Hardmetals and ceramics

Spring edition of PM journal available

The MPIF has made available the Spring edition of its International Journal of Powder Metallurgy online.

Sandvik establishes buy back scene

Sandvik has reportedly initiated a project to buy scrap from its customers to turn it into new products.

Special Issue on In-line metrology, design optimization and material development in additive manufacturing

Carbon sandwich offers speedy ceramic sintering

Researchers have developed an ultrafast, high-temperature sintering method based on heating ceramic powders between two carbon strips.

Complex micro-nano structure of ceramic-metal composites

High hardness, good mechanical properties such as bending strength, tribological properties and others are desired in ceramic-metal composites.

Open Ceramics - First article in press

New electrolyte forms protective ceramic layer over battery anode

A novel electrolyte that forms a protective layer over the silicon nanoparticles that make up a battery anode gives the silicon room to swell.

Hardmetal meeting postponed

The EPMA reports that its SUMMEREV 2020 event has been postponed.

Special Issue on Advanced methods of Machine Learning/ Artificial intelligence applied to the discovery and design of materials - Call for Papers

Extreme Mechanics Letters (EML) announces a weekly webinar series