Alcoa Inc.

Arconic Corporation

Hasso Weiland

John Liu

Markus B Heinimann

Robert C Pahl

Achim Hofmann

John W Cobes

Men Glenn Chu

Robert E Dick

Rabindra K Bhattacharyya

Joseph M Fridy

David J McNeish

Glenn W Jarvis

Brock Watters

John M Krish

David M Ference

Gregory Catrambone

The present disclosure relates to energy storage devices having: a sealed container configured to house a plurality of energy storage devices and enable electrical communication via terminals of the sealed container and a vent located on a periphery of the sealed container. The vent generally comprises a vent panel; a countersink located adjacent the vent panel; at least one score located in the countersink; a buckling initiator at least partially located on the countersink, where the buckling initiator is configured to intersect with the at least one score; and a hinge portion attached to the vent panel, where the hinge portion is positioned opposite the buckling initiator.

Energy storage device and related methods

In some embodiments, the instant invention provides methods for making reinforced composites and reinforced composite products. In one embodiment, a method includes adding (a) a carrier including a salt and (b) a plurality of substantially inert sub-micron sized particles into a molten metal to form a mixture; and forming a reinforced composite from the mixture, the reinforced composite including a non-particulate metal portion having the substantially inert sub-micron sized particles therein.

Methods of making a reinforced composite and reinforced composite products

Monolithic metal bodies (e.g., hard aluminum alloys) comprising a continuous microcavity contained within the body are disclosed. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the metal body to the cross-sectional area of the microcavity may be not greater than 10. The produced metal bodies may be used in structural applications (e.g., aerospace vehicles) to monitor or test the integrity of the metal body.

Methods of structural health monitoring using metal bodies containing microcavities

Metal bodies containing microcavities and apparatus and methods relating thereto

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