H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., introduces the Ultra 76 Plus tantalum alloy, which is designed to combat aggressive hazardous-chemical corrosion in hot concentrated acids.
Continue readingAjax Tocco PowerForge billet heater integrates entire induction heating system
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Wickliffe, Ohio, recently shipped a 1300 kW PowerForge billet heating system to Bonney Forge Corp., Mt. Union, Pa.
Continue readingPlansee’s new cold rolling mill produces thin moly sheets up to 1000 mm wide
Plansee, Austria, recently invested in an ultramodern cold rolling mill to produce thin and medium-thickness molybdenum sheets up to 1000 mm wide, and to ensure increased capacity.
Continue readingConstellium forms partnership to develop 3D printing of aluminum aircraft fuselage
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, announces that it has formed a partnership with Stelia Aerospace and CT Ingenierie to optimize large aluminum aerostructures via additive manufacturing.
Continue readingHoughton International celebrates 150-year anniversary
Open House at Valley Forge Headquarters Kicks Off a Year of Worldwide Events
Continue readingC.I. Hayes installs humpback furnace for annealing stainless steel
C.I. Hayes, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Cranston, R.I., announces the recent installation of a Humpback Conveyor Belt Furnace for bright annealing of stainless steel materials.
Continue readingMissouri S&T developing high-strength TRIP steel for autos
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, announces that a third-generation high-strength steel being developed by Missouri S&T metallurgical engineers should be lighter and easier to make, while being strong enough to address automotive safety concerns.
Continue readingTimkenSteel opens SBQ steel development tech center
TimkenSteel, Canton, Ohio, recently opened a $5 million technology center for developing clean special bar quality (SBQ) steel and new steel grades.
Continue readingSandvik chromium-nickel steel extends pulverized coal injection lance life
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, reports that its Sandvik 253 MA tubing has extended the service life of pulverized coal injection (PCI) lance tubes to a year at a Chinese iron and steel plant.
Continue readingSecoWarwick to deliver equipment for recycling aerospace titanium in Europe
Seco-Warwick Europe, Poland, together with Retech Systems, Ukiah, Calif., have signed a contract for delivery of a comprehensive melt-shop equipment package to a new European facility for recycling aviation-grade titanium.
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