Dislocations can save lives. This stems from the fact that the one-dimensional defects in a metal play an important role when the material deforms: for example, when a car body panel crumples in an ...

The French nuclear regulatory agency confirmed a discovery of safety-defects in about 400 forged parts produced since 1965 for nuclear reactors built by Areva. The agency narrowed its statement to ...

In the steel industry, especially alloy steel, creating different defected product can impose a high cost for steel producers. One common defect in producing low carbon steel grades is Pits & Blister ...

Continuous casting remains a critical process in modern steel production, whereby molten steel is poured into a mould and solidified into semi-finished forms such as blooms, billets or slabs. This ...

A laser technique developed to explore features on bodies in space is proving its worth in improving the efficiency of steelmaking A group of UK companies and institutions with ties to the space ...

An artistic impression of the experiment: 3D rendering of the micro-scale stainless steel grain investigated in this study showing the evolution of defects inside it with time (early – blue lines, ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. This story was updated on Jan. 17, 2020, to correct the affiliation for Hongzhou Lu. Lu works at Citic Metal, not at the University of Science and ...