AK Steel, Westchester, Ohio, has introduced ChromeShield 22, a new nickel-free stainless steel alloy with enhanced properties and stable pricing.
Continue readingRTI International Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, and Snecma (Safran) announce that they have signed a long-term agreement under which RTI will provide titanium aluminide intermetallic material for the new CFM International LEAP engine.
Continue readingNASA, Washington, introduces the largest spacecraft welding tool in the world, the Vertical Assembly Center at its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
Continue readingThe European Space Agency, Paris, has joined forces with other leading research institutions and more than 180 European companies in a billion-euro effort to develop new types of metals and manufacturing techniques.
Continue readingOutokumpu Oy, Finland, announces the first-ever boat built entirely out of stainless steel. The boat was constructed and built by Swedish Steel Yachts (SSY) based in Gävle, Sweden.
Continue readingThe European Space Agency has joined forces with other leading research institutions and more than 180 European companies in a billion-euro effort developing new types of metals and manufacturing techniques for this century.
Continue readingNucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has entered into an agreement to purchase all the equity of Gallatin Steel Company for a cash purchase price of approximately $770 million.
Continue readingVac Aero, Burlington, Ontario, announces that it will soon complete installation and commissioning of a large 2-bar external gas quench horizontal vacuum furnace at an aerospace manufacturing facility in Mexico.
Continue readingWorcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., has received a three-year, $424,000 award from the National Science Foundation to support the development of a new way of manufacturing aluminum-ceramic composites to make vehicles lighter and more energy-efficient.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., has developed a unique three-step process to austenite-condition, transform, and bright-age-harden 17-7 precipitation hardenable stainless steel without removing the material from the furnace for transformation.
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