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An official publication of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
DECEMBER 2020
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JO table of contents
Volume 72
Number 12
December 2020
JOM: THE MAGAZINE
4151: In the Final Analysis: James J. Robinson 4155: Getting to Know the Incoming TMS Board
of Directors: Kelly Zappas
4152: TMS Member News: Review Article
Proposals Solicited for Journal of 4157: Return to “Great Materials in the Movies”:
Electronic Materials; Submit Nominations Part II: Beyond Transparent Aluminum:
for New TMS Award James J. Robinson
4154: In Case You Missed It: Business News 4163: TMS Meeting Headlines
from the Field
4164: JOM Classifieds
4165: JOM Call for Papers
JOM: THE JOURNAL
Additive Manufacturing for Energy Applications
4167: Evolution of Microstructure, Residual 4202: Additive Manufacturing of Pure Mo and
Stress, and Tensile Properties of Mo+TiC MMC Alloy by Electron Beam
Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel Powder Bed Fusion: Christopher Rock,
Under Heat Treatments: Xinchang Zhang, Edgar Lara-Curzio, Betsy Ellis,
Michael D. McMurtrey, Liang Wang, Christopher Ledford, Donovan N. Leonard,
Robert C. O’Brien, Ching-Heng Shiau, Rangasayee Kannan, Michael Kirka,
Yun Wang, Randall Scott, Yang Ren, and Timothy Horn
and Cheng Sun
4214: Joining Technologies for Metal Additive
4178: Residual Stress Modeling with Phase Manufacturing in the Energy Industry:
Transformation for Wire Arc Additive Milo Gill, Ethan Terry, Yusuf Abdi,
Manufacturing of B91 Steel: Stanton Hawkes, Jacob Rindler,
Xavier Jimenez, Wen Dong, David Schick, Antonio Ramirez,
Santanu Paul, Michael A. Klecka, and Edward D. Herderick
and Albert C. To
4221: Leveraging Solute Segregation in Laser
4187: Insights into the Transformation-Induced Powder Bed Fusion to Achieve Superior
Plasticity (TRIP) Effect in Ti-Free Grade Strength and Ductility Via Single-Step
300 Maraging Steel Manufactured by Heat Treatment in Ti-Free Grade 300
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF): Maraging Steel: Peeyush Nandwana,
Rangasayee Kannan and Peeyush Nandwana Rangasayee Kannan,
and Donovan N. Leonard
4196: Advanced Manufacturing of Printed Melt
Wire Chips for Cheap, Compact Passive
In-Pile Temperature Sensors:
Kunal Mondal, Kiyo Fujimoto,
and Michael D. McMurtrey
Table of Contents
4232: On the Thermal Stability of Dislocation 4254: Support Thickness, Pitch, and Applied
Cellular Structures in Additively Bias Effects on the Carbide Formation,
Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steels: Surface Roughness, and Material
Roles of Heavy Element Segregation Removal of Additively Manufactured
and Stacking Fault Energy: Pu Deng, 316 L Stainless Steel: Robert Hoffman,
Houshang Yin, Miao Song, Dian Li, Shawn Hinnebusch, Subbarao Raiker,
Yufeng Zheng, Barton C. Prorok, Albert C. To, and Owen J. Hildreth
and Xiaoyuan Lou
4244: Detection of Defects in Additively
Manufactured Stainless Steel 316L with
Compact Infrared Camera and Machine
Learning Algorithms: Xin Zhang,
Jafar Saniie, and Alexander Heifetz
Advances in Surface Engineering
4264: Effect of Graphene/Graphene Oxide 4315: Mesoporous Carbon Fabricated by Using
on Wear Resistance and Thermal Polydopamine Microspheres as Precursor
Conductivity of Co-Ni Coatings: for Effective Oil/Water Separation: Junkai
Jianjian Liu, Chengyi Zhu, and Guangqiang Li Gao, Mouyuan Yang, Yan Chen, Yu Liu,
