Hardmetals and ceramics

EPMA presentations available online

The EPMA reports that presentations from its 34th General Assembly, held 15 April 2021, are now available to the organization’s members.

Special issue - Conductivity in ceramics: from fundamentals to energy applications

Special Issue - From powder to microstructure of ceramics

Special Issue - Colloidal Processing of Ceramics

Improved moly parts made using EBM

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have produced crack free and dense molybdenum titanium carbide parts using electron beam powder bed fusion.

Addition to ID tooling range

Kyocera has added a new type to its EZ Bar tooling series suitable for inner diameter (ID) work.

Novel ceramic materials could play enhanced role in 5G technology

Enhanced ceramic materials, such as a novel bismuth-containing ceramic, could play a pivotal role in the development of 5G wireless technology.

Entries open for EPMA thesis competition

The EPMA says that it is now welcoming entries to its PM thesis competition.

Atomising Systems upgrades analysis facilities

Atomising Systems (ASL) has invested £150,000 to install an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) system in its lab.

New solid-state fabrication technique infiltrates conventional battery production

A new fabrication technique could allow lithium-ion batteries to use the same production processes for ceramic electrolytes as for liquid electrolytes.