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 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.
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.
The graph shows the case thickness for fluidized-bed nitrided 316L samples after 8 hours of treatment.
Engines 3D printed of Inconel and titanium are some of the wonders shown by Elon Musk as he explains the operation and the materials in the latest SpaceX spacecraft.
