DOE awards $1 million to NanoAl to develop low-cost aluminum alloy electrical wire
January 21, 2018 Source: ASM International
NanoAl LLC, Skokie, Ill., has been awarded a Phase II SBIR grant of more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a low cost, improved conductor alloy for overhead power wires.
Continue readingATI to be preferred supplier of titanium plate for General Dynamics Abrams tank
January 14, 2018 Source: ASM International
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, announces that it has signed two new Long-Term Pricing Agreements with General Dynamics Land Systems to be the preferred supplier of titanium plate for the Abrams tank and the Ajax specialist vehicle.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Corrosion Resistance of Carburized 316 Steel
January 8, 2018 Source: ASM International
Electrochemical polarization curves show a 600 to 800 mV increase in pitting potential in treated (900 to 1000 mV) versus nontreated (200 to 300 mV) type 316 in chloride solutions.
Continue readingBaker Furnace ships record number of custom and standard furnaces in 2017
January 4, 2018 Source: ASM International
Baker Furnace, Brea, Calif., announces record shipments of custom and standard units in a variety of configurations, thanks to its new facility with 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
Continue readingDespatch redesign cuts 20 inches from the width of its RAD2-19 cabinet ovens
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Despatch, Minneapolis, Minn., has redesigned its RAD2-19 and RFD2-19 cabinet ovens to accommodate its customers’ need for a smaller footprint.
Continue readingNew press brake and swing beam shear led to higher furnace sales for Lindberg MPH in 2017
Source: ASM International
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., reports that, in the beginning of 2017, the company purchased an Ermak press brake and hydraulic swing beam shear to maximize production capabilities.
Continue readingIndirect gas-fired aluminum aging oven treats exterior components of aircraft engines
Source: ASM International
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has built an indirect gas-fired aluminum aging oven for treating aluminum exterior components of aircraft engines.
Continue readingAleris secures multi-year contract with Embraer for aluminum flat-rolled products
January 3, 2018 Source: ASM International
Aleris, Cleveland, has signed a new multi-year contract with Embraer to supply aluminum flat-rolled products for use in the production of all Embraer aircraft.
Continue readingConstellium receives defense award for large scale aluminum hull that protects warfighters
Source: ASM International
Constellium N.V., Netherlands, has received the 2017 Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Achievement Award in the category of Enhancing Military Capability, for its contributions as part of the U.S. Army’s Affordable Protection from Objective Threats ManTech program.
Continue readingAlliance Magnesium extracts magnesium from asbestos tailings by electrolysis process
Source: ASM International
Alliance Magnesium, Brossard, Quebec, has developed a hydrometallurgical process combined with an electrolytic process to extract magnesium from asbestos tailings, which contain 25% magnesium.
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