Furnacare Inc., Spartanburg, S.C., announces the opening of its new vacuum furnace hot-zone rebuild and service center facility, strategically located in the industrial growth area of the South East.
One Minute Mentor: Stabilization of Ferritic Stainless Steels
Stabilization is generally considered to be the simple gettering of carbon and nitrogen by a suitable carbide former such as titanium or niobium. Stabilization is essential for ferritic stainless steels to avoid the precipitation of grain boundary carbides.
How Do Mufflers Work?
Case History from ASM Failure Analysis Database: Overheating of Aircraft Engine Cylinders
Cylinder fatigue can be due to abnormal heating in service, also experienced by piston heads, exhaust valves, and turbosupercharger housings (castings). As a note, pistons from different engines series can sometimes fit, but due to slight design modifications, they may not function properly. Always make sure that the correct piston is used for a specific engine model.
President of New ASM Failure Analysis Society shares insights
Burak Akyuz, the first president of the Failure Analysis Society, discussed his hopes and dreams for the new organization in an interview in Advanced Materials & Processes.




