Dr. Robert Buck of Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., prepared a presentation announcing development of a strong, tough, carburizable stainless steel for high-performance gear and bearing applications exposed to harsh environments.
Continue readingMakers of construction materials invest in Seco Warwick fire-resistance test furnaces
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that manufacturers of construction materials have recently invested in fire-resistance test furnaces to guarantee compliance with the strictest standards and regulations.
Continue readingSilverchair to provide hosting for ASM’s online materials information resources
Silverchair Information Systems, Charlottesville, Va., announces a partnership with ASM International, Cleveland, to develop a unified hosting solution for ASM’s authoritative materials information resources.
Continue readingSandvik to supply 155 miles of stainless steel umbilical tubing for offshore platform
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, has signed a contract for the supply of stainless steel tubing required for 155 miles of umbilicals linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform.
Continue readingLindberg MPH stackable box furnaces heat treat maritime equipment
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a Temperite box furnace and a Treet-All box furnace to a manufacturer of maritime equipment.
Continue readingSingle-crystal shape memory CuAlMn bar produced by unique heat treating process
Tohoku University, Japan, reports that its researchers and colleagues have found an economical way to improve the properties of copper-aluminum-manganese ‘shape memory’ alloys by a unique heat treating method.
Continue readingGet the latest on titanium brazing
An article by one of the leading authorities on titanium brazing – vetted and accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed ASM Handbook, Volume 6, Welding, Brazing, and Soldering – is now available online in digital form. “Brazing of Conventional Titanium Alloys,” a comprehensive, fact-filled survey by industry expert Alexander E. Shapiro, Ph.D., Titanium Brazing Inc., offers in-depth analysis and practical advice on how to braze commercially pure and alloyed titanium with itself as well as with other materials such as copper, stainless steel, carbon steel, ceramics, graphite, and titanium aluminide.
Continue readingHybrid technology combines 3D printing, traditional grinding to produce ship propeller
The Port of Rotterdam announces that its Rotterdam Additive Manufacturing Lab (RamLab) is working with Autodesk, San Rafael, Calif., to build a large ship propeller by combining 3D printing with traditional milling and grinding.
Continue readingPlasma-sprayed aluminum-titanium coating to protect U.K. aircraft carrier deck
The Aircraft Carrier Alliance, U.K., reports that a plasma spray aluminum-titanium coating has been developed by British companies specifically to protect the flight deck of the new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers from the heat that results from the immense thrust of the engines of the F-35B Lightning II fighter jets.
Continue readingQuestek to develop titanium, aluminum, steel alloys for military AM parts
Questek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill., was recently awarded six separate projects from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army to develop technologies and design new alloys specifically tailored to the unique processing conditions and material-related challenges of additive manufacturing.
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