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Seeing What We Think We Know
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, Calif.) scientists and engineers developed a dynamic transmission electron microscope (DTEM), which is said to provide the highest resolution ever (billionth of a meter scale) for digital imaging of ultrafast material processes. The work was done in collaboration with JEOL USA Inc., Peabody, Mass.
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Unlike conventional transmission electron microscopes, DTEM captures never-before-seen details of material processes in rapid 15-billionth of-a-second, single-shot exposures.
With upgrades to the components, the DTEM can take several consecutive images of the dynamics that occur in materials under stressful conditions, creating a movie-like visual record of microstructural features as they rapidly evolve. DTEM technology allows scientists to accurately predict how materials will behave under conditions such as applied stresses, extreme temperature changes, and corrosive environments, and it provides new insight for engineering advanced materials.
Making adjustments to the dynamic transmission
electron microscope. From left: Curtis Brown,
Thomas LaGrange, and Judy Kim.
LLNL received crucial support from the Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering, of DOE for the development of the DTEM technology.
Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a national security laboratory with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important issues of our time. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
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Contact: Stephen Wampler
Tel: (925) 423-3107
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Hi Temp Upgrades Roller-Hearth Furnaces
Hi Temp, Northlake, Ill., a Bluewater Thermal Services company, upgraded four roller-hearth furnaces with Super Systems Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio) state-of-the-art controls and SCADA systems. The furnaces have from 3 to 9 zones of independent temperature control. Operators can view the status of furnaces from several work stations including atmosphere composition, belt speed, zone temperature, door position, fan status, and temperature set point.
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Despatch Industries Sells Custom Furnace to Aernnova
Despatch Industries, Minneapolis, Minn., sold a solution heat treat furnace to Aernnova Componentes Mexico for its new facility in Queretaro for heat treating aluminum components for the aerospace industry. The system includes a solution heat treat furnace with a 1250 mm wide by 1800 mm long by 2000 mm high workspace, a mobile glycol quench tank, a separate mobile heated water quench tank, and a stationary water rinse tank with an air blow-off system to accelerate draining water from the load.
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Vac Aero Receives Vacuum Furnace Order from Bodycote
Vac Aero, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, received an order for two large vacuum furnaces from Bodycote plc (headquarters in Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK) for its facility in Berlin, Conn. Each vertical bottom-loading furnace has a 72 in. in diameter by 72 in. high work zone, graphite felt and carbon composite hot zone insulation, and lanthanated molybdenum elements mounted circumferentially and on top and bottom end shields. The furnace operating systems are based on Vac Aero's versatile hybrid control package with SCADA and complete network integration capabilities.
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ECM Receives Vacuum Sintering Furnace Order
The ECM group subsidiary, Furnaces Nuclear Application Grenoble SAS (FNAG), received a Shaw Areva MOX Services contract to design and install two vacuum sintering furnaces for the production of MOX (mixed oxide) fuel. FNAG has proven success in the fuel recycling process industry built on technical expertise gained since 1995, including the delivery of a MOX fuel sintering furnace and equipment to the MELOX works.
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Milwaukee Gear Co. Acquired by Investor Group
Milwaukee Gear Co., Milwaukee, Wis., and its sister company, Treat All Metals, Milwaukee, have been acquired by High Road Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. Milwaukee Gear manufactures custom precision spur and helical gears for various industrial applications. Treat All Metals is the heat-treating arm of Milwaukee Gear and offers a line of heat treating services to Milwaukee Gear, as well as outside customers.
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Heat Treat 2009 Call for Papers
The 25th ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition
Gearing Up for the Winds of Change
September 14-17, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana
Abstract Deadline: December 15, 2008
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Practical Induction Heat Treating
September 22-26, 2008
ASM World Headquarters
Instructor: Jon Dossett
Practical Induction Heat Treating covers the basic principles of heat treatment and of induction heating, with emphasis on equipment, frequency, and power selection; heating and quenching coil design; cooling systems design; current applications; process control; sources of and solutions to induction heat treating problems; process and quality control techniques; and system maintenance. Examples of how to determine operational costs will be provided.
For more information, or to register
contact Customer Service; tel: 800-336-5152, ext. 0
For a complete 2008 schedule of classes, visit us online.
Introduction to Heat Treating (3-day) and
Advanced Heat Treating (2-day)
November 3-7, 2008
ASM World Headquarters
Instructor: Bill Mankins
Introduction to Heat Treating provides a fundamental understanding of the structure of steel and how it can be modified by heat treatment to suit a particular application, as well as the fundamentals of steel heat treatment and metallurgical processing.
Advanced Heat Treating is an extension of Introduction to Heat Treatment, covering advanced concepts in thermal and thermochemical surface treatments, such as case hardening, as well as the principles of thermal engineering (furnace design) and process troubleshooting.
For more information, or to register
contact Customer Service; tel: 800-336-5152, ext. 0
For a complete 2008 schedule of classes, visit us online.
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Binary phase diagrams available individually from ASM
The world’s leading resource for authoritative information on phase diagrams and crystal structures now offers single binary phase diagrams for purchase. The customer-oriented capabilities of the ASM Global Community Site allow providing the specific binary phase diagram needed at a fraction of the cost of the full collection. Visit the Community Search page for fast, easy browsing and to choose from more than 9,200 binary phase diagrams. The complete ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Center Online is available by subscription. Contact Denise Smith at 440-338-5409.
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Quenching & Control of Distortion of Heat Treated Gears
September 24-25, 2008
Radisson Hotel
Milwaukee Airport, Wisconsin
The conference will provide important information on methods to reduce distortion and residual stress of quenched parts, quality control and maintenance of quenchants, and more. For more information, click here.
To learn more about tabletop exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, or to discuss customizing a program to meet your specific needs, contact Kelly Thomas, Exposition Sales Manager at 440-338-1733.
Cleaning Requirements for Heat Treatment – Developments and Applications
October 29-30, 2008
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Mass.
This symposium will provide information on state-of-the-art cleaning processes, methods for surface cleanliness testing/evaluation, and the effects of surface contamination on heat treating processes and equipment. For more information, click here.
To learn more about tabletop exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, or to discuss customizing a program to meet your specific needs, contact Kelly Thomas, Exposition Sales Manager at 440-338-1733.
Short Course: Heat Treating for the Non-Heat Treater
September 23
Radisson Hotel, Milwaukee Airport, Wisconsin
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October 28
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
Instructor: Scott MacKenzie
Intended for non-heat treaters (part designers, material specifiers, purchasing agents, technicians) who need a basic education in heat treating.
Contact Customer Service: tel: 800-336-5152, ext. 0.
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ASM Cincinnati Chapter Has First New Chapter Online Community
ASM is pleased to announce the much-anticipated arrival of the first new ASM chapter website: http://cincinnati.asminternational.org. The ASM Cincinnati Chapter is the first to benefit from ASM’s Global Community information technology infrastructure to deliver a superior online experience for its members. What’s different about the new site? It makes it better for members and easier to populate with valuable news and information by the chapter’s web committee.
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