Xuebin Li, and Jiaqi Wang
4273: Influence of Abrasive Water Jet
Parameters on Steel Surface: Rui Guo, 4323: Development of Conventional Paul
Cunlong Zhou, and Shengnan Yuan Model for Tensile Modulus of Polymer
Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites After
4281: Dry Wear Behavior of Cladded NiCoCrAlY
Percolation Threshold by Filler Network
Coating on Cast Iron at Elevated
Density: Yasser Zare and Kyong Yop Rhee
Temperatures: Hao Liu, Jian Liu, Jingbin Hao,
Haifeng Yang, Xiuli He, and Gang Yu 4330: Microstructural Modification and Tensile
Behavior of IF Steel Processed through
4288: Coatings Corrosion Resistance of Poly
Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment:
(o-Phenylenediamine) on Mild Steel in
Yagnesh Shadangi, Kausik Chattopadhyay,
3.5% NaCl: Influence of Inorganic Acid:
and Vakil Singh
Jia-Wei Zhang, Ying Li, Yu-Shi Ding,
Ke-Feng Pan, and Qing Zhao 4340: Growth of Ge Nanowires by Chemical
Vapor Deposition at Atmospheric
4296: Electrodeposition of Duplex Ni–B–Zn/Co
Pressure Using Readily Available
Composite Coatings: Ganesh Walunj,
Precursors GeO2 and C2H5OH:
Umesh Somaji Waware, A. M. S. Hamouda,
M. Cumbul Altay and S. Eroglu
and Tushar Borkar
4305: Influence of Microstructure Heterogeneity
on the Corrosion Resistance and
Microhardness of 5052 Al-Mg Alloy:
Peng Zhou, Lei Deng, Peng Guo, Wei Rao,
Xinyun Wang, and Mao Zhang
Augmenting Physics-based Models in ICME with Machine Learning and
Uncertainty Quantification
4346: Multiscale Modeling of Defect 4370: Designing a Periodic Table for Alloy
Phenomena in Platinum Using Machine Design: Harnessing Machine Learning to
Learning of Force Fields: James Chapman Navigate a Multiscale Information Space:
and Rampi Ramprasad Scott R. Broderick and Krishna Rajan
4359: Reduced-Order Models for Ranking Damage 4380: Machine Learning of Dislocation-Induced
Initiation in Dual-Phase Composites Using Stress Fields and Interaction Forces:
Bayesian Neural Networks: Mohammad H. Rafiei, Yejun Gu,
Aditya Venkatraman, David Montes and Jaafar A. El-Awady
de Oca Zapiain, and Surya R. Kalidindi
Table of Contents
4393: Laser Powder Bed Fusion Parameter 4431: Materials Design Through Batch Bayesian
Selection via Machine-Learning- Optimization with Multisource Information
Augmented Process Modeling: Fusion: Richard Couperthwaite,
Sandeep Srinivasan, Brennan Swick, Abhilash Molkeri, Danial Khatamsaz,
and Michael A. Groeber Ankit Srivastava, Douglas Allaire,
and Raymundo Arròyave
4404: Machine Learning-Aided Parametrically
Homogenized Crystal Plasticity Model 4444: Linking Machine Learning with Multiscale
(PHCPM) for Single Crystal Ni-Based Numerics: Data-Driven Discovery of
Superalloys: George Weber, Maxwell Pinz, Homogenized Equations:
and Somnath Ghosh Hassan Arbabi, Judith E. Bunder,
Giovanni Samaey, Anthony J. Roberts,
4420: Damage Analysis in Dual-Phase Steel and Ioannis G. Kevrekidis
Using Deep Learning: Transfer from
Uniaxial to Biaxial Straining Conditions
by Image Data Augmentation:
Setareh Medghalchi, Carl F. Kusche,
Ehsan Karimi, Ulrich Kerzel,
and Sandra Korte-Kerzel
Graphene-based Composite Materials and Applications
4458: The Reduction of Cu2+ Promoted by Zn or 4495: The Effect of Graphene Oxide
Ni on rGO: Xiangyong Lv, Guangfen Liang, Nanosheets (GONSs) and Graphene
Qinzheng Wang, Yandong Li, Huamei Duan, Oxide Quantum Dots (GOQDs) on
Dengfu Chen, Mujun Long, Qingqing Hu, Corrosion Resistance Enhancement of
Funian Han, and Linpei Li Ni–Fe Nanocomposite Coatings:
