Arconic to invest $137 million in new horizontal furnace to heat treat large aluminum plate
November 26, 2017 Source: ASM International
Arconic Inc., New York, plans to invest $137 million to install a new horizontal heat treat furnace at its Davenport Works facility in Iowa to heat treat longer and thicker plate than ever before.
Continue readingSupremEX aluminum composite specification approved for aerospace applications
Source: ASM International
Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, announces that the Society of Automotive Engineers – Aerospace Material specification Nonferrous Alloys Committee (SAE-AMS) has approved specification of AMS4368 for Materion’s SupremEX 640XA aluminum composite.
Continue readingNovelis Advanz automotive aluminum is heat-treatable, formable, and strong
November 20, 2017 Source: ASM International
Novelis, Atlanta, announces that its Advanz 6HF – e/s200 heat-treatable aluminum alloy provides automakers greater design flexibility due to its superior formability, strength, and weight savings for automotive outer and inner applications.
Continue readingCold-rolling enables high formability of unalloyed magnesium at room temperature
Source: ASM International
Monash University, Australia, announces that its researchers have developed a cold-rolling technology in which unalloyed magnesium “becomes super-formable at room temperature.”
Continue readingImproving the Nitriding Process Using ZeroFlow® Gas Nitriding Technology
November 14, 2017 Source: ASM International
Gas nitriding has been performed for almost a century with many variations over the years. The benefits of nitriding are well documented and nitriding has gained amazing industrial acceptance. However, the equipment and control of the nitrided layer has continued to be challenging, and as such, nitriding is still slowly being adopted by industry, but the rate of change is improving.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Fatigue Testing of 316 Stainless Steel Round Bar
November 13, 2017 Source: ASM International
The graph shows the results of fatigue testing of standard round bar 316 stainless steel specimens, in tension-compression cycling (R = –1) The symbols represent different sets of specimens, with nontreated specimens identified by triangles, treated specimens by squares.
Continue readingIpsen 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.
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