For years, there has been a growing demand for materials that are lightweight with high mechanical strength. Metal matrix composites (MMCs) were developed in order to fulfill this demand and provide ...

In military vehicles, weight reduction in structural components translates to greater operational flexibility — the ability to carry more payload, drive more easily over unimproved roads and/or ...

According to Jacob Nuechterlein, co-founder and solutions developer for Elementum 3D, the aluminum alloy used in the company’s newly invented metal matrix composite (MMC) is not 3D-printable on its ...

Aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) represent a pivotal advancement in materials engineering, wherein a lightweight aluminium alloy is combined with reinforcing phases to enhance mechanical properties ...

In a development that could mean big things in the automotive andmarine industries, researchers from Deep Springs Technology (DST) and the NewYork University Polytechnic School of Engineering have ...

The thermomechanical characteristics of metals and alloys can also be improved by controlling the nano-/microstructure of the materials. Melting points and sintering temperatures can be reduced up to ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Metal Matrix Composite Market by Type (Aluminum MMC, Magnesium MMC, Refractory MMC), Production Technology, Reinforcement (Continuous, ...

CPS Technologies introduces its new end effectors for automated wafer fabrication machinery. Made from CPS' metal matrix composite, AlSiC (aluminum silicon carbide), the end effectors have the ...

Although the rate of adoption of composite materials in the gas turbine engine has not met the expectations of a decade ago, their superior specific strength and stiffness remain as tantalising as ...

Thermo-compression processing optimizes Cu/SiC composites, improving strength and toughness by improving particle ...

Most engineers likely know the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is made primarily of carbon-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. Considering that carbon fibers were first developed in the late 1960s, this is ...