A 3D printer allows researchers at Ames Laboratory, Iowa, to rapidly create and assess alloys of varying composition to find just the right combination to produce materials with the desired characteristics.
3D printing creates and assesses alloys
AMG Titanium Alloys to supply titanium aluminides for PW1100G-JM engine
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V, Amsterdam, announces that AMG Titanium Alloys and Coatings (AMG TAC) has been selected by MTU Aero Engines to provide titanium aluminides for the production of the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engine.
Laser profile scanner evaluates high-strength steel welds during welding process
The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm announces that its researchers have developed a quality assurance method for welds in high-strength steel in which a laser profile scanner assesses the welded surface and measures the quality of the weld.
New graphite board insulation enables more thermally efficient furnace hot zone
Solar Manufacturing, Souderton, Pa., announces that it has been cooperating for the past year with Graphite Machining Inc., Topton, Pa., on the development and testing of a new graphite board material and its application in vacuum furnace hot zones.
Buehler upgrades Wilson DiaMet hardness testing software
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., announces that it has extensively upgraded its Wilson DiaMet hardness testing software with features designed to facilitate and accelerate specific applications, such as the documentation of the hardness distribution in welds, or the depth of hardening in induction-hardened workpieces or in objects hardened with conventional processes.