We use metals in construction, domestic appliances, vehicles, and many other everyday products. It really can be said that metals have built the modern world. To fine-tune the desired properties of ...

The properties of steel can be improved in terms of fatigue, weldability, hardness, wear and corrosion resistance, ductility, and tensile strength by either alloy addition or heat treatment processes.

A lot of colloquial words that we might use when describing something’s durability take on extremely specific meanings when a materials scientist or blacksmith uses them. Things like “strength”, ...

Nucor CorporationNUE has declared the installation of a $75 million Quench and Self-Tempering ("QST") process at Nucor-Yamato Steel Company ("NYS"), which is a joint venture between Nucor and Yamato ...

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