Month: July 2018

Amsted Rail purchases AFC-Holcroft carburizing, rotary hearth, and other furnaces

AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Amsted Rail, a global leader in fully integrated freight car systems for the heavy haul rail market, has added a complete AFC-Holcroft UBH line to meet a growing need for additional heat treatment capacity.

Fluxtrol presents awards for research on thermal processing of steel to professor and student

Fluxtrol Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich., congratulates Professor Robert Cryderman for winning its Academic Research Award/Scholarship of a $2000 scholarship, and Ph.D. student Virginia Judge for winning its Student Award of $2000.

QuesTek titanium alloy to be tested by Norsk for strength 15% higher than Ti6Al4V

Norsk Titanium, Plattsburgh, N.Y., , and QuesTek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill., announce a collaborative effort to test novel titanium alloys for applicability in additive manufacturing processes.

ATI acquires aerospace and defense metal additive manufacturer Addaero

Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., announces that it has acquired Addaero Manufacturing, a metal alloy-based additive manufacturer for the aerospace and defense industries, located in New Britain, Conn.

Arconic introduces advanced titanium alloy for higher temperature aerospace applications

Arconic, New York, announces the commercial availability of an advanced titanium alloy called Arconic Thor, which is designed for higher temperature applications in next generation aero engines and adjacent structures.

Lockheed Martin and Arconic to collaborate on 3D printing and advanced materials

Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., and Arconic, New York, announce a two-year Joint Development Agreement to develop customized lightweight material systems and advanced manufacturing processes for aerospace structures.

Big River Steel expands steel mill and recycling facility to double production capacity

Big River Steel, Osceola, Ark. announces a major expansion of its scrap recycling and steel production facility that will double its hot-rolled steel production capacity to 3.3 million tons annually.

U.S. manufacturer of electronic components orders Despatch ovens worth $3 million

Despatch Industries, Minneapolis, announces that a major U.S. manufacturer of electronic components has placed an order worth over $3 million for Despatch PND inert atmosphere ovens.

New CFRC Info and Performance in Oil Quenching

For decades, successful manufacturers of precision parts used heat treating fixtures made of various alloy materials, but over time, these alloys would become distorted and embrittled.

Effect of Annealing Time and Temperature on Aged Properties

The graph shows the influence of solution-annealing temperature on the aged tensile properties of consumable vacuum-melted 18Ni Marage 250 steel.