Pastimes.
Selected items from the pages of the monthly magazine of ASM
International: Metal Progress (1930-86) and its successor, Advanced
Materials & Processes (1985-present).
60 YEARS AGO ...
May . . .
Calendar.(Calendar)
June 1-6 8th Intl. Conf. on Trends in Welding Res.: Pine Mountain,
Ga. Organized by ASM, AWS, and Oak Ridge Natl. Lab. Contact ASM
International.
June 2-4 Intl. Thermal Spray Conf. & Expo (ITSC . . .
Particle characterization.(Products and Literature)
Malvern Instruments, U.K., introduces the Morphologi G3 automated
particle characterization system. Through the rapid analysis of hundreds
of thousands of particles, this powerful analytical tool . . .
Extreme outdoor welding.(Products and Literature)
Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, has added four new
gas-shielded, flux-cored wires to its UltraCore line to offer
alternatives to welders working on high-strength, low-alloy
applications.
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Scanning electron microscope.(Products and Literature)
JEOL USA Inc., Peabody, Mass. premieres the CarryScope, a new
scanning electron microscope that can travel or easily be moved to
different locations as needed. It can be transported between the . . .
Hydraulic testing system.(Products and Literature)
Instron, Norwood, Mass., introduces its new 1000HDX Universal
Testing Machine, which features a dual test space for tension,
compression, bend, shear, and flexure testing on high . . .
Thermoset polyester composites.(Products and Literature)
IDI Composites International, Noblesville, Ind., has received a UL
temperature rating of 170[degrees]C for its 46-16-26-S grade bulk
molding compound. This rating is the highest UL temperature . . .
Metal-cored wires.(Products and Literature)
Hobart Brothers, Troy, Ohio, offers Tri-Mark Metalloy Vantage and
Metalloy Vantage Nil gas-shielded metal-cored welding wires with
technology that reduces silicon island formation and produces weld . . .
Wax emulsion.(Products and Literature)
Heatbath Corp., Springfield, Mass., introduces its new rust
preventive product, Durawax, a multipurpose synthetic wax emulsion that
provides excellent coverage over bare steel or conversion . . .
Blast system.(Products and Literature)
Guyson Corp., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has designed and built the
Model SP-10, an automated abrasive blast system that processes circular
components up to 40 inches in diameter. The Model SP-10 is . . .
Vertical airflow oven.(Products and Literature)
The Grieve Corp., Round Lake, Ill., offers an electrically heated
500[degrees]F vertical airflow walk-in oven for curing composite parts
at the customer's facility. Incoloy sheathed tubular . . .
Sputtering targets.(Products and Literature)
Goodfellow Corp., Oakdale, Pa., offers sputtering targets in 62
different metals and alloys, as well as compounds such as borides,
carbides, fluorides, nitrides, oxides, selenides, silicides, . . .
Lead replacement.(Products and Literature)
Globe Composite Solutions Ltd., Dallas, Texas, has developed a new
castable material, Brandonite 4210, which provides the same radiographic
high-density shielding and sound-deadening benefits of . . .
Remote video technology.(Products and Literature)
Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., introduces the Video
Stik for remote inspection of areas generally inaccessible to the naked
eye. It comes with a distal video camera at the end of a . . .
Hydrolysis-resistant polyamides.(Products and Literature)
BASF Corp., Florham Park, N.J., has added two new
hydrolysis-resistant polyamides to its product range, Ultramid A3WG6 HRX
and A3WG7 HRX, which are reinforced with 30% and 35% glass . . .
Precious metal compounds.(Products and Literature)
Alfa Aesar, Willard, Mass., has published a new Precious Metals
Compounds and Catalysts catalog. This 80-page publication lists a full
range of precious metal chemicals (platinum, palladium, . . .
Composite armor.(Products and Literature)
AGY, Aiken, S.C., introduces two new glass fibers, Featherlight and
Quicksilver. These fibers were engineered for vehicle armor composite
solutions to provide protection against the most demanding . . .
Did you know.(STRESS RELIEF)
In what area of the world did iron working first develop?
The Chinese developed crossbows around 600 BC. What were they made
of?
What element was named after a river?
Where did indium get its . . .
Nano Sun.(STRESS RELIEF)
This image is a recreation of Robert Fludd's 17th century
drawing of the Sun, the alchemists' symbol for gold. IBM scientists
drew the image by precisely placing 20,000 gold particles, each about . . .
Laser-sintered chair.(STRESS RELIEF)
Believe it or not, this plastic chair was made by laser-sintering
plastic powder. Known as Osteon, the chair was built by taking
horizontal slices through a 3D computer-aided design model. . . .
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