Praxair Distribution Inc. (PDI), Danbury, Conn., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., announces that its two joint venture companies operating in the southeastern United States have merged.
Continue readingAxial III Suspension Plasma Spray enables nanoparticles in thermal barrier coatings
Northwest Mettech, North Vancouver, British Columbia, has developed a NanoFeed line of liquid and suspension feeders to enable delivery of submicron powders to thermal spray torches.
Continue readingNitinol shape-memory alloy with added hafnium resists both wear and corrosion
Puris LLC, Bruceton Mills, W. Va., recently signed a limited (partially) exclusive, term license agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center to produce a high-performance, hafnium-enhanced shape-memory powder metallurgy alloy that provides resistance to both wear and corrosion.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Relation Between Tempering Temperature and Hardness
The graphs show the relation between tempering temperature and hardness for D2 and D3 tool steels.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick retrofits mesh belt furnace to increase productivity by 40%
Seco-Warwick, Meadville, Pa., announces that a major U.S.-based manufacturer is improving efficiency by retrofitting its mesh belt furnace originally commissioned by Seco-Warwick nearly 20 years ago.
Continue readingReliance acquires Tubular Steel for its specialty steel products
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Tubular Steel Inc., which stocks over 60,000 tons and ships over two million custom-cut lengths of pipe, tubing, and bar products annually.
Continue readingNucor Steel Louisiana DRI Plant to resume operations
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that its direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana will resume operations by the end of January.
Continue readingLindberg/MPH ships gas-fired aluminum stack melting furnace to marine supplier
Lindberg/MPH, Riverside, Mich., has shipped a gas-fired aluminum stack melting furnace to a leading supplier in the marine industry.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Tool Steel Tempering Practices
Multiple tempering is effective in decreasing the amount of austenite retained in A and D steels and is a common practice in heat-treating them.
Continue readingIpsen AvaC two-chamber gas/oil furnace doubles carbon availability
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped an AvaC (acetylene vacuum carburizing) two-chamber gas/oil quench vacuum furnace to a facility in Connecticut where it will be used to process sports equipment.
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