Metals

Manufacturing is a High Note for Aluminum Guitar Maker

Normandy envisioned the guitar having front and back panels, internal supports, and an edge piece.

High-temperature polyimides - Ensinger Inc.

Tecasint 1000, a sintering material introduced 20 years ago under the name Sintimid, is a high-temperature polyimide.

SAE International will host a “Fundamentals of Metal Fatigue Analysis” seminar in Troy, Mich. This course provides an understanding of metal fatigue; the methods to predict and prevent failures; and more.

New Products: Black oxide coating

The mini BK-LC black-oxide coating line treats aluminum with one heated tank and no electrolytic current.

Cryogenic Tool Conditioning Extends Useful Life

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Treatment with extreme cold improves tools’ dimensional stability and wear resistance when a reliable processor performs the treatment.

New Products: High-strength steel alloy

Precipitation hardening steel offers strength, toughness, and ductility.

PowderMet 2009 welcomes early registration

The 2009 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials will be held at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

Back to the future with copper brazing

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Remember when copper was commonly used in mobile air conditioning?

Hybrid Bus Steels the Show

40-ft-long city hybrid, bus built from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DoE, and two Michigan companies, has twice the mileage of conventional hybrid buses.

Hybrid Bus Steels the Show

A 40-ft-long city bus built with help from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DoE, and two Michigan companies, has twice the mileage of conventional hybrid buses, say its developers.

Engineering PM Parts Without Pricey Alloys

A new mix counters high prices.

Material Products: Armor Steel

ATI 500-MIL is designed to meet U.S. military specification MIL0DTLDTL-46100E for high-hard armor steel.

Material Products: High-Purity Alumina

PlasmaPure-UC alumina is said to be 99.9% Al2O3.

Material Products: Aluminum Hinges

The AL Series aluminum hinges are made of 3003 Series commercial strength alloy.

AFS Castings of the Year

The metalcasting industry handed out top honors in its 2008 Engineered Casting Solutions and American Foundry Society Casting Competition.