Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania recently invested in a new Haas ST-10 CNC lathe to support rapid growth in machining of test specimens within its mechanical testing department.
Continue readingNASA Glenn and Boeing partner to test shape memory alloys in airplane winglets
Researchers at NASA Glenn Research Laboratory, Cleveland, have partnered with Boeing to test how shape-memory alloys can be used in deployable vortex generators (VGs), the tiny fins on airplane wings that help control airflow during flight.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Carbonitriding
In addition to having many of the same benefits as carburizing, carbonitriding also has the added benefit of nitrogen diffused in the surface layer, which stabilizes retained austenite.
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