Digital Metal AB, Sweden, a Högan?s Group company, announces that it is launching two binder-jet 3D-printed superalloys for applications in extreme environments: DM 247, a nickel-base superalloy, and DM 625, a nickel-chromium superalloy.
Continue readingAdvances in ion nitriding and nitrocarburizing based on advanced process controls
Ralph Poor of Surface Combustion, Maumee, Ohio, will discuss “Advances in Ion Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing” at Heat Treat 2019 in Detroit in October.
Continue readingOne-Minute Mentor: Special Purpose Through-Hardening Bearing Steels
Through-hardening bearing steels from the ASTM A295 and A485 families that are given a typical heat treatment, operate well up to the 120–135 °C (250–275 °F) service range.
Continue readingIpsen announces January class for heat treating equipment Field Service Engineers
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that its next Corporate Academy class for training Field Service Engineers will be held in January 2020, part of a fast-track development strategy to build a nationwide network.
Continue readingCan-Eng Furnaces awarded contract for a rapid heating furnace for aluminum components
Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, was recently awarded a contract from a research organization for the supply of a rapid heating furnace for lightweight hot-stamped and formed aluminum automotive product development.
Continue readingSeco Warwick 96-foot CAB line enables brazing a variety of parts and heat exchangers
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that it has been selected to relocate a very large CAB line for a customer who purchased it with the intention of brazing its own heat exchangers.
Continue readingSalt template made by 3D printing enables magnesium bioresorbable bone implants
ETH Zurich researchers announce that they have succeeded in producing magnesium scaffolds with structured porosity that are suitable for bioresorbable bone implants, with the help of a 3D printed salt template
Continue readingNovelis and Georgia Institute of Technology establish aluminum innovation Hub
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces a new collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology in which it will invest $2.5 million to establish a Novelis Innovation Hub to promote aluminum basic and translational research, innovative business models, and related educational endeavors.
Continue readingSeco Vacuum to discuss triple chamber vacuum furnace systems at Heat Treat 19
Seco Vacuum Technologies, Meadville, Pa., announces that its technical director will present a discussion of triple chamber vacuum furnace systems at the Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit in October.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: High-Hardenability Steels in the 52100 Family
To overcome the limitations on product cross-sectional thickness and the risk of slack quenches, alloy modifications have been introduced over the years to the base 52100 chemical composition. The modifications constitute a group of high hardenability 52100 steels.
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