The graph shows a continuous cooling test in which the austenitizing temperature was approximately 1040°C (1900°F).
Continue readingAdditive-manufactured components printed via melting metal alloy filaments
3D MakerJet Inc., Orlando, Fla., announces that, after a year and a half in research and development, functioning prototypes of metal components made via melting metal alloy filaments, including copper, have successfully met industry standards.
Continue readingSteel forgings for windmills to be produced in joint venture
Sumitomo Corp., Japan, and the Japan Steel Works have formed a joint venture with Gerdau Steel, Brazil, to manufacture forged steel products for wind power generation.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres builds home for world’s largest vacuum furnace
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, announces that the construction project to house the largest commercial vacuum furnace in the world is progressing on time.
Continue readingCEC supplies chain conveyor solution furnace for heat treating aluminum die castings
Consolidated Engineering Co. (CEC), Kennesaw, Ga., announces that it has received a purchase order for a four-zone natural gas-fired chain conveyor solution furnace for the T4 treatment of aluminum high-pressure die castings.
Continue readingHarper to supply Australia with thermal processing system for nuclear waste
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y, has been awarded a contract to supply a hot cell Rotary thermal processing system to treat waste from nuclear medicine production at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Quenching of Hot-Work Tool Steels
Hot-work steels range from high to extremely high in hardenability, so it is possible for them to achieve full hardness by cooling in still air. However, this is not recommended, because intense embrittlement occurs after slow cooling from hardening temperature.
Continue readingPuris produces large, 100% dense, complex titanium aerospace part via 3D printing
Puris LLC, Bruceton Mills, W.Va., announces that it recently achieved a major 3D-printing milestone by producing a 31-pound complex titanium aerospace part for commercial use to 100% density.
Continue readingHarper awarded contract for nuclear material processing equipment
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., was recently awarded a contract for a pusher furnace line with Kepco Nuclear Fuel, which is currently producing nuclear fuel for its pressurized heavy water reactors.
Continue readingC.I. Hayes installs conveyor belt atmosphere furnace
C.I. Hayes, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Cranston, R.I., reports the installation of a Model BAC-M Conveyor Belt Atmosphere Furnace designed for various processes such as brazing, hardening, and annealing of stainless steel materials.
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