Alcoa to separate into Upstream Company and Value-Add Company

Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it will separate into two companies: the Upstream Company, which will consist of the Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminum, Casting, and Energy businesses; and the Value-Add Company, which will include the current Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions, and Transportation and Construction Solutions.

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One Minute Mentor: Sinter Hardening

Sinter hardening refers to a process in which the cooling rate in the cooling zone of the sintering furnace is fast enough to transform a significant portion of the powder metal steel matrix into martensite.

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