SSAB Steel, Sweden, introduces Docol 1500 MZE electrogalvanized martensitic grade high-strength structural steel for automotive applications.
Large “hot box” system monitors wire coil temperature during annealing
Phoenix Temperature Measurement, Clearwater, Fla., announces that a major steel coil manufacturer has taken delivery of a ‘hot box’ system to monitor the temperature of steel wire coils through their annealing process.
Paulo Products Kansas City Division becomes AS9100 certified
Paulo Products Co., St. Louis, Mo., announces that its Kansas City Division is now AS9100 certified, and joins the Cleveland Division in being both AS9100 certified and Nadcap accredited.
Solar partners with Refrac to build system for superplastic forming/diffusion bonding
Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., announces that it has contracted with Refrac Systems, Chandler, Ariz., to help design and build a large 100-ton-load gas fan quench vacuum hot press (GFQVHP) system for its aerospace structures diffusion bonding operation.
One Minute Mentor: Effects of Different Cooling Rates on Corrosion-Resistant Tool Steels
The graph shows the effects of different cooling rates on the toughness properties (un-notched samples) of AISI 420 and nitrogen-alloyed M333 tool steels.