One Minute Mentor: Heat Transfer in a Fluidized Bed Furnace

One of the major attributes of the fluidized bed is the high rate at which heat can be transferred from the bed of particles to an immersed object. Coefficients of heat transfer on the order of 400 to 740 W/m2 · K (70 to 130 Btu/ft2 · h · °F) are possible. This heat flow […]

Effect of heat treatment on the properties of a high alloying maraging steel fabricated by laser metal deposition

Soochow University, China, successfully demonstrated a novel high alloying element maraging steel (HA-MS1) prepared by laser metal deposition (LMD). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) phase transformation analysis on the as-deposited (AF) specimens was conducted and the reasonable aging heat treatment (AT) and solution + aging heat treatment (ST + AT) were subsequently proposed. These specimens were characterized by scanning electron […]

Acquisition of two specialist technology focussed businesses for $145m and plans for the opening of a new HIP facility in Southern California

Bodycote ,Macclesfield, UK, the world’s leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services, announced a number of strategic steps to enhance and drive further growth in its Specialist Technologies business, through the expansion of the Group’s Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) footprint and scale in the US. Lake City HT based in Warsaw, Indiana, […]

Constellium completes the sale of its Landau, Crailsheim and Burg facilities

Constellium, Paris, announced the completion of the sale of three of its soft alloy extrusion facilities located in Landau, Crailsheim and Burg in Germany to Vaessen Aluminium, for a total cash consideration of €48.8 million. This announcement follows the completion of the regulatory approval process. https://www.constellium.com/news/constellium-completes-the-sale-of-its-landau-crailsheim-and-burg-facilities

Nitrex secures largest order In company history

Nitrex, Quebec, announced the receipt of a multi-million-dollar contract to provide a turnkey automated nitrocarburizing installation exclusively designed for the production of brake components for electric passenger vehicles. Under the contract, Nitrex will design, manufacture, commission, and test two cutting-edge continuous-line furnaces capable of processing millions of brake parts annually. The NXL furnace series, with […]