Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a form of pure copper that is six times stronger than normal with no loss in ductility. They have achieved this by using a traditional metalworking ...

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The Author is Professor, School of Management, Mahindra University. At a time when India is trying hard to mitigate the problem of rare earth materials, another metal, which is gaining traction, is ...

Materials scientists have recently discovered a new mechanism to increase the strength and ductility of a high-entropy alloy, two properties which normally vary inversely with each other. The findings ...

Electrical conductivity: copper has the highest conductivity of the engineering metals. Silver or other elements may be added to increase strength, softening resistance or other properties without ...

Copper is the oldest metal used by man. It’s use dates back to prehistoric times. Copper has been mined for more than 10,000 years with a Copper pendant found in current day Iraq being dated to 8700BC ...

A new technique by which to 3-D print metals, involving a widely used stainless steel, has been show to achieve exception levels of both strength and ductility, when compared to counterparts from more ...

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