Material Matters

Aluminum-scandium (AlSc) alloys are lightweight metal alloys first widely used in the aerospace industry. More recently, high-scandium-content AlSc targets have gained prominence in semiconductor manufacturing, where they can be sputtered reactively with nitrogen to produce piezoelectric AlScN layers.

Multiple important properties are measured in stress-strain testing and, in order to avoid material failure, understanding what those properties mean is critical. This blog describes and defines the various measurements.

As artificial intelligence (AI) pervades society, the demand for devices with sufficient computing power to drive AI applications is rising. Materion supports this growth by supplying atomic layer deposition (ALD) and tantalum materials used to manufacture the advanced logic and memory chips vital to AI infrastructure.

Multiple important properties are measured in stress-strain testing and, in order to avoid material failure, understanding what those properties mean is critical. This blog describes and defines the various measurements.

Materion and VON ARDENNE provide a turnkey solution for scalable, cost-efficient PEM electrolyzer coatings by combining advanced PVD equipment, high-quality sputtering targets, and expert precious metal management.

Multiple important properties are measured in stress-strain testing and, in order to avoid material failure, understanding what those properties mean is critical. This blog describes and defines the various measurements.

Multiple important properties are measured in stress-strain testing and, in order to avoid material failure, understanding what those properties mean is critical. This blog describes and defines the various measurements.

Multiple important properties are measured in stress-strain testing and, in order to avoid material failure, understanding what those properties mean is critical. This blog describes and defines the various measurements.

With roots dating back to the 1950s, Newton's facility has been at the forefront of tantalum research and production, leaving a lasting mark on the electronics industry.

Recent studies show how advanced materials can overcome hurdles to realize the promise of clean hydrogen technology.

Increased energy production from renewable sources is a major goal of many governments and organizations globally. To reach ambitious goals, greater effort will be required to supply the necessary amount of rare earth elements (REEs). This blog aims to highlight the opportunities and challenges for rare earth materials manufacturing. 

Multiple important properties are measured in stress-strain testing and, in order to avoid material failure, understanding what those properties mean is critical. This blog describes and defines the various measurements.

While it plays an integral part in semiconductor manufacturing, physical vapor deposition (PVD) tends to be a highly inefficient process. In this blog, you'll learn more about the recovery process and its benefits.

Yield strength may be a materials most important property to consider in component design. This blog will describe how to evaluate tensile testing results to accurately determine a material's yield strength.

Multiple important properties are measured in stress-strain testing and, in order to avoid material failure, understanding what those properties mean is critical. This blog describes and defines the various measurements.

It is extremely important to know a material's tensile strength. In this article we explain how to set up the test correctly to ensure accurate results.