Using an ultrafast laser system, a group in Physical and Life Sciences at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, Calif., subjected iron to extremely rapid dynamic compression and showed that the transition from one crystal structure to another can take place in less than 100 trillionths of a second after the compression begins.
Al-Fe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne, Ind., has added glycol quenching to its list of Nadcap-accredited aluminum heat treat services at its plant in Wadsworth, Ohio.
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology IPT, Germany, is developing Selective Laser Melting technology to build aerospace components via additive manufacturing.
Nikon Metrology Inc., Brighton, Mich., announces a unique 750 kV x-ray source with micron level spot size.
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art, $100 million, 320,000-square-foot facility in La Porte, Indiana, where it will produce nickel-base superalloy jet engine parts.
