The temperature of a thermomechanical treatment affects grain size via the transformation of recrystallized austenite and its subsequent transformation to ferrite and pearlite.
Continue readingIpsen reports five vacuum furnace orders during July from various industries
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that despite uncertain market conditions presented by the Coronavirus pandemic, the company saw an increase in orders placed during July, building positive momentum for the third quarter.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres Mentor all-metal vacuum furnace processes superalloys and titanium
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., recently installed another all-metal hot zone vacuum furnace at its Clearview Road facility in Souderton.
Continue readingAmerican Iron and Steel Institute releases annual statistical report for 2019
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Washington, announces the release of its 2019 Annual Statistical Report, which provides comprehensive data on the U.S. steel industry and select data on the North American steel industry as a whole.
Continue readingHeat treatment parameters optimized for reduced crack susceptibility in AM Hastelloy X
Engineers from the Edison Welding Institute, Columbus, Ohio, presented a discussion at the ASM International MS&T 2019 conference, of a study in which they reduced crack susceptibility in additively manufactured parts made of Hastelloy X.
Continue readingHeat treatment developed for Zr-Cu-Al bulk metallic glass to improve ductility
A team at Tohoku University, Japan, announces a new heat treatment technique in which rapid heating and asymmetrical cooling improve ductility in metallic glass.
Continue readingFlash Steelworks designs rapid thermal cycling to strengthen steel sheet, plate, tube
Gary Cola, Flash Steelworks, Washington, Mich., presented a discussion of flash processing of steel at the ASM International MS&T19 conference in Portland, Oregon.
Continue readingNanoSteel third-generation advanced high-strength steel shows improved ductility
Engineers from the Nanosteel Company Inc., Providence, reported on the extensive development of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) at the ASM International MS&T19 conference in Portland, Oregon.
Continue readingJeol compact Field Emission SEM offers ultrahigh resolution, analytical versatility
Jeol, Peabody, Mass., introduces a compact, versatile Field Emission SEM that offers ultrahigh resolution and versatile analytical capabilities at a great value.
Continue readingExOne Company certifies its Inconel 718 powder ready for binder jet additive manufacturing
The ExOne Company, North Huntingdon, Pa., announces that the nickel-based alloy Inconel 718 has been certified as Third-Party Qualified, the company’s highest designation of material readiness for its metal 3D printers.
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