The National Football League (NFL), Under Armour, General Electric , and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), recently announced the five winners of Head Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to support the discovery, design, and development of advanced materials that better absorb or dissipate impact.
One Minute Mentor: Austenitizing Powder Metallurgy Steels
Steels of groups A and D as well as 8%Cr or High-V-PM steels are usually austenitized in vacuum furnaces or in various types of furnaces using gaseous atmospheres.
Metal powders are potential replacement for fossil fuels
Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
J.L. Becker Co. designs car bottom furnace for aerospace company
J.L. Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Co., Plymouth, Mich., recently shipped a car bottom furnace equipped with a 4.5 x 8 x 4-ft. work zone capable of handling an 8000-lb. load with a maximum operating temperature of 1900°F.
Purdue team designs aluminum-lithium torches for Indiana Bicentennial relay
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., announces that a team of its engineering students, faculty, and staff has designed and built the torches for the 2016 Indiana Bicentennial relay.