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10 Facts About the Nickel Element
Nickel (NI) is among the most abundant materials on Earth. It’s also among the most widely used material on the planet. Most nickel is located in the planet’s core, more than 1800 miles beneath the Earth’s crust. A silvery-white material with a slight gold tinge, nickel has a relative atomic mass of 58.69, a density of 8.9g / […]
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Inconel Alloys VS Stainless Steel: Which is Stronger?
Are Inconel alloys stronger than stainless steel? The answer depends on how strength is measured. Tensile strength, yield strength, hardness, compressive strength, heat exposure, forming method, and treatment can all change the result. In practical terms, Inconel vs stainless steel is less about one material “winning” and more about choosing the alloy that gives the […]
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DOE Awards $94M to Speed Small Modular Reactor Deployment
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than $94 million to eight American companies to accelerate small modular reactor deployment. A move that gives the nuclear sector a fresh push as power demand rises across manufacturing, data centers, and industrial infrastructure. Announced on May 14, the cost-shared funding will support advanced light-water small modular […]
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Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) Explained
You’ve probably seen the abbreviation NPS on Tech Steel & Materials or similar industrial material websites. It stands for Nominal Pipe Size, the North American standard used to identify pipe sizes for systems that must handle different pressures, temperatures, and service conditions. The NPS standard is widely used across the United States in industries such […]
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AMS vs ASTM vs UNS: How Material Specifications Cross-Reference
A single alloy can carry half a dozen spec numbers. Inconel 718, for example, appears as AMS 5662 on an aerospace purchase order, ASTM B637 in a power-generation RFQ, and UNS N07718 in a cross-reference database. Each spec number points to the same nickel-chromium composition. For engineers and procurement teams sourcing specialty metals, the difference […]
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NASA Funds Hypersonic Flight-Test Studies With Two New Awards
NASA has awarded contracts worth a combined $1.7 million to two companies to study how their existing vehicles could support reusable hypersonic flight testing. The work sits under NASA’s Hypersonic Technology Project, part of the agency’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program. SpaceWorks Enterprises of Atlanta, Georgia, received $500,000 to examine its X-60 platform. Stratolaunch of Mojave, […]