Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., announces that its physicists have developed an electron microscope pixel array detector (EMPAD) for scanning transmission electron microscopes that extracts much more information from the image than possible with conventional detectors.
Semisolid metal flows under pressure when directly extruded to build 3D printed parts
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif., and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., report that they have developed a direct metal writing process in which semisolid metal is directly extruded from a nozzle.
Nucor invests $85 million to upgrade rolling mill at its steel bar mill in Marion, Ohio
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that it will invest $85 million to upgrade the rolling mill at its Marion, Ohio, steel bar mill, which is Ohio’s largest producer of rebar and signpost, and is capable of producing over 400,000 tons annually.
Buehler supports ASM World Training Center with metallographic and test equipment
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announces that Buehler, an ITW Company in Lake Bluff, Ill., has renewed its collaboration with ASM by supporting the ASM World Training Center with new metallographic and test instruments.
One Minute Mentor: Control of Nitriding Potential at Low Temperatures
The graph shows the case thickness for fluidized-bed nitrided 316L samples after 8 hours of treatment.