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Scrap & Remelt Quality: Verifying What’s Really in the Metal

In today’s metals markets, what’s in your scrap matters just as much as how much you pay for it. With rising demand for recycled aluminum driven by supply pressures, tariff impacts, and sustainability goals, uncertainty in scrap quality is a major source of cost, risk, and disputes across the supply chain. Whether you’re a scrap ...

2026-04-10T15:25:15-04:0004/10/26|Materials Testing|Comments Off on Scrap & Remelt Quality: Verifying What’s Really in the Metal

Metallographic Sample Preparation for Magnesium and Its Alloys

Magnesium alloys are among the lightest structural metals and offer an attractive combination of properties, including good strength, stiffness, high damping capacity, and excellent thermal diffusivity. These characteristics make them ideal for lightweight applications in industries such as aerospace, automotive, and transportation. However, their broader adoption is limited by challenges such as high reactivity and ...

2026-01-22T10:03:28-05:0006/30/25|Materials Testing|Comments Off on Metallographic Sample Preparation for Magnesium and Its Alloys

Elevated Temperature Tensile Testing of Ti-6Al-4V (Ti-64)

Ti-6Al-4V (Ti-64) is considered the workhorse titanium alloy, accounting for over 50% of titanium use globally. Originally developed for the aerospace industry, Ti-64 has seen widespread adoption in the energy and biomedical fields due to its high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent corrosion resistance, and outstanding biocompatibility. Within the aerospace and energy sectors, Ti-64 components are exposed ...

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