Zahra Mohammadpour and Hamid R. Zare
4466: Synergetic Effect of Micro-bamboo
Filler and Graphene Nanoplatelets on 4505: Nanosized Zinc Sulfide/Reduced
Thermomechanical Properties of Epoxy- Graphene Oxide Composite Synthesized
Based Hybrid Composite: from Natural Bulk Sphalerite as Good
Krushna Gouda, Sumit Bhowmik, Performance Anode for Lithium-Ion
and Biplab Das Batteries: Yun Hai, Shuonan Wang,
Hao Liu, Guocheng Lv, Lefu Mei,
4477: Fabrication and Antibacterial Properties and Libing Liao
of Silver/Graphite Oxide/Chitosan and
Silver/Reduced Graphene 4514: A Facile and Cost-Effective Approach to
Oxide/Chitosan Nanocomposites: Fabricate In-Situ Synthesized Graphene
Mina Keshvardoostchokami, Farideh Piri, Nanosheet Reinforced 316L Stainless
Vahab Jafarian, and Abbasali Zamani Steel: Weijia Ren, Ang Li, Wei Zhang,
Yanjie Yang, Shiqi Zhou, Lan Shi,
4486: Effects of Laser Power on Micro-structure Qihang Zhou, Mabao Liu,
and Tribological Properties of SLMed GO/ and Xianhui Wang
TC4 Nanocomposites:
Peipei Lu, Meiping Wu, Xin Liu,
and Xiaojin Miao
Mesoscale Materials Science
4522: Customized High-Temperature 4551: Addressing Fracture Properties of
Bending with DIC for High-Throughput Individual Constituents Within a Cu-WTi-
Determination of Creep Parameters: SiOx-Si Multilayer: Markus Alfreider,
Technique, Instrumentation, and Johannes Zechner, and Daniel Kiener
Optimization: Syed Idrees Afzal Jalali,
Praveen Kumar, and Vikram Jayaram 4559: Development of Recrystallization
Texture in Commercially Pure Titanium:
4539: A Finite Energy Bandwidth-Based Experiments and Simulation:
Diffraction Simulation Framework for Gyan Shankar, Sreenivas Raguraman,
Thermal Processing Applications: Luis A. Barrales-Mora, and S. Suwas
Darren C. Pagan, Kevontrez K. Jones,
Joel V. Bernier, and Thien Q. Phan
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Surface Engineering: Applications for Advanced Manufacturing
4574: Surface Engineering: Applications for 4624: Considering Impact and Corrosion
Advanced Manufacturing: Resistance in the Performance of Heavy
Christopher C. Berndt and Ma Qian Wear Resistant Coatings:
Christiane Schulz, Thomas Schläfer,
4576: Fabrication of Industrial-Scale Porous Jacob Plowman, and Colin Hall
Stainless Steel Membrane Tubes and Their
Applications: K. Yang, J. Wang, 4632: Ultra-High-Speed Laser Cladding of
B. J. Yang, and H. P. Tang Stellite® 6 Alloy on Mild Steel: Zefeng Wu,
Ma Qian, Milan Brandt, and Neil Matthews
4583: A Novel Surface Treatment Technique for
Titanium Alloys: Ming-Xing Zhang, 4639: Commercial Scale Uniform Powder
Shou-Mou Miao, and Yi-Nong Shi Coating for Metal Additive Manufacturing:
S. F. Li, K. Geng, R. D. K. Misra, J. Y. Cui,
4594: Oxidation Behavior of Pack-Cemented D. Ye, Y. Liu, and Y. F. Yang
Refractory High-Entropy Alloy:
Won June Choi, Chun Woong Park, 4648: Copper Surfaces with Bimodal
Yongwook Song, Hyunjoo Choi, Nanoporosity by Microstructural
Jongmin Byun, and Young Do Kim Length Scale Controlled Dealloying of a
Hypereutectic Al-Cu Alloy: T. Song
4604: Plasma-Sprayed Al Alloy Coating with
Enhanced Lamellar Bonding Through Novel 4657: Understanding Corrosion Behavior of
Self-Bonding Strategy: Haroon Rashid, Magnesium Surface by x-Ray Irradiation
Xin-Yuan Dong, Jun Wang, Xian-Jin Liao, for Improved Surface Design and
Ying-Kang Wei, Xiao-Tao Luo, and Chang-Jiu Li Applications: Katsuyoshi Kondoh,
Keisuke Funatsu, Makoto Takahashi,
4613: Self-Bonding Effect Development for Shufeng Li, Fumiteru Akamatsu,
