Heat treatment developed for Zr-Cu-Al bulk metallic glass to improve ductility
A team at Tohoku University, Japan, announces a new heat treatment technique in which rapid heating and asymmetrical cooling improve ductility in metallic glass.
Flash Steelworks designs rapid thermal cycling to strengthen steel sheet, plate, tube
Gary Cola, Flash Steelworks, Washington, Mich., presented a discussion of flash processing of steel at the ASM International MS&T19 conference in Portland, Oregon.
NanoSteel third-generation advanced high-strength steel shows improved ductility
Engineers from the Nanosteel Company Inc., Providence, reported on the extensive development of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) at the ASM International MS&T19 conference in Portland, Oregon.
Jeol compact Field Emission SEM offers ultrahigh resolution, analytical versatility
Jeol, Peabody, Mass., introduces a compact, versatile Field Emission SEM that offers ultrahigh resolution and versatile analytical capabilities at a great value.
ExOne Company certifies its Inconel 718 powder ready for binder jet additive manufacturing
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pa., announces that the nickel-based alloy Inconel 718 has been certified as Third-Party Qualified, the company’s highest designation of material readiness for its metal 3D printers.
One Minute Mentor: Effect of vanadium on the strength of DHT steels
Basic direct heat treated (DHT) steel has a microstructure consisting of ferrite and pearlite, and the fatigue strength of such steels is not sufficiently high to meet the specifications for most highly stressed automotive parts.