The plasmas under consideration here are part of a class called thermal plasmas or plasma arcs.
Accuride steel wheel coating technology enables six times longer life
Accuride Corp., Evansville, Ind., announces the launch of its proprietary EverSteel wheel technology, which has demonstrated six times longer life than its North American and offshore competitors, and double the operational life of Accuride’s Steel Armor steel wheels.
TWI and Metalysis demonstrate selective laser melting for 3D printed tantalum implants
Metalysis, England, has collaborated with TWI, also of England, to demonstrate the feasibility of its tantalum powder in metal additive layer manufacturing for biomedical applications such as patient-specific hip joints.
One Minute Mentor: Heat Treatment of a Premium Grade H13 Die
The graph shows a continuous cooling test in which the austenitizing temperature was approximately 1040°C (1900°F).
Additive-manufactured components printed via melting metal alloy filaments
3D MakerJet Inc., Orlando, Fla., announces that, after a year and a half in research and development, functioning prototypes of metal components made via melting metal alloy filaments, including copper, have successfully met industry standards.