Fine-tuning alloys for high temps
Breakthrough research promises to advance the design of high-temperature alloys with exceptional mechanical stability.
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Making an eco-friendly industrial compound
Without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts, scientists in Japan have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries.
Ask the Experts: Machining Aluminum
Cutting Tool Engineering recently organized and hosted a Question & Answer style webinar with industry experts from Walter AG and RobbJack Corp. exploring the difficulties associated with machining aluminum. Terry Iverson, President and CEO of Iverson & Company, a sales, service and precision machine tool rebuilding company, moderated the event. Our panelists included Jim Dale, Component Manager Aerospace, Walter AG, and Mike MacArthur, Vice President of Engineering, RobbJack Corp.
Making turbines more efficient
Scientists in Japan study metals with niobium silicide in hopes of developing more high-tolerant turbine components.
All about aluminum
Aluminum is light, clean and easily machined, which is why machinists enjoy working with it.
Manufacturers ask President to terminate tariffs
Hundreds of U.S. manufacturing companies ask President Biden to terminate Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.
Sanicro 825
A high-strength alloy with minimum 40% nickel content, Sanicro 825 has excellent corrosion resistance to acids and alkalis, superior resistance to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and good corrosion resistance to phosphoric, nitric, sulfuric, and organic acids, seawater, caustic chloride alkalis and ammoniac media.
Organic molecules help cutting
Researchers at Purdue University have come up with a solution for cutting 'gummy' metals
How to troubleshoot holemaking in stainless steel
Unlike machining other materials, machining stainless steel requires review of myriad aspects prior to beginning work in the machine shop. While machining stainless has unique challenges, its benefits outweigh those challenges.
Hurco establishes apprenticeship program
Hurco North America launched a new 2-year apprenticeship program. The Field Service Apprenticeship (FSA) program starts with a 12-week industry training that merges hands-on training and repair of CNC machines with classroom materials.
Designing metal alloys
Massachusetts Institute of Technology research study finds that many alloy combinations previously ruled out as unviable are in fact feasible.
Starrag and Amorphology open lab for machining aerospace parts
Starrag, a manufacturer of CNC metalworking machinery and Amorphology, a developer of advanced amorphous metals, established a laboratory where customers of both companies can observe real-time precision engineering and machining of complex gears using amorphous metals.nn