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Corrosion is an inescapable, ongoing issue for most manufacturers. There are, however, different science-based options for preventing, detecting, evaluating, and mitigating corrosion. Josh James, EWI Principal Engineer and Research Leader, provides a concise overview of these approaches in his new paper, Corrosion Science: An Indispensable Tool Kit in All Manufacturing Development Stages. You are invited...

According to a report recently published by Fortune Business Insights,1 market demand for vehicle electrification was estimated at 8.6 million units in 2018. This market is projected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate of 21.1% in the forecast period, 2019-2026 and reach 40.6 million units by 2026. A big part of this market is...

In the past, when low-cost ductile steels were used for most automotive structural components, cracking during crash events was uncommon and finite element analysis (FEA) models achieved good correlation without predicting material failure. With the adoption of high strength steels, aluminum, and magnesium alloys, damage models must now capture material failure so crumple zones and...