The graph shows the effect of tempering temperature on the hardness and retained austenite content of Type 440C stainless steel austenitized at 1065°C (1950°F).
Continue readingExcillum Metaljet X-ray tube replaces solid anode with molten metal jet for longer life
Excillum AB, Sweden, has developed the MetalJet x-ray tube, in which a conventional microfocus tube with a solid-metal anode, is replaced by a liquid-metal jet.
Continue readingFraunhofer builds functioning scale model of gas turbine via additive manufacturing
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in Germany, reports that it has developed a fully-functional, true-to-scale gas turbine that demonstrates the potential and limitations of powder bed-based additive manufacturing technologies.
Continue readingASTM International supports research projects for additive manufacturing standards
ASTM International, Conshohocken, Pa., announces its second round of funding to support research that helps expedite standards in additive manufacturing.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven Ferris wheel batch oven contains 20 rotating spindles for part rotation
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, announces that it has built an electrically heated heavy duty Ferris wheel batch oven for a manufacturer in the aerospace industry to cure epoxy resins and varnishes on assorted aerospace parts.
Continue readingSeco Vacuum dual-chamber hybrid furnace provides low pressure carburizing/hardening
Seco Vacuum Technologies, Meadville, Pa., is supplying its signature CaseMaster Evolution dual-chamber vacuum oil quench furnace to an aerospace equipment manufacturer to improve lead times and quality objectives.
Continue readingLindberg three-chamber furnace integrated with robot transfer and hydraulic press
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., has built an integrated, stacked, three-chamber furnace that offers a significantly smaller footprint than a continuous system.
Continue readingNitrex Metal improves nitriding results for Polish aluminum extrusion company
Nitrex Metal Inc., Montreal, Quebec, has supplied a nitriding system to Hydro Extrusion Solutions in Trzcianka, Poland, to address the need for improved process performance and more accurate control of nitriding results.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: M50 bearing steels
M50 is a secondary-hardening alloy typically tempered multiple times to achieve high hardness and dimensional stability.
Continue readingWear resistance of stainless steel said to increase by high-intensity implantation of ions
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University in Russia announce that they have developed a new method of ion implantation that improves the wear resistance of stainless steel by more than a hundred times through highly intensive implantation of ions with low energy.
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