Plasma Spraying of Stainless Steel and Junko Umeda
Coating Through Using Mo-Clad Stainless
Steel Powders: Xian-Jin Liao, Li Zhang,
Xin-Yuan Dong, Xu Chen, Xiao-Tao Luo,
and Chang-Jiu Li
Technical Articles
4665: Effect of Electromagnetic Stirring 4682: Quality Control of Additively
Position on Uniform Direct Chill Casting Manufactured Metallic Structures with
of Large-Sized 7005 Alloy Billet: Machine Learning of Thermography
Yajun Luo, Zhenggang Wu, Li Zhou, Min He, Images: Xin Zhang, Jafar Saniie,
Zhenlin Zhang, Xiaomin Peng, William Cleary, and Alexander Heifetz
and Zhifeng Zhang
4695: Physics-Informed and Hybrid Machine
4674: Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Learning in Additive Manufacturing:
Porous Titanium Prepared by an Electro- Application to Fused Filament
Assisted Powder Metallurgy Approach: Fabrication: Berkcan Kapusuzoglu
Jiakang Qu, Xue Ma, Hongwei Xie, and Sankaran Mahadevan
Dongyang Zhang, Qiushi Song,
4706: Mechanics of 2D Materials-Based Cellular
and Huayi Yin
Kirigami Structures: A Computational
Study: Shaoheng Li, Ning Liu,
Matthew Becton, Nicholas Winter,
Ramana M. Pidaparti, and Xianqiao Wang
Discussion Correction
4718: Comment on the Article “Reduction 4721: Correction to: Quantum Materials for
of Carbon Dioxide to Carbon Energy-Efficient Computing:
Nanostructures in Molten Salt: The Effect Sugata Chowdhury, Houlong Zhuang,
of Electrolyte Composition” Shawn Coleman, Srikanth Patala,
by S. Abbasloo, M. Ojaghi-Ilkhchi, and Jacob Bair
and M. Mozammel: Carsten Schwandt
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TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition and achievements of some of the most Donald Sadoway thanks
will receive a $3,500 prize. accomplished and promising materials his past students,
Sadoway’s former students, colleagues, scientists and engineers in the world. For colleagues, and supporters
for starting a new award
and associates raised the award funds more information on all awards, as well in his honor at the TMS
WRKRQRU6DGRZD\¶VLQÀXHQFHRQWKHP as histories on select named awards, visit Foundation Donor Dinner
the MIT Department of Materials www.tms.org/Awards. in February 2020.
New Reserach Collaboration Features TMS Member
TMS member Nikhil Gupta, a professor of advanced composites, and using
in the Tandon School of Engineering at machine learning methods for materials
New York University (NYU), was awarded characterization.
a multi-year collaboration with Anton Paar Gupta has been an active member of
USA. Gupta’s team at NYU will conduct TMS for more than 20 years, serving as
its research using a high-end dynamic a JOM advisor and on several technical
mechanical analysis (DMA) device from committees, as well as on the Structural
Anton Paar. Their research focus will Materials Division (SMD) Council. In
build on a recently awarded patent for 2013, he received a TMS SMD Young
fundamental advancements in the method Leaders Professional Development Award.
of processing data gathered by the DMA Earlier this year, he was named a TMS
Nikhil Gupta
device, which allows the conversion of Brimacombe Medalist, “for innovations
viscoelastic properties to elastic properties. in the development of lightweight porous
These new research goals join the team’s materials and for commitment to educating
current focus on new security methods the public about the impact of materials
RI'SULQWLQJGHYHORSLQJ¿ODPHQWV research on society.”
