Airbus Group APWorks GmbH, Germany, in cooperation with Airbus Group R&D, has developed Scalmalloy, a high-performance scandium-aluminum magnesium powder metal alloy designed for additive manufacturing of high-strength aerospace structures.
Continue readingSandvik super-duplex stainless steel selected for prototype boat
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, announces that its Sandvik SAF 2507 high-strength super-duplex stainless steel has been selected for Project P16 Prototype, an innovative 56-foot prototype boat being built by Swedish Steel Yacht AB.
Continue readingMaterion receives Nadcap Merit Status for Heat Treatment
Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has earned Nadcap Merit Status from the Performance Review Institute for heat treatment and tensile/hardness testing at its plant in Lorain, Ohio.
Continue readingZero Flow gas nitrocarburizing enables better control and lower cost
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., is demonstrating its ZeroFlow controlled-gas nitriding at the Heat Treatment Exhibition in Moscow this week.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Duplex Stainless Steels
Complex compounds of iron, chromium, and molybdenum are highly detrimental to toughness and corrosion resistance, particularly the resistance to localized chloride attack.
Continue readingNitride coatings based on titanium and other metals protect jet engine components
Wallwork Heat Treating, England, reports that its Nitron Flight PVD-applied nitride coatings based on titanium, chromium, chromium-aluminum, and carbon/metal carbides improve the performance of key jet engine components.
Continue readingHow manganese prevents oxidation in high-strength steel
The University of Warwick, England, announces that a team of researchers has discovered that the amount of oxide that forms at the surface of automotive high-strength steels depends on the ratio between manganese and additional alloying elements.
Continue readingAK Steel launches advanced high-strength steel for automotive applications
AK Steel, Westchester, Ohio, launches its Nexmet 440EX high-strength steel that provides greater ductility, strength, and formability for automotive applications.
Continue readingAleris Aluminum to be acquired by Chinese aluminum extrusion company
Aleris Corp., Cleveland, Oho, a global aluminum rolled products producer, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Zhongwang USA LLC, a Chinese company.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Precipitation of Intermetallics in Stainless Steels
The exposure of duplex stainless steels to temperatures in the range of 1100 to 1850°F can result in the formation of undesirable intermetallic compounds such as σ and χ phases.
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