Engineers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS Dresden, Germany, report that they have developed a new ceramic heat shield technology in which a fine powder of yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide (YSZ) is added to water to form a suspension.
Bodycote shows that machining can affect corrosion resistance of stainless steel
Engineers from Bodycote, Germany and England, will discuss the influence of machining on the surface hardness and corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steels at Heat Treat 2019.
Solar Atmospheres evaluates how nitrogen affects the Lehrer phase diagram
Engineers from Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., will present a discussion at Heat Treat 2019 about the use of nitrogen rather than hydrogen as the diluting gas during ammonia gas nitriding for safety, economic, and environmental reasons.
Ipsen develops heat treating technologies for additively manufactured parts
Peter Kerbel of Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., will discuss heat treating procedures that Ipsen has developed for additively manufactured parts in collaboration with AM component manufacturers, at Heat Treat 2019.
Seco Vacuum multi-chamber vacuum systems reduce carburizing gas consumption
Don Marteeny, Technical Director at Seco Vacuum Technologies, Meadville, Pa., will present a discussion of multi-chamber vacuum systems developed for high-throughput, highly precise low-pressure carburizing applications at Heat Treat 2019.