As opposed to conventional metal alloys, metal matrix composites (MMCs) possess inimitable physical, thermal, electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties that make them most suitable in today’s ...

General Motors has filed a patent application for wheels made from a combination of metal and composite material, which the automaker claims could reduce weight and materials cost. Most production-car ...

Automobile shredder operators would probably argue that they face a difficult task as it is sorting through the variety of materials used to build the average vehicle. In the future, the task could be ...

Composite metal foams (CMFs) are intriguing materials, offering several big advantages over traditional solid metal. And while the welding of CMFs usually poses some challenges, it has now been been ...

Researchers created a novel functional composite of gallium with putty or paste-like physical properties. The composite possesses excellent electromagnetic shielding properties as well as thermal ...

The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam and epoxy resin has more desirable ...

Collins Aerospace’s Banbury, U.K., facility is known for filament-wound composite aircraft components like transmission shafts and fuel pipes. The company has recently invested in new technology for ...

Newly qualified M2 Tool Steel is a high-speed steel that is widely used for cutting tools Silicon carbide, a customer-qualified ceramic, is often used in aerospace applications Aluminum and Inconel ...

Scientists at North Carolina State University have already had success using composite metal foams (CMFs) to stop bullets and block radiation. Now, they've determined that a new one should also ...