Material Engineering, Testing and Processing Blog by Our Experts

Slip-resistant bolted connections are among the most critical and sensitive elements in steel structures. Their performance depends not only on design assumptions, but on execution quality — surface condition, preload reliability, and installation control — parameters that can only be validated through engineering-driven testing. Ion Metal supports infrastructure projects as both a materials testing laboratory and a third-party engineering management partner , providing quali

Project Distopia: Distopia project is an ambitious R&D initiative co-funded by TÜBİTAK and Innovate UK under the SMART EUREKA framework. Running from February 2024 to January 2027, the project unites leading industrial and academic partners from Türkiye and the United Kingdom to develop a fully integrated wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) system for Ti-6Al-4V alloy components. Project Objective and Vision: The central aim of DISTOPIA is to enable high-performance Directe

Understanding the fracture and fatigue behavior of metallic materials is fundamental to the safe design and continued operation of pressure-retaining and load-bearing assemblies . Ion Industrial Metallurgy R&D Inc. (Ion Metal MTL) provides accredited fracture toughness, fatigue crack propagation, and cyclic fatigue testing services  that support engineering critical assessments (ECA), design qualification, and fitness-for-service (FFS)  evaluations in accordance with internat