Category: Fossil Fuel Power

Mipar software enables precise and repeatable quantification of nickel alloy precipitates

Mipar Software, Worthington, Ohio, announces that it has developed a software program called Mipar that enables engineers to quantify the size distribution and volume fraction of gamma-prime Ni3Al precipitates in nickel-base superalloys.

Nanosteel spins out 3D printing business to commercialize steel alloy powders

Nanosteel Corp., Providence, announces the spinout of its additive manufacturing business unit into a new corporation named Formetrix.

Federal research ship discovers new methane hydrate deposits along the Atlantic coast

The U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, reports that an interagency federal research ship recently sailed along the Mid-Atlantic margin to characterize methane hydrate deposits.

Natural-gas-fired box furnaces to develop process control requirements for drill heads

Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped three natural-gas-fired box furnaces to a parts manufacturer for the oil and gas industry to develop process control requirements for heat-treating and stress relieving of underground mining/drill heads.

One-Minute Mentor: AerMet Alloys

The graph shows a comparison of AerMet alloys and maraging steels in terms of (a) ductility vs. specific strength and (b) Charpy V-notch impact toughness vs. specific strength.

Paulo to expand Cleveland vacuum heat treating facility to over 200,000 square feet

Paulo Heat Treating, Brazing, and Metal Finishing, St. Louis, announces a two-phase expansion project that will add 50,000 square feet to its Cleveland Division in Willoughby, Ohio.

Solar Atmospheres invests $1.5 million for horizontal internal quench vacuum furnace

Solar Atmospheres Inc., Souderton, Pa., recently installed a state-of-the-art Solar Manufacturing horizontal internal quench vacuum furnace that is 74 inches in diameter by 72 inches deep at its Clearview Road facility.

TimkenSteel expands quench and temper heat treating capacity by 50,000 tons

TimkenSteel, Canton, Ohio, announces that it has brought a new $40 million heat treating facility online in Canton.

Outokumpu Supra 316plus stainless steel reduces weight of LNG tank container by 30%

Outokumpu Oy, Finland, announces that Finnish liquefied natural gas tank manufacturer LNGTainer has launched a new tank that brings together two innovations – LNGTainer’s game-changing tank container, and Outokumpu’s unique austenitic stainless steel grade, Supra 316plus (EN 1.4420, UNS S31655).

Siemens and Chromalloy form joint venture to cast turbine blade components

Siemens AG, Germany, and Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., have entered a partnership to form a new joint venture called Advanced Airfoil Components, which will cast turbine blade and vane components for power generation.