In Memoriam: Lewis R. Aronin
TMS extends condolences to the family, friends, and of metallurgical research until 1966. He later joined
colleagues of Lewis R. Aronin, who passed away at the age Kennicott Copper Corporation Ledgmont Laboratory as a
of 100 on May 21, 2020. Upon earning his B.S. in applied consultant before moving to the Army Materials Technology
physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Laboratory, where he worked until 1990. During his
Aronin spent several years in industry working for Waltham retirement, Aronin volunteered for MIT’s Age Lab, in the 85+
Watch Company before retuning to MIT as research staff Lifestyle Leaders community panel.
on the MIT Metallurgical Project. When Nuclear Metals A longtime member of TMS, Aronin was originally a
assumed the project in 1958, Aronin returned to industry, member of TMS’s antecedent organization, the American
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Getting to Know
the Incoming
TMS Board of
Directors
Kelly Zappas
In 2021, TMS will welcome two new members to its TMS 2021 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, March 14–18,
Board of Directors. Jud Ready of the Georgia Institute 2021. Take a few moments today to get to know these
of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Tim Rupert of the DFWLYH706YROXQWHHUVWROHDUQKRZ706KDVLQÀXHQFHG
University of California, Irvine (UCI) will begin their three- their careers, and to gain insight into what they hope to
year terms on the TMS Board of Directors at the end of the DFFRPSOLVKGXULQJWKHLUWLPHLQR൶FH
Jud Ready program managers, and friends—has also had a dramatic
Vice President impact on his career.
-XG5HDG\¿UVWEHFDPH “I would be nowhere close to where I am now,
involved with TMS in 1992 as professionally, without the connection, the content
a member of the Georgia Tech resources, the professional relationships, and also the true
student chapter and later took friendships I’ve developed through my involvement with
RQKLV¿UVWPDMRUOHDGHUVKLS TMS,” he said. “There’s a great camaraderie compared to
role as chapter president. He other societies. It’s a much more friendly atmosphere.”
SUHVHQWHGKLVZRUNDWKLV¿UVW It’s no surprise, then, that one of the things Ready is
TMS annual meeting in 1994, most looking forward to during his term as president in
and he has attended the meeting 2022 is a return to normalcy with face-to-face meetings and
every year since, missing the OLYHHYHQWV6WLOOKHQRWHVWKHEHQH¿WVRIWKHYLUWXDOHYHQWV
conference only when his children were born. that have been held in the past year.
“Even then, my students went,” he pointed out. “So, my “Practicing doing conferences virtually has opened a
research has been presented at every TMS Annual Meeting lot of new opportunities for content delivery,” he said. “It
for more than a quarter century.” will be interesting to see how this adds to TMS’s wealth of
Ready, who is now deputy director, Innovation knowledge and to see how we fold these new capabilities
Initiatives, at Georgia Tech, says there are two things that into future events.”
keep him coming back to TMS meetings year after year. Overall, Ready hopes to contribute enthusiasm,
“It’s the people and the science,” he said. “TMS is so amicability, and friendliness during his term on the TMS
broad. The ability to keep learning new things keeps me Board of Directors. “That’s what sets TMS apart from
coming back.” other Societies. The social interactions that can feel forced
The network he’s built at TMS—including collaborators, or awkward at other conferences come naturally at TMS.”
“I would be nowhere close to where I am now, professionally, without the
connection, the content resources, the professional relationships, and also
the true friendships I’ve developed through my involvement with TMS.”
—Jud Ready
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Tim Rupert “I found many career growth opportunities associated
Programming Director with the bottom-up organization structure of TMS, with
Tim Rupert’s involvement the chance to organize symposia and become involved in
with the Society began at the FRPPLWWHHOHDGHUVKLSEHLQJVSHFL¿FH[DPSOHV´KHVDLG
TMS 2008 Annual Meeting & As the incoming Programming Director, Rupert
([KLELWLRQZKHQKHZDVD¿UVW recognizes the importance of the Society’s programming
year graduate student giving his decisions during this unusual time.
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“I found a community high-impact, as the hot areas of materials science evolve
that valued my work and quickly,” he said. “But this space is especially important
provided an amazing forum for now as we all deal with COVID and its impact on our way
VFLHQWL¿FGLVFXVVLRQ´KHVDLG of interacting with our peers.”
