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Iowa State wins $2.8 million DOE grant to make ductile 6.5% Si electrical steel

Iowa State University and its Ames Laboratory report that researchers have received a three-year, $2.8 million grant to develop a ductile electrical steel containing 6.5% silicon, twice the amount in electric motor steel today.

One Minute Mentor: Variations in Heat-Treating Cycles of PH Stainless Steels

One of the principal advantages of these materials is their versatility.

Thermo-Calc and QuesTek partner for advanced modeling and materials design

Thermo-Calc Software AB, Stockholm, and QuesTek International LLC, Evanston, Ill., have partnered to establish a joint company, QuesTek Europe AB, which will offer Integrated Computational Materials Engineering modeling services and novel materials design and development to the European market.

Harper teams with Oak Ridge to improve carbon fiber production

Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., announces that in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, it has been awarded funding for a project through the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office’s HPC4Mfg Program.

University at Buffalo receives $2.9 million for modeling/simulations lab

The University at Buffalo, N.Y., has received a $2.9 million National Science Foundation grant to transform the traditional role of a database as a repository for information into an automated computer laboratory that rapidly collects, interprets, and learns from massive amounts of information.

Voestalpine opens $740 million direct iron reduction plant in Texas

The Voestalpine Group, Austria, has opened a direct iron reduction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, at a cost of $740 million, the largest investment ever made in the United States by an Austrian company.

One Minute Mentor: CA-6NM Stainless Steel Casting Alloy

A significant practical advantage of the CA-6NM stainless steel casting alloy is its relative freedom from the rapid drop in hardness when tempered above about 950°F.

Constellium invests $200 million in aluminum sheet finishing line in France

Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has invested $200 million in a new state-of-the-art finishing line at its plant in Neuf-Brisach, France, to meet the growing demand for aluminum automotive body sheet.

Bright annealing furnace heat treats stainless steel under inert gas

Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, recently shipped a bright annealing induction furnace to a major stainless steel tube manufacturer in the Northeast United States.

Compact atmosphere box furnace heat treats medical device components

Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped an atmosphere box furnace to a leading supplier of the medical device industry for heat treating parts.