Silverchair to provide hosting for ASM’s online materials information resources
May 18, 2018 Source: ASM International
Silverchair Information Systems, Charlottesville, Va., announces a partnership with ASM International, Cleveland, to develop a unified hosting solution for ASM’s authoritative materials information resources.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Austenite Reversion on Heating
May 14, 2018 Source: ASM International
Age hardening of martensite, or maraging, depends on the occurrence of a thermal hysteresis of phase transformations, whereby the reversion of martensite to austenite during reheating occurs at a higher temperature range than the temperature range for martensite formation during cooling.
Continue readingLake City adds 6000 square feet to facility in Warsaw for HIP and other new equipment
Source: ASM International
Lake City Heat Treating, Warsaw, Ind., announces the construction of a 6000 square foot addition to its facility in Warsaw to support its continued growth in production and to expand its heat treating capabilities.
Continue readingHarper HC Series configurable rotary furnaces save money, reduce lead time
Source: ASM International
Harper Intl., Buffalo, N.Y., announces the launch of the HC Series configurable rotary furnaces, for which customers can select specifications online.
Continue readingNucor to invest $240 million in galvanizing line, $230 million for specialty cold mill complex
Source: ASM International
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that it will invest $240 million to construct a galvanizing line at the company’s sheet mill in Arkansas to support Nucor’s growth into a wider and more diverse set of strategic end-market applications.
Continue readingAlcoa, RioTinto join to develop aluminum smelting process that emits only oxygen gas
Source: ASM International
Alcoa Corp., Pittsburgh, and Rio Tinto, London, announce a revolutionary aluminum smelting process that produces oxygen and eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions.
Continue readingStreamlining Atmosphere Heat Treatment: Best Practices for Minimizing Distortion & Reducing Manufacturing Costs
May 11, 2018 Source: ASM International
Carburizing and quenching are two common, and often essential, processes performed in atmosphere heat-treating systems.
Continue readingGE Additive acquires Arcam EBM Spectra H metal additive manufacturing system
May 7, 2018 Source: ASM International
GE Additive, Cincinnati, announces that it has purchased an Arcam EBM Spectra H metal additive manufacturing system, which is designed to handle materials susceptible to high heat and cracking.
Continue readingATI to invest $95 million to expand isothermal forging and heat treating center in Cudahy
Source: ASM International
ATI Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that its board of directors has approved an investment to expand its isothermal forging and heat treating capacities to satisfy growing demand from the aerospace jet engine market.
Continue readingResidual Stress Workshop at Thermal Processing in Motion Conference
May 3, 2018 Source: ASM International
This Workshop will collect information on current gaps relative to designing products and establishing product definitions that include Bulk Residual Stress as a component attribute. Concepts for possible Industry Standards will be proposed to support enhanced product capabilities.
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