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Praxair and GE Aviation form joint venture to develop advanced aircraft engine coatings

Praxair Surface Technologies Inc., Danbury, Conn., and GE Aviation, Cincinnati, announce the formal creation of PG Technologies LLC, a joint venture that will focus on development, support, and application of specialized coatings tailored for GE Aviation’s and CFM International’s current and future engine models, including the GE9X and LEAP engines.

One Minute Mentor: Tempering Martensitic Stainless Steels

This graph shows AISI Type 410: Effect of tempering temperature on tensile properties. Heated to and held at 1800°F for 30 minutes; oil quenched; tempered 1 to 4 hours. Impact energy test used Izod specimens. Elongation was measured in 2 in.; yield at 0.2% offset.

Powder metallurgy systems combine reactive metals with inert gas atomization

Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that its subsidiary Retech Systems LLC, Ukiah, Calif., has developed metal gas atomization systems that combine melting of reactive metals and alloys with inert gas atomization to meet a variety of powder specifications.

Texas university receives grant to develop stronger concrete rebar

The University of Texas at San Antonio announces that its researchers have received a $248,083 grant to support R&D to increase the strength of concrete rebar.

Texas university receives grant to develop high-strength concrete rebar

The University of Texas at San Antonio announces that its researchers have received a $248,083 grant to support R&D to increase the strength of concrete reinforcing bar.

Sandvik opens ultrasonic testing facility for pipes in the oil and gas industry

Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art, fully automated ultrasonic testing facility for pipes in the oil and gas industry

Materion supplies beryllium for retrofit of Belgium’s nuclear test reactor

Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, reports that beryllium components supplied by Materion Performance Alloys and Composites are helping Belgium’s BR2 nuclear test reactor to continue operation and contribute to the world’s supply of radiopharmaceuticals.

One Minute Mentor: Heat Treating of Martensitic Stainless Steels

The effect of tempering temperature on hardness and tensile properties of high-alloy steels appears to have the same general form as those of low-alloy steel.

Soft magnetic steel combines low coercivity with high permeability and resistivity

Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., has developed Cartech Hypocore, a new soft magnetic steel that offers performance benefits between those found in Carpenter’s high-performance Hipercore family of high-cobalt magnetic alloys, and those of commercial silicon-based alloys.

Linde convection technology boosts heat treating productivity without fans

Linde LLC, Bridgewater, N.J., reports that the quality of metal parts can be improved by increasing the circulation of heat treatment atmospheres with technology that does not require fans, which can cause uneven convection.