Aleris, Cleveland, announces that it has signed a contract with Boeing to provide aluminum sheet and plate for fuselage and wing structure components for the production of various airplane models over the next several years.
Nucleation rates and hardness in maraging steels
The graph shows plots of aged hardness versus aging time at 455°C (850°F) for Fe-18Ni-5Mo and Fe-18Ni-5Mo-8Co maraging steels.
Thermo Scientific’s Prisma E SEM features high-res imaging system based on tetrode gun
Thermo Scientific, Hillsboro, Ore., introduces its Prisma E scanning electron microscope, which combines a wide array of imaging and analytical modalities with advanced automation for industrial R&D, quality control, and failure analysis.
H.C. Starck’s C-103 niobium alloy designed for parts with high strength at high temperatures
H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., announces that its Fabricated Products Division has successfully launched its niobium C-103 alloy for rocket, satellite, and jet propulsion applications.
New AM technology enables one-step 3D printing of parts made of two different materials
Washington State University, Pullman, announces that its engineers have developed a technology that may help manufacturers reduce the number of production steps with a single machine that could 3D print complex structures with multiple parts in one operation.