AK Steel, West Chester, Ohio, announces that Research Engineer and ASM International member Grant Thomas, Ph.D., has received the AISI “Finalist Medal” for the technical paper titled, “Tensile Properties Obtained by Quench & Partition Processing of Mn-Ni Steels at Room Temperature Quench Temperatures.”
ASM Fellow Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi elected Fellow of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences
Pradeep Rohatgi, Fellow of ASM International and Distinguished Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, has been elected Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters.
Severstal to sell its steel plants in Michigan and Mississippi
Severstal, Russia, reportedly plans to sell its North American steel operations in Mississippi and Michigan for about $1.5 billion.
Ipsen to provide advanced heat treating equipment to new Mexican automotive plant
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that it is working with Imesaza, Spain’s largest heat treatment company, to provide advanced heat treating equipment for its new production center in Mexico.
Siemens and Mitsubishi to form joint venture for production of iron, steel, and aluminum
Siemens AG, Germany, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Japan, have agreed to form a joint venture to provide plants, products, and services for the global iron, steel, and aluminum industries.