The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm announces that its researchers have developed a quality assurance method for welds in high-strength steel in which a laser profile scanner assesses the welded surface and measures the quality of the weld.
New graphite board insulation enables more thermally efficient furnace hot zone
Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., announces that it has been cooperating for the past year with Graphite Machining Inc., Topton, Pa., on the development and testing of a new graphite board material and its application in vacuum furnace hot zones.
Buehler upgrades Wilson DiaMet hardness testing software
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., announces that it has extensively upgraded its Wilson DiaMet hardness testing software with features designed to facilitate and accelerate specific applications, such as the documentation of the hardness distribution in welds, or the depth of hardening in induction-hardened workpieces or in objects hardened with conventional processes.
Hardness testers feature high accuracy and deadweight loads from 10 g to 2 kg
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., introduces two universal hardness testers: the Wilson VH1102 and VH1202, both equipped with the extensively upgraded version of its DiaMet software.
One Minute Mentor: Metallurgy of Austenitic Stainless Steels
The metallurgy of austenitic stainless steels is based on alloying that enlarges the austenite loop, as shown in the graphs.