Selective leaching (also known as dealloying, paring, selective corrosion, or demetalification) is a type of corrosion common in some solid solution alloys. When selective leaching occurs, one component in the alloy is removed preferentially from the material. Generally, the less noble metal is removed through a microscopic galvanic corrosion mechanism….

Micromechanics is the analysis of composites or heterogeneous materials at the level of the material’s individual components. Heterogeneous materials (like composites) are formed from multiple clearly distinguishable components (or phases) which each show different material properties. Because the properties can be so variable, micromechanics aims to predict the response of…

Voids are unoccupied “empty” spaces filled with gas instead of solid material. As defects, they can cause unpredictable behavior – even catastrophic failure – in the composite. This is why it is important to know about quality manufacturing processes and what you can ask about when questioning a manufacturer.

Metal dusting is a type of corrosion that occurs at high temperatures (300-850 °C) most commonly when iron, nickel, or cobalt is exposed to an environment with high carbon activities.

Tribocorrosion is the breakdown of a material due to both corrosion and wear – an irreversible transformation of materials or their function as a result of both mechanical and chemical or electrochemical interactions between two surfaces in relative motion.

Chemical vapor infiltration is a fiber-reinforced composite manufacturing process in which the matrix is introduced through the use of high-temp reactive gases.

Epoxy granite is a composite material made of epoxy and granite. It has 10x better vibration dampening than cast iron and up to 3x better than natural granite.

Honeycomb structures are a lattice of hollow, thin-walled cells with relatively high compression and shear properties out-of-plane while boasting a low density.

Hybrid materials are a type of composite in which two components interact at the nanostructure or molecular level.

Glass is generally highly corrosion resistant, but despite being good material choice for severe environments, glass can undergo corrosion, aka glass disease.