Transformation rates in quenching are of general importance to heat treating, and continuous cooling diagrams are valuable guides.
Kymera to acquire Reading Alloys for its aerospace, defense, and medical materials
Kymera International, a specialty materials company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, has entered into a definitive agreement with Ametek Inc., Berwyn, Pennsylvania, to acquire its Reading Alloys business.
One Minute Mentor: Surface Induction Hardening
Induction heating is used for through hardening, for secondary hardening of carburized parts, for tempering, for preparation of surface material to modify outcomes of subsequent heat treatment, and for other purposes.
Grupo Mess becomes exclusive Buehler distributor for metallographic and hardness equipment in Mexico
Buehler, an ITW Company, Lake Bluff, Ill., announces a partnership with Grupo Mess, Queretaro City, Mexico, a leading Mexico supplier of scientific equipment and services specializing in metrology. The partnership provides local support to Buehler customers and other manufacturers for all their metallographic product and service needs.
Women In Engineering Profile: Janet Gbur
This profile series introduces leading materials scientists from around the world who happen to be females. Here we speak with Janet Gbur, research associate at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, investigator at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, and adjunct faculty at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio.