Skip to content

Category: News Articles

A Metallographic Review of 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing of Metal and Alloy Products and Components

The article describes metallurgical phenomena in 3D printing/additive manufacturing of metal and alloy products and components.

Constellium to supply aluminum sheet for trunk lids and fenders of Mercedes Benz CLS

Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, announces that it will be the primary supplier of aluminum auto body sheet for the new Mercedes-Benz CLS model, which entered the market in March 2018. Constellium will provide the coils for the outer trunk lid panels and fenders of the Mercedes-Benz CLS. Constellium’s Surfalex, which offers high surface quality as well as specific hemming and roping properties, has been chosen by Mercedes to achieve the new pioneering structure and look set

Semi-Continuous Case Hardening by Low Pressure Carburizing and High Pressure Gas Quench

In this presentation, Tom Hart of Seco Vacuum Technologies, Meadville, Pa., reports on the latest developments in semi-continuous case hardening.

Lindberg aluminum melting and holding furnace adds capacity for die casting machine

Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., announces the shipment of a gas-fired aluminum stack melting and holding furnace to a manufacturer of recreational vehicles.

Solar Manufacturing horizontal vacuum furnace designed for heat treating titanium alloys

Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., recently shipped a large horizontal front-loading vacuum furnace to a titanium manufacturer and fabricator located in the Midwest region of the United States.

ASM member Russell Sherman receives award from International Titanium Association

The International Titanium Association, Eastlake, Colo., announces that Russell Gordon Sherman, a member of ASM International, has been awarded its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in developing titanium alloys, pioneering the high-volume production of titanium aerospace fasteners, and designing heat treating protocols for the titanium industry.