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The Evolution of the Howitzer Leads to Forgings.
How do you take one of the worlds most advanced howitzers and make it more maneuverable, more durable and more cost effective? The answer lies within the M777 A2 from BAE Systems. Its predecessors, comprised mostly from steel, although powerful, was slow moving across the battlefield. To keep pace with the United States armed forces, […]
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The Boeing 787-9 Rolls Out
Over the weekend Boeing announced the completion of its first 787-9 Dreamliner, which is slated to be delivered to Air New Zealand in 2014. The 787-9 line is 20 feet longer than its predecessor the 787-8, which allows the 787-9 to hold 40 more passengers. As with all of Boeings newer planes, the 787-9 has […]
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An Icon of space travel, spurs of a new alloy.
The Space Shuttle’s iconic, orange colored, external tank originally weighed in at 76,000 pounds. Made of aluminum 2219 alloy, it contained 535,000 gallons of liquid fuel, hydrogen and oxygen. At 154 feet tall, its height dwarfed the Wright Brother’s first flight by over 30 feet. Considered by many to be the structural backbone Shuttle System, […]
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Why Steel Steals The Market
Carbon fiber has been finding its ways into the market, from aerospace to automobile to consumer goods. It boasts a great strength-to-weight ratio, being lightweight and rigid. Yet the foundation of many industries and goods is still steel. With all of the apparent benefits which carbon fibers offers, why has steel remained robust in the […]
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ThyssenKrupp is making roads out of metal?
ThyssenKrupp has found a way to produce an asphalt cover material from refuse from the steel manufacturing process. In conjunction with its partly owned DEUTAG, they have created LiDonit. LiDonit is a synthetic mineral substance produced using slag from the steel melting process in conjunction with calcium and silicon oxide. “This creates a high volume […]