Better Tools to Predict Ductile Failure in Aluminium Alloys
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What happens inside a material before it breaks and fails? How do deformations and cracks occur, and how do they propagate?
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A CASA-moment For CEO Hilde Aasheim of Hydro
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CEO of Hydro ASA, Hilde Merete Aasheim, recently got a quick course in how the close collaboration with CASA leads to competitive advantages for the aluminium company.
Mikhail Khadyko heads north to UiT in Narvik
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Mikhail Khadyko heads north again. This time as an associate professor.
Professor Reyes to Oslo Metropolitan University
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Professor Aase Gavina Reyes has left the CASA building, at least for some time.
The Very First Spinoff From CASA is Reality
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SFI CASA has established its very first commercial spinoff. The new company is called «Enodo».
SFI CASA Aluminium Mission to Chicago
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SFI CASA Professor Knut Marthinsen just visited the Center for Hierarchical Materials Design at Northwestern University in Chicago. He lectured on advanced characterization and modelling for aluminium process and alloy design.
Advisors Saw Jaw-dropping Presentations
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“Some of the presentations we have seen are jaw-dropping.” “There are big challenges ahead.” These potentially contradictory quotes encapsulate the impressions of SFI CASA’s Scientific Advisory Group meeting last week.
Toppforsk Grant Benefits SFI CASA Research
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SFI CASA Professors Odd Sture Hopperstad, Tore Børvik and colleagues have just received a 30 million NOK Toppforsk grant to investigate new ways of designing aluminium structures against failure.
Cavities – The Weakest Link in Aluminium Alloys
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Pure aluminium is a very soft metal, not suitable for any kind of structural use. To make it stronger, some kind of alloying elements are always used.
New Girl on the Block
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The folks at SIMLab know better than anyone how aluminium grains behave under attack. Because of that, they decided that brand new SFI CASA needs expertise on atomic level. Randi Holmestad’s expertise.
