TenCate Advanced Composites North America, Fairfield, Ca., developed a heat resistant composite for the heat shield and backshell structure of the Lockheed Martin Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle.
Continue readingTungsten-chromium-iron PM alloy has hardness of 21 GPa
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, announces that researchers have developed a tungsten-chromium-iron powder metallurgy alloy that could replace depleted uranium in armor-piercing projectiles.
Continue reading3D printer builds first object in space
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., announces that an object has been additively manufactured in space for the first time.
Continue readingSeco Warwick supplies vacuum furnace to Wisconsin heat treating company
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has sold a standard Vector 2 bar vacuum furnace to Service Heat Treating, Milwaukee, a provider of case hardening and vacuum processing of medium to large production runs.
Continue readingCHTE project tests induction tempering versus furnace tempering
The Center for Heat Treating Excellence, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., is working on a research project to test the benefits and limitations of induction tempering versus furnace tempering.
Continue readingU.S. Steel announces new Pittsburgh headquarters location
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces that the company will relocate its corporate headquarters to the former Civic Arena site in Pittsburgh’s lower Hill District.
Continue readingATI to supply nickel-base alloy plate for a pipeline project
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has received an additional order for its nickel-base alloy plate for a large oil and gas pipeline project.
Continue readingAlcoa acquires Firth Rixson for its isothermal forging and ring production
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Firth Rixson, a global leader in aerospace jet engine components.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven builds horizontal quench furnace for heat treating facility
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, announces the shipment of a horizontal quench system for solution heat treating of forged aluminum gun parts.
Continue readingCan-Eng Furnaces to build four furnace systems for mining supplier
Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited, Niagara Falls, Ontario, has received an order from a large international mining and materials supplier with locations spread throughout North America, South America, and East Asia.
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