The basic structural differences between the ferritic and austenitic classes are shown in the continuous cooling transformation (CCT) diagram and cooling curves for furnace cooling, air cooling, and quenching.
Continue readingSteel Dynamics to invest $1.6 billion in new electric-arc furnace flat roll steel mill
Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to construct a new state-of-the-art, electric-arc-furnace (EAF) flat roll steel mill with annual production capacity of approximately 3.0 million tons, including the capability to produce the latest generation of Advanced High Strength Steel products.
Continue readingSandvik installs Renishaw laser 3D printers and collaborates on process development
Sandvik Additive Manufacturing, Sweden, announces that it has installed several new Renishaw RenAM 500Q quad laser printing machines, and is also initiating further collaboration with Renishaw in areas such as materials development, AM process technologies, and post-processing.
Continue readingWomen in Engineering Profile: Virginia Osterman
This profile series introduces leading materials scientists from around the world who happen to be females. Here we speak with Virginia M. Osterman, senior scientist at Solar Atmospheres Inc. in Souderton, Pa.
Continue readingBuehler to present webinar on issues regarding testing of heat treated ferrous alloys
Buehler Ltd., an ITW company in lake Bluff, Ill., is to present a webinar (Dec. 4 – 6) that will cover a variety of issues commonly encountered in both metallography and hardness testing of ferrous materials, including common problems and how to avoid them.
Continue readingAbstract from MS&T 2018 technical program: Effects of Post-Build Thermal Processing on the Microstructure of Laser Powder-Bed Produced 17-4 PH Stainless Steel
17-4 PH is a martensitic stainless steel of interest for additive manufacturing (AM) applications because of its combination of high strength and corrosion resistance.
Continue readingIdaho National Lab develops heat treatment to extend life of superalloys in nuclear reactors
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, announce that they have developed a heat treatment method that enables superalloys to withstand high heat more than six times longer than an untreated counterpart, extending useful life by thousands of hours in applications such as nuclear reactors.
Continue readingQuintus Technologies system combines HIP with heat treatment at Lake City
Quintus Technologies, Sweden, announces that Lake City Heat Treating, Warsaw, Ind., has installed a Quintus hot isostatic press with uniform rapid cooling, the first to be delivered to the North American market.
Continue readingQuintus Technologies system combines HIP with heat treatment at Lake City Heat Treating
Quintus Technologies, Sweden, announces that Lake City Heat Treating, Warsaw, Ind., has installed a Quintus hot isostatic press with uniform rapid cooling, the first to be delivered to the North American market.
Continue readingOil quench tank is custom-designed for metal stamping dies heated to 1550°F
L&L Special Furnace Co. Inc., Aston, Pa., has supplied a custom designed and manufactured oil quench tank that was designed to quench metal stamping dies that are heated to 1550°F.
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