Wallwork Heat Treating Co., England, has developed Nitron CA, a PVD vacuum process in which a material comprised of chromium and aluminum bound with nitrogen is deposited on complex surfaces.
Norsk Titanium, Norway, recently announced agreements with Mecachrome, Thales, Boeing, and the state of New York regarding its Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) additive manufacturing process. Norsk says that these titanium parts have strengths equivalent to those of forgings, but at lower cost and shorter design-to-market times.
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has committed to 3D printing technology with the opening of a new powder atomization building at the Alcoa Technology Center in New Kensington, Pa.
The lower carbon content in an austenitic stainless steel slows the kinetics of carbide precipitation.
There’s a new tool in the push to engineer rechargeable batteries that last longer and charge more quickly.
