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TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
MULTIAXIALMATERIALS
ACHIEVEWEIGHT SAVINGS
INCARBON YACHT DESIGN
Custommultiaxial fabrics enable use
of resin infusion to achieve challenging
weight specifications.
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METALLURGY LANE
STEEL MINIMILLS—PART II
Charles R. Simcoe
From 1988 to 2008, the minimill industry
added 25 million tons annual capaci-
ty—25% of the total U.S. steel market.
ASM NEWS
The monthly publication about ASM
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TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT
MATERIALS TESTINGPLAYS ESSENTIAL ROLE IN
HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORTINGGOODS
Testing offers vital insights into product performance and enables
engineers to determine a material’s suitability as well as the integri-
ty of manufacturing processes as part of quality control initiatives.
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Materials used in sports and
recreation equipment. Clockwise
from left, courtesy of Gold Coast
Yachts, Nitro Snowboards, EOS
and New Balance, and Vittoria.
On The Cover:
A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 1 5
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