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 ...

This article was updated May 11, 2023. It was originally published June 1, 2017. Engineers often design structures and components out of metals such as steel and aluminum because of their strength and ...

Aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) represent a pivotal advancement in materials engineering, wherein a lightweight aluminium alloy is combined with reinforcing phases to enhance mechanical properties ...

According to Jacob Nuechterlein, co-founder and solutions developer for Elementum 3D, the aluminum alloy used in the company’s newly invented metal matrix composite (MMC) is not 3D-printable on its ...

Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University, together with their colleagues from China, have proposed a new method to ...

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are made by reinforcing a polymer-based matrix with glass, carbon, or aramid fibers. PMCs are classified into thermosetting and thermoplastic resins based on the type ...

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) announced that the Society of Automotive Engineers - Aerospace Material Specification Nonferrous Alloys Committee (SAE-AMS) ...

Engineers can now tailor their thermal-management, packaging, and interconnection needs with a low-cost, metal-matrix composite material made of aluminum, silicon ...

Left to right: Postdoctoral fellow Huicong Chen, Research associate Chenwei Shao and Professor Yu Zou at the University of Toronto, demonstrate samples of their new metal matrix composite. The ...

Ceramic matrix composites (CMC) use ceramic fibers in a ceramic matrix to enable high-performance structures at high temperatures. For example, the silicon carbide (SiC) fiber-reinforced SiC matrix ...

TISICS’s innovative metal composites will reduce carbon emissions by 9 million tonnes annually and save airlines £650k in fuel costs per year per aircraft. TISICS, a leading metal composites company, ...