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meetings like the Annual Meeting and the MS&T meeting continued. “There will certainly be challenges and perhaps
are still ‘must attends’ for me today.” even occasional missteps, but it will also be exciting to
Rupert, who is now associate professor of materials have a chance to revamp certain aspects of our Society.
science and engineering at UCI, found that involvement I truly believe that challenges are opportunities, so I will
LQWKH6RFLHW\DOVRR൵HUHGDQXPEHURIOHVVREYLRXV bring that perspective into this position and work hard to
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Who Will the TMS Board Welcome Next Year? You Tell Us!
TMS is now accepting nominations for two carrying out the professional activities of the
positions on the 2022–2025 TMS Board of Directors. Society concerned with professional and student
The open positions are the Presidential Rotation membership and related activities, including
and the Membership & Student Development diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Director. Nominations will be accepted until Applicants’ packages for these positions will
January 15, 2021. Additionally, positions for be considered by the Society’s Nominating
Light Metals Division Chair, Materials Processing Committee, which will then recommend a
& Manufacturing Division Chair, and Structural candidate for each position to the Board of
Materials Division Chair are also open on the 2022– Directors.
2025 Board of Directors, but nominations are being If approved by the Board of Directors, these
developed directly through the technical divisions. endorsed candidates will be presented to the
The Presidential Rotation encompasses three general membership for approval by July 2021.
successive one-year positions: Vice President, To access complete job descriptions and
President, and Past President. All three roles are qualifications for each office, as well as the
officer positions within the Society and carry unique Nominee Statement Form and nomination
responsibilities. The role of President includes instructions, visit www.tms.org/BoardNominations.
serving as chair of the Board of Directors. For additional information, contact
The Membership & Student Development Deborah Hixon, TMS Awards Program JO
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Return to “Great
Materials in the
Movies”: Part II:
Beyond Transparent
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WHY A SEQUEL?
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according to fans and critics alike.
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Thing” a go, especially as I suspect that
we could all use something pleasantly
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movies recommended here. In seconds,
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we can pretty much access everything
the structure of transparent
that has ever been made.
The TMS membership renewal aluminum on a Macintosh
campaign has the slogan of “Standing computer foreshadowed the
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for your viewing enjoyment, let’s put materials design, a reality we are
a bit of a twist on that with “Viewing now only beginning to realize.”
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apparently, watch a lot of movies (but not Iron Man suit to be used by
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letters that I received after publication of the Amazon to deliver packages.
original article. (See the November 2004, If the Iron Man character
“Letters to the Editor,” at SpringerLink.) SHUVRQL¿HVDQXQVSRNHQWKHVLV
I took many of the inputs, ignored some that materials science and
others, and what you are reading now is engineering can be used to
what remains. Unlike the original, there is defeat virtually any problem (or
no ranking order, so that’s new. PDGWLWDQ WKHQ5\DQ&RRJOHU¶V
Black Panther demonstrated
IS THE SEQUEL BETTER THAN THE that mastery of materials
ORIGINAL? manufacturing is central to
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that bad” or “about the same.” And, if I’ve WHFKQRORJLFDOPDJQL¿FHQFH
GLVWUDFWHG\RXIURPWKHSDQGHPLFIRU of great nations. In this case,
minutes or so and got you to discover a Earth’s greatest country may
movie that you like, I’ve done my job. EHWKH¿FWLRQDO$IULFDQQDWLRQ
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The “Marvel Cinematic Universe” lighter than steel while being
in General, and Iron Man (2008) and more malleable and stronger.
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In little more than a decade and with technology to apply vibranium
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from critics, adoration by audiences, and TMS member Lauren
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no analog, not even the James Bond and the PHGLDWKDW³%ODFN3DQWKHU¶VVXLW
Star Wars franchises. For the initiated—and is a marvel of materials science.
