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ASM International partners with AQM to offer classes overseas
ASM International, Mate-
rials Park, Ohio, announces a
new education collaboration
agreement with AQM, a pri-
mary technical services center
in northern Italy. Through
this new partnership, AQM is
now an educational support
location in Europe for ASM
International. Starting this
fall, several metallurgical
blended and online courses are planned using AQM’s metallurgical laboratories and met-
allography and heat treatment schools. Classes will be taught by ASM International in-
structors. Topics include:
• Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist
• Practical Interpretation of Microstructures
• Corrosion
• Principles of Failure Analysis
• Failure Analysis in the Oil and Gas Industry
• Metallographic Interpretation
Participants in the ASM International-AQM courses will receive a complimentary one-
year ASM International membership. This will allow participating students to share ideas
and solutions with other members about technologies and application processes while
building personal and professional networks around the world. They will also have free ac-
cess to online journals and technical publications, as well as access to special offers avail-
able only to members. , .
Engineering plastics proven safe for railways
Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP), Germany, recently introduced a range of
high performance plastics materials for the railway industry. Due to enhanced properties
such as optimized gliding (self-lubrication), light weight, and impact strength, the materi-
als not only can be used to improve rolling stock, but also in infrastructure applications
such as rail tracks. The company also introduced Nylatron 66 SA FR—a newly developed
flame retardant PA66, which meets the requirements of EN 45545-2 and UL94 V0, but
does not contain hazardous materials. Its flame retardant properties fulfill the require-
ments of electrical applications in rail and for general functional components weighing
less than 2000 grams.
The material provides all the advantages of a PA66 vs. standard nylon, making it pos-
sible to extrude even large diameter shapes of flame retardant nylon. Materials are avail-
able in rods and plates, all colored black. The range of materials encompasses UHMW
polyethylene, nylon, and ultra-high performance polymers
such as PEEK and PEI that resist operating temperatures
above 180°C. All have been tested according to the EN
45545-2 railway standard. .
Secondary air suspension system protector for the railway
industry made of Nylatron RIM 3000.
Antimicrobial copper
protects ice arena from bacteria
Hussey Copper, Pittsburgh, announces that Gilmour
Academy Ice Arena, Gates Mills, Ohio, converted more
than 200 touch points to the first EPA-registered antimi-
news
industry
briefs
Spectra Shield ballistic material
created by Honeywell, Morris
Township, N.J., is being used as a
critical component for body armor
plates recently introduced by Reed
Composite Solutions, Aberdeen,
Wash. The material is used in rigid
plates inserted into law
enforcement and military vests.
Spectra Shield is a composite
material made of an ultra-high-
molecular-weight polyethylene
fiber 15 times stronger than steel,
yet light enough to float. Parallel
strands of synthetic fiber lying
side-by-side are held in place with
a resin system. Material layers are
then cross-plied at right angles
and fused into a composite
structure under heat and pressure,
allowing it to stop projectiles more
effectively than existing options.
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AK Steel, West Chester, Ohio,
completed its acquisition of
Severstal North America’s
integrated steelmaking assets
located in Dearborn, Mich. The
transaction also includes a
cokemaking facility and interests
in three joint ventures that process
flat-rolled steel products. AK Steel
paid $707 million in cash for the
acquisition, which includes $314
million for working capital. The
new facility, Dearborn Works,
produces high quality, flat-rolled
steels primarily for the automotive,
construction, and appliance
markets. More than $1.2 billion
was invested in state-of-the-art
equipment and various operational
improvements. .
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Starting this fall, several metallurgical blended and online
courses using the metallurgical laboratories and
metallography and heat treatment schools of AQM will be
taught by ASM International instructors.