Design of precipitation hardenable magnesium alloys

Global sustainability demands the development of light, strong, and tough metals that can contribute to drastically reduce emissions while facilitating mobility and that can be produced in an economically viable manner. Magnesium, with a density that is two thirds that of aluminum, one fourth that of steel and only slightly higher than that of many polymers, has long been regarded as the ideal substitute for heavier metals, but its comparatively poorer mechanical behavior has limited its application. The potential of…

Escuela de Verano & Jornada Industrial: impresión 3D de metales

Los días 23 y 24 de julio, el Instituto IMDEA Materiales organiza una escuela de verano y una jornada industrial sobre impresión 3D de metales donde empresas destacadas del sector (Siemens, ITP, Renishaw, HP, LPW Technologies, Mizar Additive) discutirán los principales avances y retos a los que se enfrentan. Este evento está abierto a graduados en ciencias e ingeniería, investigadores y profesionales interesados en conocer mejor tanto los fundamentos básicos de la impresión 3D de metales como el estado de…

Seeking new materials for structural components in fuel cells

Raúl Gago Fernández (Surface Engineering and Advanced Coatings Group, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) There is no need to stress the actual urgency for the development of new power sources. Among the different approaches, fuel cells are already known from the 19th century but they are becoming more and more attractive. Basically, fuel cells are devices that generate electricity by a chemical reaction between protons (positively charged hydrogen ions) and oxygen or another…

Seminario Oscar Ruano: Aspectos fundamentales de la fluencia de materiales

Dr. Oscar Ruano: Profesor de Investigación, Departamento de Metalurgia Física, CENIM-CSIC El seminario que tuvo lugar el pasado día 15 de diciembre en IMDEA Materiales abordó la fluencia de los materiales de una manera simple, resaltando los aspectos fundamentales y haciendo hincapié en los equipos y las curvas que determinan su comportamiento.  También en los parámetros mecánicos que se obtienen a partir de los datos experimentales. También se mostraron las pautas para una asociación de dichos parámetros con los mecanismos…

Additive alloy melting: Speeding up future alloy development

Miguel Cristóbal (IMDEA Materiales & CENIM, CSIC) Members of IMDEA Materials Institute and of the National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) are working together on the development of a novel method to accelerate the design of metallic alloys named Additive Alloy Melting, or ADAM. This method allows to limit significantly the time required to fabricate new alloys that meet the increasing demands of the energy, transport or biomedical sectors, which is currently carried out by costly and time consuming trial…