Bodycote to install Nadcap-capable “Mega HIP” high-pressure unit in Belgium
January 28, 2018 Source: ASM International
Bodycote, England, announces that its hot isostatic pressing (HIP) facility at Sint Niklaas, Belgium, is awaiting delivery of a new “Mega-HIP” unit, a high-pressure, high-temperature unit that is Nadcap capable.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Crevice Corrosion Testing
January 22, 2018 Source: ASM International
In crevice corrosion testing, treated 316 stainless steel compares favorably with alloy 625, as shown in the figure with three images. This figure shows three specimens at the end of a weeklong crevice corrosion test in natural seawater, at room temperature, under an applied potential of 300 mV.
Continue readingSolar Atmospheres adds tensile testing to its in-house mechanical testing services
January 21, 2018 Source: ASM International
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, has brought tensile testing in-house, adding the test to its other in-house mechanical tests rather than outsourcing.
Continue readingIpsen USA finishes Q4 2017 by shipping multiple Titan vacuum furnaces around the world
Source: ASM International
Ipsen USA, Cherry Valley, Ill., recently shipped 15 furnaces to eight states in the United States, as well as Asia and Europe, to support customers in the additive manufacturing, aerospace, commercial heat treating, medical, and metal injection molding industries.
Continue readingAdvanced Heat Treat Corp. receives 24-month Nadcap accreditation for ion nitriding
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Advanced Heat Treat Corp., Waterloo, Iowa, announces that it has once again been awarded Nadcap Merit status for Heat Treating (ion nitriding), and has been granted an accreditation that lasts 24 months.
Continue readingDOE awards $1 million to NanoAl to develop low-cost aluminum alloy electrical wire
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
Source: ASM International
Despatch, Minneapolis, Minn., has redesigned its RAD2-19 and RFD2-19 cabinet ovens to accommodate its customers’ need for a smaller footprint.
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