Archive for May, 2007

Heat Treatment of Steels – The Processes

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Annealing Used variously to soften, relieve internal stresses, improve machinability and to develop particular mechanical and physical properties. In special silicon steels used for transformer laminations annealing develops the particular microstructure that confers the unique electrical properties. Annealing requires heating to above the As temperature, holding for sufficient time for temperature equalisation followed ...

Kyocera Expands MEC Tool Series Range of Cutting Tools

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Kyocera Corporation is pleased to announce a new development in the field of cutting tools. Inserts made from new materials, newly designed cutters and a range of other new items will be offered beginning November 22, 2004 as part of Kyocera’s popular “MEC Tool Series” that was introduced in September ...

Microbe Resistant Coating for Steels

Friday, May 25th, 2007

AK Steels has recently introduces AgION, an antimicrobial coating for carbon and stainless steels. The product was developed in response to an increasing demand for microbe resistant materials over the last few years. The AgION coating is going to be available from AK Coatings, a spin off from AK Steel. The ...

Torsion Springs

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Harris Springs’s range of torsion springs is now available in carbon or spring steel, as well as less common materials including phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, brass, exotic premium alloys and oil tempered steel. This gives the industrial specifier a choice of materials to suit a very wide range of applications. ...

Automatically Manufactured Compression Springs

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Harris Springs offers compression springs made from wire diameters from 0.25mm up to 3.0mm. They can be automatically manufactured from a range of different materials including carbon steel, stainless steel, phosphor bronze, copper beryllium, oil tempered steel and other specified materials.

FELDCO International – Suppliers of Advanced Ceramics and Sputtering Targets

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

FELDCO INTERNATIONAL have been in the Technical Ceramic Materials business for over 10 yrs years with plenty of experience to be able to help you with all of your needs. We are currently based in the Mission Viejo area of beautiful CA and we really do appreciate your business! FELDCO INTERNATIONAL provides ...

Hard Materials versus Metals. Maintenance, Costs, Environmental and Other Advantages - Supplier Data by Insaco

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Many times we are asked at Insaco if we could machine a thin metal rod, or drill a small metal plate, often requiring extremely tight tolerances and precision cuts. Unfortunately we don’t machine metal or plastic materials. We specialize in hard materials such as sapphire, ceramic, aluminum nitride, boron carbide, ...

High Performance Bulk Acoustic Wave ( BAW ) Filters on Silicon Wafers for Mobile Phone Antenna Filters

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

In collaboration with Philips’ semiconductors division, scientists at Philips Research have developed an innovative new process technology for producing high-performance BAW (Bulk Acoustic Wave) filters on silicon wafers, each filter being housed in a chip-scale package fabricated as an integral part of the wafer processing. Aimed at replacing the SAW ...

High Performance Technical Ceramics With A Wide Range Of Properties For Use In Diverse Applications – Supplier Data By CeramTec

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

The term "high-performance ceramics" refers to a variety of often highly-specialized ceramic materials. These materials demonstrate a unique spectrum of mechanical, electrical, thermal and biological/chemical characteristics. High-performance ceramics are invariably used in situations where other materials, such as plastic or metal, cannot withstand the extremely high loads. There are truly a ...

High-Performance Materials for Electronic Applications: RUBALIT and ALUNIT Aluminum Oxide Ceramics - Supplier Data By CeramTec

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Hybrid microelectronic circuits form the basis of a wide range of electronic applications. The growing integration density of electronic circuits, which is a result of the market's demand for increasingly miniaturized products, calls for ever new solutions in the field of substrates. Ceramic components in electronic devices must resist high ...