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In Our Element Video Series
In Our Element: How Do Strain Changes Affect Material and Environmental Interaction?

Stress-strain curves are extremely important in understanding how materials perform – and how they fail in applications.

1/1/2024
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In Our Element: How Does Silver Perform as an Electronic Connector Contact Surface?

Read about silver as a coating material for electronic connectors.

1/1/2024
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In Our Element: How Can Connector Insertion Force be Reduced?

Read about copper beryllium alloys as material solutions in applications requiring nonmagnetic characteristics.

1/1/2024
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In Our Element: How Do You Heat Treat Copper-Beryllium Parts?

Learn about the process of heat treating copper beryllium alloy parts to optimize performance.

1/1/2024
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In Our Element: How Does Galvanic Corrosion Affect Copper Alloys?

Galvanic corrosion can occur in many environments like seawater, chemical processing and automotive connectors. Read to learn how you can stop the corrosion.

1/1/2024
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Gold Refined To High Purity Level

Discover how Materion refines their gold to the highest purity level

1/1/2024
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Galling Resistance Of 25 Alloy And Toughmet 3 When Self Mated And Mated With Various Materials

Galling occurs when metals adhere to each other during sliding contact. This is especially important when considering threaded connections that need be assembled rapidly and repetitively as required in drill string applications.

1/1/2024
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Cosworth Strengthens Piston Performance With Materion

Read on to see how Cosworth Automotive has strengthened engine performance using pistons made of Materion materials.

1/1/2024
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In Our Element: How Can Shape Distortion of High-Strength Copper Beryllium Be Controlled?

Read about the factors that affect connector current capacity based on the connector geometry, electrical resistance and maximum allowed temperature rise.

1/1/2024
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In Our Element Video Series
In Our Element: What Is Heat Treating?

Discussion on the mechanisms of material strengthening by application of heat.

12/5/2023
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In Our Element Video Series
In Our Element: What Is Strain Hardening?

Discussion of how strain hardening uses deformation to add strength to a metal.

10/3/2023
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In Our Element Video Series
In Our Element: What Do S-N Diagrams Reveal About Fatigue Behavior?

Learn about how S-N diagrams work to show a material’s fatigue behavior.

9/5/2023
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In Our Element Video Series
In Our Element: What Is Material Formability and Why Is It Important?

Discussion on the mechanisms of material strengthening by application of heat.

8/8/2023
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In Our Element Video Series
In Our Element: What Factors Impact Connector Design in Consumer Electronics?

Discussion of connector design considerations for creating smaller, lighter and better-performing electronic devices.

7/11/2023
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In Our Element: What Is Impact Resistance?

More and more everyday devices contain electronics and must be able to withstand impacts. Learn more about impact resistance and the materials that can help.

6/6/2023
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Materion And Swiss Based Synopta Gmbh Partner For Space Satellite Success

Materion and Swiss-based Synopta GmbH have announced the successful completion of the latest satellite as part of the Copernicus Earth observation project—an initiative that monitors the changing conditions and general heath of the planet.

12/2/2022
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