Ferritic stainless steels are quite similar in their mechanical behavior to carbon steel.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Hardening Ferritic Stainless Steels
Ferritic stainless steels are quite similar in their mechanical behavior to carbon steel.
Continue readingMessage from the President: Hall of Fame and President Awards
This year again, key thermal spray leaders were introduced to the TSS Hall of Fame to recognize their exceptional contributions to the science, technology, practice, education, management, and advancement of thermal spraying. The recipients of this most prestigious award are selected by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, and nominations are approved by the TSS Board. The new Hall of Fame inductees were recognized in a special awards session at ITSC 2016 in Shanghai.
Continue readingAlcoa aluminum flies high on Embraer aircraft
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces a multiyear agreement with Embraer, Sao Paulo, in which Alcoa will supply aluminum sheet and plate for Embraer’s new E2, the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, a narrow-body medium-range jet airliner.
Continue readingMB Aerospace acquires Vac Aero Poland for heat treating and thermal spray
MB Aerospace, East Granby, Conn., has acquired Vac Aero (Poland) from its Canadian parent company, Vac Aero International, for its extensive range of special process capabilities, including heat treatment and vacuum brazing, vacuum carburizing, air plasma spray (APS), and high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) thermal spray coatings, as well as corrosion and oxidation-resistant paint coatings.
Continue readingAichelin Group acquires AFC-Holcroft for its heat treating furnace equipment
Aichelin Group, Austria, announces that it has acquired U.S.-based Atmosphere Group, the holding company of AFC-Holcroft, said to be the U.S. market leader in the production of industrial furnace equipment for ferrous and nonferrous metals.
Continue readingFacility dedicated to heat treating Mg and Al aerospace parts is Nadcap certified
Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, announces that it has a dedicated, Nadcap-certified heat treatment facility for magnesium and aluminum components ranging from small parts to large fabrications.
Continue readingSpray Tips: Enthalpy Content of Plasma Spray Gases
The graph plots the energy content, or enthalpy, of the gases as a function of temperature.
Continue readingRenishaw launches additive manufacturing system and AM Solutions Centers
Renishaw, UK, introduces the new RenAM 500M additive manufacturing system, a laser-based powder bed fusion system designed specifically for the production of metal components on the factory floor.
Continue readingGKN Aerospace establishes global centers of excellence for additive manufacturing
GKN Aerospace, UK, announces that it has established global centers of excellence for additive manufacturing in the United States, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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