Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, announces that its Sandvik SAF 2507 high-strength super-duplex stainless steel has been selected for Project P16 Prototype, an innovative 56-foot prototype boat being built by Swedish Steel Yacht AB.
Continue readingMaterion receives Nadcap Merit Status for Heat Treatment
Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has earned Nadcap Merit Status from the Performance Review Institute for heat treatment and tensile/hardness testing at its plant in Lorain, Ohio.
Continue readingZero Flow gas nitrocarburizing enables better control and lower cost
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., is demonstrating its ZeroFlow controlled-gas nitriding at the Heat Treatment Exhibition in Moscow this week.
Continue readingStratasys 3D printing consolidates 163-component part into a two-piece unit
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., reports that Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, Minneapolis, helped build a rocket injector 15 times faster than traditional manufacturing with direct metal laser sintering.
Continue readingAlbert Kay receives ASM Distinguished Life Member award
Mr. Albert Kay, FASM, president of ASB Industries, Barberton, Ohio, is the recipient of this year’s ASM Distinguished Life Member Award.
Continue readingOerlikon sells its vacuum business to Atlas Copco
Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to sell its vacuum business to Atlas Copco, Sweden, to be able to focus on its strategy of growing its global surface solutions and advanced materials businesses.
Continue readingPlasma spray titanium coatings on PEEK implants enhance bone fusion
Centinel Spine, West Chester, Pa., has developed Ti-Active titanium plasma spray coatings on polyetheretherketone implants.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Duplex Stainless Steels
Complex compounds of iron, chromium, and molybdenum are highly detrimental to toughness and corrosion resistance, particularly the resistance to localized chloride attack.
Continue readingNitride coatings based on titanium and other metals protect jet engine components
Wallwork Heat Treating, England, reports that its Nitron Flight PVD-applied nitride coatings based on titanium, chromium, chromium-aluminum, and carbon/metal carbides improve the performance of key jet engine components.
Continue readingHow manganese prevents oxidation in high-strength steel
The University of Warwick, England, announces that a team of researchers has discovered that the amount of oxide that forms at the surface of automotive high-strength steels depends on the ratio between manganese and additional alloying elements.
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