Metals and Alloys Archives - Page 15 of 17

2016 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award winner

ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, is pleased to announce that Dr. Ursula R. Kattner, FASM, Physical Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., is the 2016 J. Williard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient.

Recovering rare earth elements from coal mining waste

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), recently selected West Virginia University to conduct a $937,000 research project in support of the DOE’s program to Recover Rare Earth Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts.

Metal powders are potential replacement for fossil fuels

Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?

Design software helps deliver helicopter early

Bell Helicopter, Fort Worth, Texas, completed the Bell V-280 tiltrotor fuselage last year ahead of schedule and within budget.

New alloy developed for precision and industrial bearings

Puris LLC, Bruceton Mills, W. Va., recently signed a limited (partially) exclusive, term license agreement with NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cleveland to produce a high-performance alloy enhanced with hafnium 60NiTi(Hf) that will be marketed under the brand name SM-103TM.

Cutting costs of F-35 parts using cryogenic machining system

Leading aerospace OEM acquires an Okuma horizontal machining center with patented cryogenic machining system and increases cutting speeds by 52% with improved surface integrity and part quality, estimates a 30% cost reduction for large titanium airframe components.

WPI team studies how cracks form in aircraft wings and fuselages

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., announces that a research team will conduct comprehensive testing and characterization studies to understand and monitor how stress and fatigue cause microscopic damage in metal components.

Compact PlanarMet 300 grinder combines three grinding stages into one step

Buehler, an ITW Company, Lake Bluff, Ill., introduces the PlanarMet 300, a new compact benchtop planar grinder built for fast and efficient grinding with high flatness and maximum edge retention.

Nucor to acquire cold finish bar assets in Ohio and Georgia

Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., will acquire Gerdau Long Steel’s Bright Bar assets located in Orrville, Ohio, and Cartersville, Ga., for an undisclosed amount.

ASM Handbooks Online now includes Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings

ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, recently released ASM Handbooks Online, which features the addition of ASM Handbook, Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings.

New welding technique welds “unweldable” metals

Engineers at The Ohio State University developed a new welding technique that consumes 80% less energy than a common welding technique, yet creates bonds that are 50% stronger—creating a huge impact on the auto industry.

ASM International elects new president, vice president, treasurer, and trustees

ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, elected Jon D. Tirpak, PE, FASM, as ASM’s 2015-2016 Board of Trustees President.

The lightest metal ever (with video)

The Boeing Co., Seattle, released a video showcasing the lightest metal structure ever, called Microlattice—”the world’s lightest material.”

Advancing development of thermal manufacturing technologies

Cross-industry Consortium Leads the Way to Advanced Thermal Manufacturing

Diamond and cubic boron nitride combine to create superhard material

Diamonds are forever, except when they oxidize while cutting through iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, or vanadium at high temperatures.

Company expands to accommodate additive manufacturing capabilities

Alcoa, Pittsburgh, is expanding its R&D center in Pennsylvania to accelerate the development of advanced 3D-printing materials and processes.

ATI announces management changes

Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has named John D. Sims executive vice president, High Performance Materials and Components segment.

NIST hosts first app challenge to improve data access

Researchers looking for information on the properties of methane at high temperatures or the isotopic composition of an element know they can rely on standard reference data from NIST.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Principal Editor

David Laughlin has made it known that he plans to step down from his Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Principal Editor position at the end of 2016.

Components help F-35 Lightning II deliver GPS-guided weapons

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Vancouver, delivered its first completed Beralcast azimuth gimbal housing components to Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md.

Conferences convene for successful Mega Show event

Aerospace and thermal spray professionals gathered for aerospace coating and materials information.

Program focuses on future materials scientists

With advances in science and technology, today’s high school students could end up working with materials that don’t even exist today.

Separating rare earth metals with UV light

Researchers from the University of Leuven (KU), Denmark, Department of Chemical Engineering discovered a method to separate two rare earth elements—europium and yttrium—with UV light instead of with traditional solvents.

MS&T2016—Call for symposium proposals

Symposium proposals for MS&T16 are being accepted through May 31, 2015.

Improving steelmaking with industrial gas technologies

Experts in steel metallurgy and process gas engineering from Linde LLC and Linde Engineering North America Inc. are showcasing technologies for improving plant productivity, product quality and environmental performance at AISTech 2015 at the Cleveland Convention Center, May 4-7.

Electron spin brings order to high entropy alloys

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, discovered that electron spin brings a previously unknown degree of order to the high entropy alloy nickel iron chromium cobalt (NiFeCrCo)— and may play a role in giving the alloy its desirable properties.