Defense TechLink, Bozeman, Montana, reports that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin AFB in Florida has developed USAF-96 Steel, a low-alloy steel that has demonstrated strength and toughness at −40°C even in sections up to four inches thick.
Continue readingPenn State receives U.S. Navy grant for super-finishing of 3D-printed metal parts
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, announces that its researchers have received more than $535,000 to install a state-of-the-art “super-finishing lab” for 3D-printed metal parts.
Continue readingDr. Patrice Turchi Selected as the 2019 Recipient of the J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award
ASM is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrice Turchi, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, is the 2019 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient. His citation reads:
“For outstanding and pioneering contributions in the application of first-principles, quantum-mechanical calculations to the modeling of phase equilibria and thermodynamic behavior of alloys.”
The Gibbs Award was established in 2007 to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of phase equilibria. The award honors J. Willard Gibbs, one of America’s greatest theoretical scientists. Originally proposed by the ASM Alloy Phase Diagram Committee, the award supports ASM’s strong brand identity and reputation in the field of phase diagrams. The J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award is endowed by QuesTek Innovations LLC.
In addition to many other contributions, Gibbs laid the thermodynamics foundations of phase equilibria with his brilliant essay, “On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances”, published in 1876 and in 1878 in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy.
JPW opens new plant for its standard and custom industrial ovens and furnaces
JPW Industrial Ovens and Furnaces, Williamsport, Pa., has opened its Plant 2, a new manufacturing facility that will produce the company’s expanding line of standard industrial ovens.
Continue readingOrchid Orthopedics retrofits heat-treating furnaces with UPC process control upgrades
United Process Controls, Waukee, Wis., reports that medical implants manufacturer Orchid Orthopedics, Memphis, Tenn., has modernized three Ipsen VFS vacuum furnaces with process control upgrades from United Process Controls (UPC).
Continue readingBuehler receives ISO certification for Vickers, Knoop reference hardness testing blocks
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., announces that the Buehler Wilson Reference Block Laboratory in Binghamton, N.Y., has achieved accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 by A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) for Rockwell, Knoop, Vickers, and Brinell hardness test blocks and indenters.
Continue readingAmbrell builds 80,000-square-foot facility to meet demand for induction heating systems
Ambrell Corp., Rochester, N.Y., has constructed a new facility with a highly efficient manufacturing floor that reportedly will enable maximizing throughput with induction heating systems that are innovative, of very high quality, and reliable.
Continue readingAleris to supply aluminum sheet and plate for Boeing aircraft in multi-year contract
Aleris, Cleveland, announces that it has signed a contract with Boeing to provide aluminum sheet and plate for fuselage and wing structure components for the production of various airplane models over the next several years.
Continue readingNucleation rates and hardness in maraging steels
The graph shows plots of aged hardness versus aging time at 455°C (850°F) for Fe-18Ni-5Mo and Fe-18Ni-5Mo-8Co maraging steels.
Continue readingThermo Scientific’s Prisma E SEM features high-res imaging system based on tetrode gun
Thermo Scientific, Hillsboro, Ore., introduces its Prisma E scanning electron microscope, which combines a wide array of imaging and analytical modalities with advanced automation for industrial R&D, quality control, and failure analysis.
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