Solar Atmospheres of California, Fontana, announces that it has been awarded Nadcap 24-month Merit status for Heat Treating, which means that instead of having its next Nadcap audit in eighteen months, it has been granted an accreditation that lasts until July 31, 2018.
Chromium-aluminum PVD coating protects jet engine compressor vanes and seals
Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, has developed Nitron CA, a PVD vacuum process in which a material comprised of chromium and aluminum bound with nitrogen is deposited on complex surfaces.
Norsk Titanium to build 3D printed parts for aerospace and deliver RPD machines to New York
Norsk Titanium, Norway, recently announced agreements with Mecachrome, Thales, Boeing, and the state of New York regarding its Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) additive manufacturing process. Norsk says that these titanium parts have strengths equivalent to those of forgings, but at lower cost and shorter design-to-market times.
Alcoa’s new facility to produce titanium, nickel, aluminum powders for 3D printing
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has committed to 3D printing technology with the opening of a new powder atomization building at the Alcoa Technology Center in New Kensington, Pa.
One Minute Mentor: Annealing of Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steels
The lower carbon content in an austenitic stainless steel slows the kinetics of carbide precipitation.