based on my conversations over the years, It has the ability to absorb
a lot of TMS members are initiated—these energy from the blows received
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than “comic book movies.” release it later. This is based on
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the misbehaving, brilliant, charismatic, and appeal is the charisma of the
fabulously rich weapons manufacturer Tony ODWH&KDGZLFN%RVHPDQDV
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and lightweighting to additive manufacturing HYHU\ELWKLVHTXDORUEHWWHUDV:DNDQGD¶V
and nanotechnology), Stark invents the Iron lead scientist and engineer. As we see the
Man armor. The remarkable suit enables an growth of diversity, equity, and inclusion in
average man to become a superhero—no the materials community, there have been
magic, no chemistry mishaps, no gamma few better launching points for awakening
radiation, no alien DNA; just invention young people as to the possibilities of
and technology. The armor is continuously materials science and engineering as a
PRGHUQL]HGWKURXJKRXWWKH¿OPVHULHVDQG career than Black Panther. For more young
becomes more advanced, capable, and people performing extraordinary feats with
invincible with each installment. FKHPLVWU\DQGPDWHULDOVVHHWKH0&8¶V
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underlying materials technologies
that enable not only the avatars but
the environmental power suits that
allow humans without an avatar to
move about the moon. You don’t
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surely-happening-somewhere-
right-now Ex-Machina (2014),
and the anime classic Ghost in the
Shell
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is engrained on us with its magically WKH¿OPVKRZFDVHVERWKWKHLQWHOOHFWXDO
propertied mineral unobtanium—the and physical labor involved in their
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of the biomaterials and bioengineering she faced as an unconventional woman in
that create living drones, or avatars, of a conservative society. In addressing how
indigenous creatures that allow a man or WKH&XULHV¶GLVFRYHU\XSHQGHGWKHVFLHQWL¿F
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can easily imagine the complexities of the our understanding of right and wrong.
ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES FOR THE ORIGINAL LIST
The Thin Man (1934) primary metals production and the subject
$SHUVRQDOFKRLFH :69DQ'\NH¶V of several articles in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s
The Thin Man introduced moviegoers to JOME\3DXODQGRWKHUV
wealthy and heavy-drinking crime-solvers
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DQGZLWW\DQGDVL[LQVWDOOPHQW¿OPVHULHV S. Sylvan Simon’s comedy vehicle for
was born. There’s not much in the way Red Skelton was brought to my attention
of materials technology, candidly, but after publication of the original article
WKHRSHQLQJ¿OP¶VPXUGHUYLFWLPZDVDQ by frequent JOM contributor Dennis
inventor who is credited with creating a Hasson, who wrote the monthly column
new smelting process for producing gold, “Retrospect” during the 1980s and 90s.
silver, and copper. Reference to the process Dennis described it as follows: “The
always reminds me of the late 1969 TMS movie’s materials aspect was the shape
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materials science is front and foremost. It
ŮųĜåāƼØƋĘåŞĬŅƋųåƴŅĬƴ埱ųŅƚĹÚ contains some of the best (realistic) scenes
catastrophic failures of airplanes of a mid-century industrial chemistry
due to metal fatigue; [Jimmy] ODERUDWRU\WKDWKDYHHYHUDSSHDUHGLQ¿OP
Stewart’s character has a theory 7KHKXPRULV¿UVWUDWH´
to explain it, but no one listens to
Das Boot (1981) and Titanic (1997)
him until it is (almost) too late.”
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Highway in the Sky the most benign of circumstances. Add
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polymers,
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li i against an iceberg or diving a U-boat below
(e.g., biodegradable sutures) were reported its operating limits and you are asking too
in the literature. The movie writer was much of even the most skilled steelmakers
GH¿QLWHO\DKHDGRIPDWHULDOVVFLHQFH and shipbuilders.
research.” :ROIJDQJ3HWHUVHQ¶VFHOHEUDWHG:RUOG
:DU,,FODVVLFDas Boot follows the crew
No Highway in the Sky (1951) of a German U-boat during the Battle of
,QUHVSRQVHWRWKHRULJLQDODUWLFOHQR¿OP the Atlantic and gives a stark, yet realistic
was referenced more frequently by readers representation of very human sailors, war
than Henry Koster’s cinematic adaptation where you cannot see your enemies, and
of Nevil Shute’s novel No Highway, unforgiving machinery. I think that the
with its metallurgist hero. Nevil Shute is word “claustrophobic” was invented by
perhaps best remembered as the author of movie critics struggling to best describe
the end-of-days nuclear war novel, On the the experience of both the characters and
Beach, which was also adapted into a pretty the viewers. As for materials, whenever
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