When not otherwise heat treated, complex engineering castings of ductile iron may be stress relieved at 510 to 675°C (950 to 1250°F).
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Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, announces the formation of a Carpenter Additive business unit, with capabilities that span the entire additive manufacturing process.
Continue readingNucor wins GM Supplier of the Year Award, and announces bar mill investment
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., was recognized as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for Non-Fabricated Steel at the automotive company’s 27th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held on May 15 in Detroit.
Continue readingProtolabs manufacturing facility features 3D printing, CNC machining, injection molding
Protolabs, Maple Plain, Minn., celebrates its 20-year anniversary with a grand opening of its state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility in Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Continue readingThe Effect of Rapid Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Cold Spray Coatings
This ITSC 2019 paper details the mechanical testing of Al 6061 cold spray coatings before and after a rapid heat treatment with a novel focused IR device.
Continue readingLeco metallographic mounting press offers simple operation, touchscreen interface
Leco, Saint Joseph, Mich., introduces the MX400 mounting press, which offers dual mount capability, a slim eight-inch design, a simple steel closure, low thermal mass, and energy-efficient heating with substantially faster cooling than previous generations of mounting presses.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Ductile iron austempering temperature and time
The austempering temperature is the primary determinant of the final microstructure and therefore the hardness and strength of the austempered ductile iron product.
Continue readingCan-Eng Furnaces to design heat treating system for thin-wall aluminum die castings
Can-Eng Furnaces, Niagara Falls, Ontario, has been chosen to design and commission a high-capacity heat-treatment system for a Tier 1 global automotive manufacturing company.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven ships five ovens to East Carolina Metal Treating for stress relieving
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, has shipped five electrically heated standard draw batch series ovens with maximum operating temperatures of 1250°F to East Carolina Metal Treating in Raleigh, N.C., for stress relieving.
Continue readingUnited States Steel to invest a billion dollars in new plant
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces that it will invest more than $1 billion to construct a new sustainable endless casting and rolling facility at its Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pa., and a cogeneration facility at its Clairton Plant in Clairton, Pa., both part of the company’s Mon Valley Works.
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