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R&D Update: Heat generation in forming of AHSS
- By Ali Fallahiarezoodar, Ruzgar Peker, and Taylan Altan, Ph.D.
- Mar 10, 2015
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Advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) materials are multiphase steels that contain martensite, bainite, and/or retained austenite. The use of AHSS materials in the automotive industry is increasing every day, because these steels provide strength and satisfy functional requirements at reduced weight....
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Metallurgy Matters: The tricky subject of weldability
- By Bob Capudean
- Mar 9, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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Welding metallurgy is a science, but it’s far from perfect. I mention this here because my January/February column elicited a number of critical, if not scathing, e-mails concerning everything from a typo in Figure 3 to my generalizing the precise and exacting science of metallurgy. The...
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Universal Steel upgrades stretcher to process 1-in.-thick material
- Mar 9, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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Cleveland-based Universal Steel, a flat-rolled-steel service center with emphasis on hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and coated carbon steels, has announced that its stretcher-leveler has received a number of upgrades to allow the machine to stretch and cut steel up to 1 in. thick in widths up to 74 in....
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Nidec Minster announces management changes
- Mar 9, 2015
- Bending and Forming
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Nidec Minster Corp., a provider of presses, feeds, coil handling equipment, and die transfer equipment in Minster, Ohio, has announced several organizational changes. Effective June 1, David Winch will assume the role of CEO/vice chairman of the board of directors. John Winch will step down as...
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Kennametal named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for fourth consecutive year
- Mar 9, 2015
- Shop Management
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Latrobe, Pa.-based Kennametal Inc., a provider of wear-resistant products, application engineering, and services, has announced that it has been named for the fourth consecutive year among the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute, an organization that focuses on defining and...
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Welding table is double-hardened for long life
- Mar 9, 2015
- Shop Management
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Strong Hand Tools® has introduced the Professional Extreme 750 welding table. Constructed from premium through-hardened steel, the welding table is finished with a plasma nitride treatment, resulting in a double-hardened case that prolongs the life of the table surface, protects against stroke...
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Industrial Metal Supply adds high-definition metal plasma cutting
- Mar 9, 2015
- Plasma Cutting
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Industrial Metal Supply, based in Los Angeles, has announced the addition of high-definition plasma metal cutting services for its Southern California- and Arizona-based customers. With the technology, the company can cut sheet and plate up to 3 in. thick while achieving a square cut. The...
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The Genesis Movement launched to strengthen Illinois manufacturing
- Mar 9, 2015
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The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), in partnership with the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, has launched The Genesis Movement, a new approach to strengthen the Illinois manufacturing sector and its workforce. The Genesis Movement provides tools and strategies that promote...
Axis Pipe and Tube receives API certifications
- Mar 9, 2015
- Tube and Pipe Production
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Axis Pipe and Tube Inc., a Prolamsa Group company, has announced receipt of American Petroleum Institute (API) certifications API-5CT, API 5L, and API Spec Q1, as well as ISO: 9001(2008), for its newly opened pipe and tubular products manufacturing facility in Bryan, Texas. The $150 million...
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Electrode welds thin exhaust components
- Mar 9, 2015
- Consumables
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Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a metal-cored ferritic stainless steel electrode designed for use on thin materials in automotive applications. It can weld aluminized or other coated components on 0.03-in. material with no burn-through. The FP 439Ti electrode provides a stable spray arc over a...
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Alcoa to acquire RTI Intl. Metals
- Mar 9, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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New York-based Alcoa has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RTI Intl. Metals Inc., Pittsburgh, a global supplier of titanium and specialty metal products and services for the commercial aerospace, defense, energy, and medical device markets. RTI’s titanium operations span midstream...
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Crane scale helps protect lift operators
- Mar 9, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
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UV-A LED panel flood lamps suitable for NDT inspection
- Mar 9, 2015
- Testing and Measuring
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Spectronics Corp. offers the PowerMAX™ 365 series UV-A LED flood lamps. Each lamp features a panel of 16 UV-A (365-nm) LEDs engineered for NDT applications. These stationary light sources can be installed overhead or inline and can be connected together to provide a wider coverage area. The...
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Metallurgy Matters: Welding’s effect on strengthened steel
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- Mar 9, 2015
- Metals/Materials
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As I mentioned in the September/October issue, welding can severely influence strengthened or hardened metals, depending on the hardening technique used. Hardening Techniques and Welding Effects Work- or strain-hardened metals exposed to the intense localized head of welding tend to recrystallize...
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