Tag: automotive
Clear water, clear evidence
A carefully drilled 1mm hole in the rear mid-frame of a 12 year-old Duple 425 coach has provided evidence of the zero-corrosion performance of 3CR12 stainless steel.
Stainless automotive meeting
The International Stainless Steel Forum will facilitate the first technical session devoted entirely to automotive applications for stainless steel at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress, 8–11 March 2004.
Fronius presses ahead into Brazil
Fronius is moving into the Brazilian welding market by founding a Brazilian subsidiary.
New stainless steel from Sandvik
Sandvik Materials Technology has developed a new stainless steel, Sandvik Nanoflex.
Macsteel and Sanyo sign agreements
Quanex Corporation has announced that Macsteel, its engineered steel bar division, and Sanyo Special Steel Company Ltd have signed agreements for the transfer of technology relating to
automotive steel applications.
Precision Castparts acquires SPS Technologies
Precision Castparts Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SPS Technologies Inc., a supplier of fasteners and other metal products to the aerospace, automotive, and general industrial and other markets.
Advanced austenitic
In collaboration with the Caterpillar Technical Center, researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new modified cast austenitic stainless steel, CF8C-Plus.
Automotive steel technology exchange
Kobe Steel Ltd and Europe's Lucchini Group have concluded two technology transfers for specialty steel wire rod and bar used in automotive applications.
BASF expands Belgian plant
BASF is expanding the capacity of its MDI plant (diphenylmethane diiso-cyanate) in Antwerp, Belgium, from a current level of 230,000 metric tons per year to 320,000 metric tons per year from 2003 onwards.
