The University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Kiel, Germany, report that their research team has developed a new shape memory alloy so tough it returns to its original shape even after being bent and heated over ten million times.
NanoSteel, Providence, R.I., introduces its first powders designed for the binder jet 3D printing of parts having three times the wear and impact resistance of an equivalently infiltrated 420 stainless steel.
Zircotec Ltd., England, has provided its ThermoHold ceramic coating for the exhaust system and a zirconia-based coating for the composite front structure of the British Bloodhound, a car being designed to reach 1000 mph and break the land speed record.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., announces that it has been chosen to lead a consortium of universities and corporations in establishing a New York State Center for advanced technology in additive manufacturing and functional printing.
Grand View Research Inc., San Francisco, has published a thermal spray coating market analysis that predicts the market is expected to reach $12.29 billion by the year 2022.
