Metal Alloys for Industrial Applications Benefit from Supercomputer Modeling

Coiled magnesium sheets and magnesium ingots.

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Metal Alloys for Industrial Applications Benefit from Supercomputer Modeling

Using machine learning and simulations, scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have confirmed a relationship between two mechanisms used to explain the ductility properties of magnesium alloys, according to a study published in Materials & Design. For the study, scientists analyzed data from previous…

Andrea SchneibelJanuary 17, 2020

short-range order parameters of a high-entropy alloy calculated in reciprocal space at different temperatures

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In the Mix

by Sara Shoemaker Mixing metals into alloys is an age-old practice. The tedious trial and error of heating, cooling, testing, and remixing was once the only method to fine-tune the best blend of metals for ideal strength and durability. In recent times, computational scientists have developed a faster, more precise…

OLCF Staff WriterNovember 6, 2019

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Transforming Gas into Fuels with Better Alloys

Technological advances in oil and gas well stimulation over the past decade now allow for the production of natural gas from shale gas trapped in rock formations underground. With the sudden increase in the availability of shale gas, scientists have regained interest in carbon–hydrogen (C–H) activation, the process of breaking…

Rachel McDowellAugust 7, 2018

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