Ipsen expands calibration, testing services of heat treating systems for Nadcap rules
November 9, 2017 Source: ASM International
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has expanded its services to include calibration and survey services that adhere to strict Nadcap requirements.
Continue readingBiography Highlights Inspirational Life of Scientist and Educator Y. Austin Chang
November 7, 2017 Source: ASM International
Emigrating from China to the US in 1950, Y. Austin Chang obtained a PhD in metallurgy and became a world-renowned expert in thermodynamics and metal alloys. In addition to his scientific accomplishments, his role as a beloved educator, mentor, and devoted family man is told in this warm biography.
Continue readingIpsen expands calibration and survey services for Nadcap requirements
November 5, 2017 Source: ASM International
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has expanded its services to include calibration and survey services that adhere to strict Nadcap requirements.
Continue readingTimkenSteel expands quench and temper heat treating capacity by 50,000 tons
Source: ASM International
TimkenSteel, Canton, Ohio, announces that it has brought a new $40 million heat treating facility online in Canton.
Continue readingWisconsin Oven four-chain conveyor oven preheats aluminum to 900°F before forging
October 31, 2017 Source: ASM International
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, reports that is has shipped a natural-gas-fired indexing conveyor oven to an automotive parts manufacturer in Canada to preheat aluminum billets prior to forging into automotive suspension components under high pressure.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Time-Temperature-Transformation Diagram
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Traditionally, carburization is carried out at high temperature to maximize the solubility and the rate of interstitial solute diffusion.
Continue readingATM hardness tester with overview camera enables high-quality optical measurement
October 27, 2017 Source: ASM International
ATM Advanced Materialography, Germany, announces that the high-quality optical measuring system of its automatic hardness tester Carat 950 has been enhanced by overview optics integrated into the revolver.
Continue readingSuperheat’s heat-treating software and advanced equipment cut labor costs by 40%
Source: ASM International
Superheat, Chicago, introduces Superheat Smartway, its heat treatment solution that is said to reduce costs, save time, minimize risk, and improve quality.
Continue readingTimken Endurance SBQ steels offer ultrahigh strength and toughness for longer gear life
Source: ASM International
Timken Steel, Canton, Ohio, introduces Endurance steels, a new family of special bar quality steels comprised of both Timken Steel’s existing high-strength and/or high-toughness grades, and three new ultra-high-strength, high-toughness steels.
Continue readingSandvik to supply 155 miles of stainless steel umbilical tubing for offshore platform
Source: ASM International
Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden, has signed a contract for the supply of stainless steel tubing required for 155 miles of umbilicals linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform.
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