Micro alloyed steels are machined and hardened to provide necessary machinability, strength, fatigue, and wear properties after forging and direct heat treatment. The selection of an appropriate steel grade is very important in the fabrication of crankshafts.
Continue readingIpsen’s new PdMetrics feature offers additional diagnostics
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Illinois launched new features on its PdMetrics dashboard that monitors incoming three-phase utilities, voltage, and frequency on Ipsen’s Titan 2.0 vacuum furnaces. This addition offers further diagnostics for the diffusion pump heater assembly.
Continue readingSteel Dynamics named one of world’s most admired companies
Steel Dynamics Inc, Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been named by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies in 2021. Steel Dynamics ranked No. 1 within the metals industry.
Continue readingHarper International completes factory acceptance testing at 2000°C of graphite rotary tube furnace
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of a new continuous, graphite rotary tube furnace at 2000°C for a global chemical manufacturer. The furnace will process refractory metal powders in hydrogen and inert atmospheres.
Continue readingNIST develops new software package for analysis of instrumented Charpy tests
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., announces a new software package that allows analysis of instrumented Charpy tests, or Charpy tests augmented with strain gauges, in compliance with standards from ASTM and ISO.
Continue readingConnect with ASM colleagues to share resources, post events, discuss ideas and issues
ASM CONNECT launched for all ASM members on January 15; since then, over 100 posts/replies have been discussed.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Carbonitriding
In addition to having many of the same benefits as carburizing, carbonitriding also has the added benefit of nitrogen diffused in the surface layer, which stabilizes retained austenite.
Continue readingASTM International supports research projects for additive manufacturing standards
ASTM International, Conshohocken, Pa., announces its second round of funding to support research that helps expedite standards in additive manufacturing.
Continue readingThermo Scientific develops automated, robust, compact UV-Vis spectrophotometers
Thermo Scientific, Madison, Wis., introduces the Genesys family of automated, robust UV-Visible spectrophotometers, which are accessible, network-ready, and designed to meet expectations for advanced technology in a compact package.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Low-Temperature Carburization of Stainless Steels
The combination of hardness and ductility achieved by low-temperature carburization also enhances resistance to erosion. The graph shows the results of cavitation testing of treated and nontreated 316 stainless steel specimens.
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