Davron Technologies Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., has designed and manufactured the DTI-1140, a natural gas-heated indexing conveyor oven system that heat treats engine components for a Tier 1 automotive supplier.
Continue readingTemperature-sensing friction stir welding tool enables complex joints
Researchers at University West in Trollhättan, Sweden, have invented a friction-stir-welding tool that also functions as a temperature sensor.
Continue readingFord’s Lightweight Concept vehicle includes aluminum, high-strength steel, magnesium
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., has developed a Lightweight Concept vehicle in which advanced materials are applied to explore weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Continue readingWayne State develops technology for high-strength bainitic steels and austempered ductile irons
Wayne State University, Detroit, has finalized a license agreement with a new start-up company, Detroit Materials Inc., for a Wayne State-patented portfolio of high-strength low-alloy steels and cast irons for demanding applications.
Continue readingIpsen ships 15 vacuum furnaces for aerospace, automotive, and energy industries
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has recently shipped more than 15 vacuum furnaces to customers around the world for a diverse range of applications and industries.
Continue readingFord heat treatment nearly doubles strength of aluminum parts in Ford F-150
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., says that the aluminum door panels and box panels in its new Ford F-150 pickup truck are more resistant to dents than the previous steel panels.
Continue readingAdvanced High-Strength Steels Application Guidelines Version 5.0 published by World Auto Steel
WorldAutoSteel, Brussels, Belgium, has launched the Advanced High-Strength Steels Application Guidelines (AHSS Guidelines) Version 5.0, the largest and most comprehensive update since its first publication in 2004.
Continue readingConstellium and UACJ form joint venture for aluminum automotive sheet
Constellium N.V., Paris, and UACJ Corp., Japan, have signed a Joint Venture Agreement to supply Body-in-White aluminum sheet to the North American automotive industry, following their January 2014 announcement of plans to collaborate.
Continue readingAK Steel engineer and ASM member Grant Thomas wins award for steel-quenching research paper
AK Steel, West Chester, Ohio, announces that Research Engineer and ASM International member Grant Thomas, Ph.D., has received the AISI “Finalist Medal” for the technical paper titled, “Tensile Properties Obtained by Quench & Partition Processing of Mn-Ni Steels at Room Temperature Quench Temperatures.”
Continue readingASM Fellow Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi elected Fellow of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences
Pradeep Rohatgi, Fellow of ASM International and Distinguished Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, has been elected Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters.
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