Tag: Corrosion cracking

Corrosion cracking is a critical phenomenon in the field of material science and engineering, representing a severe form of material degradation. This type of cracking occurs when a material, typically a metal, is subjected to both a corrosive environment and tensile stress. Among the various forms of corrosion cracking, stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is particularly noteworthy due to its insidious and dangerous nature.

Lost-form casting

Aesir Metals LLC has begun lost-foam casting of parts in 316 stainless steel.

Looking forward to Duplex World 2010

In an exclusive interview, Elisa Hannan discusses her thoughts about the upcoming Duplex World 2010 Exhibition and Conference.

Alloy 330 plate and processed flat bar

Penn Stainless Products has introduced a new line of 330 Plate and Processed Flat Bar to its family of high-temperature product offerings.

Tin added ferritic stainless steel grade

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp. (NSSC) has developed the world's first tin added low interstitial ferritic steel grades, named the "FW (forward) series".

Stainless steel production complex

Mechel OAO has announced that Russian prime minister Mr Vladimir Putin has inaugurated a stainless steel production complex in the arc furnace melting shop 6 of Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant (CMP).

Sn-added ferritic stainless steel grades

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp. (NSSC) has developed the world’s first Sn-added low-interstitial ferritic steel grades, named the “FW (forward) series”.

Nickel market may swing into deficit

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. has predicted that the nickel market may swing into a greater deficit than expected in 2010 because of supply disruptions and greater Chinese demand, which could boost prices.

New generation martensitic stainless steel

Baosteel has successfully developed a Nitrogen controlled high strength martensitic stainless steel with excellent hardness and corrosion resistance for cutting tools.

Seminar praises molybdenum

A seminar was held in Beijing discussing molybdenum and how it improves the performance of steels.

Stainless steel hollow bars

Sandvik Materials Technology now offers 100 different sizes of stainless steel hollow bar, from 32mm to 420mm outside diameter.