A-Z Index
- Bachelor of Liberal Studies
- Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics
- Beginning Farmer Center
- Benefits, Employee
- Bids (ISU Planning and Construction Projects)
- Big 12 Universities
- Biobased Industry Center
- BioCentury Research Farm
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Roy J. Carver Dept. of
- Bioeconomy Institute
- Bioethics Extension Services
- Bioethics Program
- Biohazards and Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics Center
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) Interdepartmental Graduate Major
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Undergraduate Major
- Biological Engineering (Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engr.)
- Biological Materials and Processes Research Experience for Undergraduates (BioMaP REU)
- Biological Safety (Environmental Health and Safety)
- Biological Systems Engineering (Dept. of Agricultural & Biosystems Engr.)
- Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration Program
- Biology IT
- Biology Program
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biopolymers and Biocomposites Research Team
- Biorenewable Chemicals, Center for
- Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products (BIGMAP)
- Biotechnology Outreach Education Center
- Biotechnology, Office of
- Bisexual (LGBTSS)
- Black Cultural Center
- Board of Regents, State of Iowa
- Book Store, ISU
- Botany
- Bowling
- Brand Standards Guide
- Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction and Technology Transfer
- Brunnier Art Museum
- Budget and Planning
- Budget Model (Resource Management Model)
- Building abbreviations
- Building addresses
- Bulletin, Iowa State University Courses and Programs
- Bus, Cyride
- Business Administration, Master of (MBA)
- Business Analytics, Master of
- Business and Technology PhD
- Business Economics Major
- Business Services
- Business, Ivy College of
"Arc Casting.
The interior of an arc casting furnace is shown. Arc casting has been employed for many years at ISU and Ames Laboratory, for preparing alloys and inter-metallic compounds for materials research.
The molten metal in the center is zirconium, #40 on the periodic table. It has a melting point of 3,371°F (1,855°C). It is held on a copper hearth, copper melts at 1,984°F (1,085°C)! Why doesn't the Zr melt through the Cu? Answer: copper has a very high thermal conductivity. The Cu mold is water cooled from below which keeps the Cu from melting." by Trevor Riedemann
via ISU Photostream
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