Month: March 2017

One Minute Mentor: Control of Nitriding Potential at Low Temperatures

The graph shows the case thickness for fluidized-bed nitrided 316L samples after 8 hours of treatment.

Praxair to apply Tribomet protective coatings to Rolls-Royce jet engine parts

Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., announces that its subsidiary Praxair Surface Technologies, Indianapolis, has been awarded a ten-year contract by Rolls-Royce to apply its Tribomet abrasive coatings to rotating components in jet engines for wide-body aircraft.

Medical manufacturer chooses Ipsen Titan vacuum heat treating system

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped a Titan H2 vacuum heat-treating system with 2-bar gas quenching to Costa Rica, where it will be used to manufacture surgical components.

Lindberg/MPH ships gas fired zinc melting, holding furnace for diecasting

Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a gas-fired melting and holding furnace with a maximum temperature of 850°F for melting and holding up to 45,000 pounds of molten zinc for diecasting.

Wisconsin Oven four-zone conveyor furnace heat-treats AR-15 forged aluminum parts

Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped a natural gas-fired four-zone solution treatment conveyor furnace for treating forged aluminum parts for AR-15 rifles prior to quenching in water.

Instron website explains new ISO 6892-1:2016 for ambient tensile testing of metals

Instron, Norwood, Mass., reports that the newly released ISO 6892-1:2016 standard for ambient tensile testing of metallic materials provides greater clarity of the major changes that were introduced in the previous version, ISO 6892-1:2009.

Argonne self-healing diamondlike carbon tribofilms reduce friction by 25 to 40%

Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Ill., announces that a research team has developed a self-lubricating diamondlike carbon tribofilm that regenerates itself by breaking down the molecules of lubricating oil and rebuilding the tribofilm as it is worn away.

Materion acquires Heraeus target materials for its semiconductor and other markets

Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, announces that it has acquired the target materials business of the Heraeus Group to strengthen its position in precious and non-precious target materials for the semiconductor, architectural and automotive glass, photovoltaic, and display markets.

One Minute Mentor: Nitriding in Fluidized-Bed Reactors at Low Temperatures

In nitriding treatment furnaces, the heating is done electrically, and the fluidizing gas composition is chosen to provide the optimum chemistry for the desired surface treatment (usually a mixture of NH3 + N2, with CH4 added when nitrocarburizing is desired).

Wisconsin Oven composite curing ovens feature temperature uniformity of ±5°F

Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped three electrically heated, heavy-duty walk-in ovens with temperature uniformity of ±5°F for composite curing.