling bronze from brass

Is there any reliable way to tell if an article (such as a bell) is made of brass or bronze, without the use of special...

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posted by rquoll

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gold deposited from amalgam

"Mercury-gilding, formerly called wash-gilding, water-gilding, or amalgam-gilding, essentially consists in brushing ove...

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posted by nospam

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amorphous metals

If one were to take a rod of amorphous metal and draw it into a wire, would it still be amorphous, or it would it develo...

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posted by nospam

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Best material for artificial brains ?

I need a brain-transplant soon, because I have Alzheimer and Creutzfeld Jakob. What material could be used to build an a...

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posted by rest_ampere

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Probably the best place to kill some time.

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posted by maddhacker24

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The Birth of Stars

I would like to announce the birth of stars. The nuclear fusion of stars from the emission called space is specified by...

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posted by paradigm

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Cement Shortage?

Up to a three week wait, prices up. What gives?-Jitney

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posted by jtnospam

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BeanStalk Conduction limits

Christopher James Huff : > > > > Wouldn't magnetic storms induce strong currents along the whole length > > of the cabl...

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posted by earlcp

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Food Texture Analysis

I'm in the process of selecting an instrument to run texture testing on bakery products (filled croissants mainly). I'm...

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posted by polyzoni

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Cutting Zn single crystal

Hello, After having a look through the newsgroup archives, without success (but some 5-year old hints from Kaukler on 6...

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posted by swgwwougeon

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Best steel for bending

I have a project in which I need to make a bracket with a 90 degree bend with a thickness of 3/32 of an inch or 0.090,...

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posted by Melitus

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Magnetic permissive stainless steel

How much influence has thermical treatments in the magnetic permeability of the stainless steel? I am working in the de...

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posted by saulpereira2

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Begging For Knowledge : Lighter Cast Iron Replacement

Hello folks. I am not a materials engineer. I have been reading books on solid mechanics and materials science to help...

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posted by nospam

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Materials for Advanced Power Engineering 1998

Hi! I´m a student of material science! I´m searching for the book "Materials for Advanced Power Engineering 1998"!! Doe...

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posted by bailando

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