Content by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Low-Cost and LightweightStrongest titanium alloy aims at improving fuel economy and reducing emissions
Tue, 06/28/2016 - 16:52
An improved titanium alloy—stronger than any commercial titanium alloy currently on the market—gets its strength from the novel way atoms are arranged to form a special nanostructure. For the first time, researchers have been able to see this… Breakthrough Could Bring Friction Stir Welding to Assembly Lines‘Self-fixturing’ friction stir technique removes barriers for U.S. manufacturing
Fri, 10/03/2025 - 13:26
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Richland, WA) -- A spinning tool plunges into two pieces of metal, rotating at a high rate of speed. As the tool begins to move, it softens and mixes the metal, creating a powerful weld—one that can securely…