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Strong metal parts made by microwaving

Microwave heating can provide a fast, inexpensive way to make metal parts with superior mechanical properties.

References:

Roy, R., D. Agrawal, et al. 1999. Full sintering of powdered-metal bodies in a microwave field. Nature 399(June 17):668.

Sources:

Dinesh Agrawal
Pennsylvania State University
207 Materials Research Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Web site: http://www.mrl.psu.edu/Faculty/agrawal

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 2, July 10, 1999, p. 31. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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