Metal alloys crack and fail through a mechanism called "fatigue" when repeatedly loaded and strained. While it is well known ...

There's a reason why blacksmiths fire metals before hammering them. Heat always softens metal, making it more malleable and ...

Engineers have identified a fundamental deformation mechanism that can be leveraged to greatly enhance the fatigue properties of metals, opening the door to a new strategy for designing ...

Metal alloys crack and fail through a mechanism called "fatigue" when repeatedly loaded and strained. While it is well known ...

This image, at left, shows a previously unknown type of metal deformation – sinuous flow -in which metal is deformed into folds while it is being cut. New research findings, in graph at right, reveal ...

Illinois Grainger engineers have identified a fundamental deformation mechanism that can be leveraged to greatly enhance the fatigue properties of metals, opening the door to a new strategy for ...

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are investigating the effects of physical forces on metals by taking a direct look at atomic-level changes in metals undergoing shear ...