United States Steel, Pittsburgh, announces that it has formed a joint venture partnership agreement under which it has taken the first step toward acquiring Big River Steel through the purchase of a 49.9% ownership interest at a purchase price of approximately $700 million in cash, with a call option to acquire the remaining 50.1% within the next four years.
Novel HVOF-Deposited Coating Using Recycled WC Powders
Engineers from InnoTech Alberta evaluated a coating consisting of tungsten carbide overspray for parts requiring moderate-to-low wear resistance.
Microstructure Evaluation and Corrosion Behavior of Cold Spray Deposited Tantalum Coatings
Engineers from the University of Nevada and ASB Industries reported on a study of a tantalum coating deposited on an aluminum substrate by cold spraying.
Functional Martensitic Stainless Steel Coatings by Cold Spray
Researchers from Iowa State University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, VRC Metal Systems, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory discussed the feasibility of forming martensitic coatings with tailored strength and ductility by cold-spraying austenitic steel powders.
Structurally Integrated Damage Tolerant Thermal Spray Coatings
Researchers from Stony Brook University’s Center for Thermal Spray Research reported in this presentation that cermet coatings applied via high-velocity thermal spray are used in aggressive wear situations and are almost always coupled with corrosive environments.