Nitrex Metal, Canada, has sold a second NX-815 E furnace to Elvial, one of the largest aluminum extrusion companies in Greece. This will help ELVIAL meet the needs created by their plant expansion and to increase their manufacturing capacity.
Cryoforging titanium to improve ductility
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif., has discovered a new and practical path toward manufacturing titanium with high ductile strength. The technique relies on low-temperature cryoforging to create nanotwinned titanium, which has 30% more ductility than normal titanium.
One minute mentor: Quenching and Tempering
The as-quenched properties of powder metallurgy steels depend on the cooling medium and the steel’s hardenability. Quenching in water, salt, brine, and water-based polymer solutions improves the rate of heat transfer, leading to a faster quench. However, in many cases, it accelerates corrosion due to the residual quenchant trapped in surface pores.
Lucifer Furnaces designs new pot furnaces for aerospace applications
Lucifer Furnaces, Warrington, Pa., has designed a multi-unit modular pot furnace system for a major aerospace manufacturer in the U.S., who will use these furnaces to increase heat treat capacity.
Steel Dynamics named one of the 100 best ESG companies by Investor’s Business Daily
Steel Dynamics, Fort Wayne, Ind., has been named one of the 100 Best ESG Companies of 2021 by Investor’s Business Daily. Steel Dynamics was the only U.S. steel producer receiving this designation, and one of only three steel producers globally.