Detailed Explanation of Annealing

This video from James Sword Research details the various stages of heat treatment including recovery, recrystallization, and grain growth stage.  

OMM: Material aspects of Distortion

Size distortion in ledeburitic cold-work tool steels is always higher in longitudinal direction (the direction of main deformation, which is the direction of the elongated carbide stringers). The figure shows the effect in three different cases.  If plates for cutting tools made from ledeburitic cold-work tool steels are taken from small bar materials in the […]

Solar Atmospheres announces rapid progress on Michigan facility expansion

Solar Atmospheres, Chesterfield, MI, announced significant progress on the 20,000-square-foot expansion of its Michigan facility. The Delta Industrial team quickly erected the steel structure in just one week. The new expansion will accommodate additional vacuum and air furnaces and provide a dedicated shipping and receiving area. The project remains on schedule for completion by the […]