Leco Corp., St. Joseph, Mich., introduces the AMH55 hardness testing system with advanced image-recognition technology, which allows analysis of information not available with limited threshold-based methods.
Continue readingHigh-strength magnesium-lithium alloy weighs half as much as aluminum
The University of New South Wales and Monash University, Australia, announce that a team of researchers has developed a high-strength magnesium-lithium alloy with density of 1.4?g/cm3, half as much as aluminum and 30% less than magnesium.
Continue readingSSAB to deliver 25,000 metric tons of Galfan-coated high-strength steel for power plants
SSAB, Sweden, has agreed to deliver a total of 25,000 metric tons of metal-coated, high-strength steel to the Spanish company CIE Egana to build support arms for parabolic reflectors in thermosolar plants.
Continue readingWinners of Head Health Challenge III announced
The National Football League (NFL), Under Armour, General Electric , and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), recently announced the five winners of Head Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to support the discovery, design, and development of advanced materials that better absorb or dissipate impact.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Austenitizing Powder Metallurgy Steels
Steels of groups A and D as well as 8%Cr or High-V-PM steels are usually austenitized in vacuum furnaces or in various types of furnaces using gaseous atmospheres.
Continue readingMetal powders are potential replacement for fossil fuels
Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
Continue readingJ.L. Becker Co. designs car bottom furnace for aerospace company
J.L. Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Co., Plymouth, Mich., recently shipped a car bottom furnace equipped with a 4.5 x 8 x 4-ft. work zone capable of handling an 8000-lb. load with a maximum operating temperature of 1900°F.
Continue readingPurdue team designs aluminum-lithium torches for Indiana Bicentennial relay
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., announces that a team of its engineering students, faculty, and staff has designed and built the torches for the 2016 Indiana Bicentennial relay.
Continue readingIpsen Atlas furnace system improves capabilities for commercial heat treater
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that a Midwest commercial heat treater recently purchased an Atlas atmosphere furnace for several processes, including carburizing, neutral hardening, and carbonitriding, as well as to help the company further increase its capabilities and product offerings.
Continue readingHigh-energy X-rays provide affordable way to optimize cast iron
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., reports that its engineers have learned that the structure of graphite, its spatial arrangement in cast iron, and its phase connectivity are key factors that determine the properties of cast iron.
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