Linde LLC, Bridgewater, N.J., has developed a protective-atmosphere safety monitoring system that can be installed on new or existing nitrogen supply systems for all common types of heat treatment furnaces, and can be tailored to the unique needs of the operation.
Seco Warwick to install 265-foot aluminum brazing line for auto radiators
Seco Warwick, Meadville, Pa., reports that it will install a 265-foot controlled-atmosphere aluminum brazing line at Banco Products Ltd., an Indian manufacturer and supplier of original equipment for commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and industrial products.
Aerobraze to overhaul USAF F-16 jet fighter heat exchangers via furnace brazing
Wall Colmonoy’s Aerobraze Engineered Technologies, Oklahoma City, announces that it has won a multi-year, multi-million dollar United States Air Force contract for the overhaul of the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter primary and secondary heat exchangers.
One Minute Mentor: The Passive Layer in Stainless Steels
The presence of chromium causes the buildup of a chromium oxide layer that is impermeable and adherent to the alloy substrate, protecting it from any further oxidation or corrosion.
Ruby red crystal is out of this world
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, Iowa, are being credited with creating the first intermetallic double salt with platinum.