Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel merge in 50/50 joint venture to save ~$500 million/year
July 3, 2018 Source: ASM International
Thyssenkrupp, Germany, announces that it has agreed to the merger of its steelmaking business with India’s Tata Steel, making the merged firm Europe’s second biggest steelmaker.
Continue readingTerves nanostructured non-flammable magnesium alloys are comparable to Al 7000
July 2, 2018 Source: ASM International
Terves LLC, Euclid, Ohio, announces that it has been selected by the U.S. Army and Missile Defense Agency to continue development of novel high-strength, non-flammable, nanostructured magnesium alloys for light-weighting applications.
Continue readingSteel Dynamics to invest $140 million on new galvanizing line at Mississippi flat-roll plant
Source: ASM International
Steel Dynamics, Fort Wayne, Ind., announces plans to invest approximately $140 million to expand its offering of value-added flat-rolled steel products through the addition of a new galvanizing line at its plant in Columbus, Mississippi.
Continue readingArconic’s C6A1 aluminum alloy reduces door weight by 12 pounds in Jeep Wrangler
Source: ASM International
Arconic, New York, announces that it is supplying C6A1, a new proprietary and highly formable aluminum alloy, to FCA US LLC to shed weight and boost performance of its 2018 Jeep Wrangler.
Continue readingASM International Publishes New Handbook Dedicated to Nondestructive Evaluation
June 29, 2018 Source: ASM International
ASM International Publishes New Handbook Dedicated to Nondestructive Evaluation
Invaluable Guide to Nondestructive Evaluation Practice and Interpretation
MATERIALS PARK, OHIO— Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is an area of science and technology that is increasingly important to the field of engineering. NDE is an interdisciplinary endeavor that brings together the expertise of materials science and metrology, along with the underlying physics for inspection methods, as well as statistics, computers, robotics, and software. The adoption of advanced manufacturing requires new metrology tools and methods to provide data for assessing new materials including powder metals (as used in additive manufacturing) and various composites.
Continue readingARL’s nanogalvanic aluminum powder mixed with water rapidly generates hydrogen gas
June 19, 2018 Source: ASM International
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) , Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., announces that its researchers have developed a novel, structurally-stable, aluminum-base nanogalvanic alloy powder that reacts with water to produce hydrogen on-demand without a catalyst.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Resistivity of Maraging Steels
June 18, 2018 Source: ASM International
Electrical resistivity of maraging alloys decreases as the aging time increases, up to approximately 100 hours.
Continue readingJW Aluminum builds new plant for producing sheet; Hazelett to supply casting machine
Source: ASM International
JW Aluminum, Mount Holly, S.C., has started construction of a new 220,000-square-foot building at its flat-rolled aluminum plant, which will feature a Hazelett twin-belt continuous casting machine.
Continue readingAdvanced Heat Treat expands headquarters to add nitriding/nitrocarburizing units
Source: ASM International
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), Waterloo, Iowa, has officially broken ground on a new 15,000 square foot expansion at its corporate headquarters.
Continue readingAir Products gas-density sensor detects hydrogen concentration in furnace atmosphere
Source: ASM International
Air Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., introduces its new gas-density sensor, which is designed to measure hydrogen concentration in sintering furnaces in which a nitrogen-hydrogen blend serves as the hot-zone atmosphere.
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