Akhan Semiconductor, Gurnee, Ill., has opened its global headquarters and production facility to develop and manufacture next-generation diamond-based semiconductors.
One Minute Mentor: Effect of Ledeburite Carbides
For ledeburitic tool steels (typical 8-12%-Cr cold-work tool steels and high-speed steels) the interaction of carbides with the matrix must be taken into account, especially when these carbides are strongly oriented after plastic deformation (rolling, forging) of the pre-material.
White House Energy Summit focuses on advancing technology safety and low-cost energy
Speaking at the White House Summit on Nuclear Energy physicist Christina Back of General Atomics highlighted the urgency of developing next-generation fast-gas reactors with new materials to enhance safety and ensure energy security.
Ipsen furnace enables California Brazing to increase aluminum brazing capacity
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that California Brazing recently purchased its third vacuum aluminum brazing (VAB) furnace from Ipsen, to expand capacity and manufacture a variety of aluminum-brazed assemblies.
Nucor to acquire Gerdau’s cold-drawn steel bar assets in Ohio and Georgia
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has agreed to acquire Gerdau Long Steel’s Bright Bar assets located in Orrville, Ohio, and Cartersville, Georgia, which manufacture cold-drawn steel bars and have a combined production capacity of 75,000 tons per year.