Gold bonding wires have been manufactured through multiple drawing steps with serial and reverse-direction drawing. The texture and microstrucure of the gold bonding wires were characterized with X-ray diffraction and EBSD and compared with the predictions of finite element (FE) imulation. Initial 〈1 0 0〉 fiber decreases during drawing and is replaced by 〈1 1 1〉 fiber. The 〈1 0 0〉 oriented grai...

-AISI D3 tool steel is a high-carbon, highchromium, oil-hardening tool steel that is characterized by a relatively high attainable hardness and numerous, large, chromium-rich alloy carbides in the microstructure. These carbides provide good resistance to wear from sliding contact with other metals and abrasive materials. Typical applications for D3 tool steel include Blanking, stamping, and col...

[1] Mantle dynamics can strongly affect melting processes beneath spreading centers and volcanic arcs. A 2-D numerical model of the Tonga subduction zone, with the slab viscously coupled to the mantle beneath the brittleductile transition but faulted above, shows that induced corner flow may cause asymmetric melting at the Lau backarc spreading center, 400 km away. The down-going slab also entr...

research shows that exposure to heat-related cues (e.g., warm temperatures, “fry” and “boil”) influences the belief that global warming exists and poses a serious threat to humans. drawing on social-cognitive principles of concept accessibility and applicability, we hypothesized that these effects may depend on how the issue is framed, given that heat-related concepts are more compatible with “...

The residual stresses created by deep drawing of AISI-1010 cups were investigated by means of neutron diffraction. The wall thickness of the cups was below 3.0 mm, for which 8–10 through-thickness measurements were conducted. It was found that the axial, and tangential stress profiles are similar to what is expected from a bending–unbending operation, but it also exhibits a strong dependence on...