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One Minute Mentor: Duplex hardening of bearing steels

Duplex hardening of M-50 and M50NiL provides a hard, wear-resistant surface that exhibits high damage tolerance and damage resistance to hard-particle contamination.

Integer announces acquisition of US BioDesign assets for its biomedical structures

Integer Holdings Corp., Plano, Texas, announces that it has purchased certain assets of US BioDesign, a manufacturer of complex braided biomedical structures for disposable and implantable medical devices headquartered in Quakertown, Pa.

Fort Wayne engineers evaluate NiTi matrix composite with tantalum fiber reinforcement

Engineers from Fort Wayne Metals, Indiana, reported in a presentation during SMST 2019 that they recently evaluated a composite comprised of a nickel-titanium matrix and varying amounts of tantalum fibers.

Admedes scientists investigate influence of heat treating on fatigue behavior of Nitinol

Researchers from Admedes GmbH, Germany, discussed how heat treating during shape setting influences fatigue behavior of the part at SMST 2019 in May.

ASM International’s Heat Treat 2019 will turn up the Heat on Networking and Entertainment

Register today for the can’t-miss event for heating treating professionals in North America.

United States Steel invests $700 million in joint venture with Big River Steel

United States Steel, Pittsburgh, announces that it has formed a joint venture partnership agreement under which it has taken the first step toward acquiring Big River Steel through the purchase of a 49.9% ownership interest at a purchase price of approximately $700 million in cash, with a call option to acquire the remaining 50.1% within the next four years.