Janusz Kowalewski, Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., discussed ion vapor deposition, a physical deposition process for applying pure aluminum coatings, at ASM International’s Heat Treat 2019 conference in Detroit.
Continue readingUnited States Steel announces aggressive actions in response to coronavirus
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces a series of aggressive and meaningful actions to provide greater certainty on the company’s response to impacts from the coronavirus and the sudden, significant changes in global oil and gas markets.
Continue readingASB Industries and universities develop cold-spray titanium/aluminum to protect magnesium
Engineers from ASB Industries, the University of Nevada, and the University of Akron have collaborated to develop double-layer coatings on magnesium.
Continue readingThermo Fisher Scientific diagnostic test for COVID-19 receives emergency approval
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, Mass., announces that on March 13 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its diagnostic test that can be used immediately by CLIA high-complexity laboratories in the United States to detect nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and not for any other viruses or pathogens.
Continue readingSolar Manufacturing ships Mentor furnace to Virginia tool and die heat treating company
Solar Manufacturing, Sellersville, Pa., recently shipped a Mentor vacuum furnace to Virginia, for a customer servicing the tool and die industry.
Continue readingCan-Eng Furnaces awarded contract for a rapid heating furnace for aluminum products
Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, was recently awarded a contract from a research organization for the supply of a rapid heating furnace to be used for product development of lightweight hot-stamped and formed aluminum automotive components.
Continue readingSeco Warwick provides two heat treatment systems to machine tool manufacturer
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., has received orders for a CaseMaster Evolution multi-chamber vacuum furnace with oil quench, and a Vector 15-Bar high-pressure gas quench vacuum furnace, from a machine tool manufacturer.
Continue readingGasbarre builds steam treaters that produce oxide layers to resist corrosion and wear
Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, St. Marys, Pa., recently received orders for batch steam treating equipment to serve manufacturers in the medical, additive manufacturing, automotive, and consumer products industries.
Continue readingConnect with ASM colleagues to share resources, post events, discuss ideas and issues
ASM CONNECT launched for all ASM members on January 15; since then, over 100 posts/replies have been discussed.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Quench hardenability
The quench hardenability of forged steels is increased by grain coarsening and higher dislocation density, and research has shown that control of factors such as forge finish temperature and quench temperature allow the optimization of hardness and microstructure.
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