ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, recently released ASM Handbooks Online, which features the addition of ASM Handbook, Volume 5B: Protective Organic Coatings.
Continue readingUnraveling structural ambiguities in lithium-rich transition metal oxides
Using complementary microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, researchers at say they have solved the structure of lithium- and manganese-rich transition metal oxides.
Continue readingNew welding technique welds “unweldable” metals
Engineers at The Ohio State University developed a new welding technique that consumes 80% less energy than a common welding technique, yet creates bonds that are 50% stronger—creating a huge impact on the auto industry.
Continue readingSSAB launches high-strength steels designed for auto chassis
SSAB, Sweden, announces that during the next 12 months it will release two hot-rolled advanced high-strength steel grades that exceed 800 and 1000 MPa in tensile strength for automobile chassis applications.
Continue readingSeco-Warwick case-hardening system reduces distortion in gears
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., introduces UniCase Master, a single flow, precision case-hardening system said to reduce distortion in gears; and the ZeroFlow gas nitriding process.
Continue readingMTS provides test equipment to engineering lab at Penn State
MTS Systems Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., has provided Penn State University, State College, with a suite of advanced materials testing equipment and software for its Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics laboratory.
Continue readingConstellium launches Aeral aluminum for aerosol cans
Constellium N.V., Amsterdam, has launched Aeral, an aluminum solution designed for making aerosol containers by the “drawn and ironed” technology currently used to produce beverage cans.
Continue readingPraxair, Atmosphere Engineering sign joint marketing agreement
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has signed an agreement with Atmosphere Engineering that will allow customers to access Praxair’s industrial gases, application technologies, and supply systems, as well as Atmosphere Engineering’s furnace control systems and sensors.
Continue readingFireworks at Heat Treat Social Event Causes an International Stir
MATERIALS PARK, OH – October 26, 2015 – Last week at Heat Treat 2015, the ASM Heat Treating Society rolled out their new social event, “The Heat Is On”, which included a fireworks display that delighted guests and locals alike.
Continue readingIsothermal Transformation Diagram for Tool Steels
The graph shows the isothermal transformation diagram for the steel AISI 1075/DIN EN C75. Cooling curves show three process cycles for molten metal quenching in the time-temperature-transformation plots.
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