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Engineering better machines and buildings by understanding mechanics of materials

May 5, 2014 • Sandia project to fill gaps by linking atomic structure with how parts perform ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Humans have used metals for thousands of years, but there’s still a lot about them that isn’t fully understood. Just how much stretching, bending or compression a particular metal will take is determined by...
Sandia National Laboratories researcher Brad Salzbrenner tests laser-welded objects in pure tension, shear and mixed tension-shear loading. One pilot study in Sandia's long-term Predicting Performance Margins program involves laser welds, which are widely used in engineered systems.