Stainless steel is the material of choice in various industries where corrosion resistance is of utmost importance, take for instance parts that are exposed to harsh environments. However, this highly ...

Wildfires have been devastating California at a hazardous rate and it has become a serious cause of concern for affected utilities in the area, both large and small. The largest investor-owned utility ...

Information security standards such as PCI DSS and ISO 27001 and regulations such as HIPAA and CMMC mandate system hardening as one of the most basic defenses against cyber intrusions. The reason for ...

The earliest blacksmiths in the Bronze and Iron Ages figured out that when they deformed metal through bending or hammering, it became stronger. This process, known as work or strain hardening, is ...

Induction hardening is a surface treatment that strengthens steel by rapidly heating it using electromagnetic induction before quenching. This process relies on high-frequency currents to generate ...

Hardenability is the term used to describe the effect of various elements on the transformation characteristics of steels and the resultant microstructure after cooling from the austenitising (or ...

Precipitation hardening stainless steels are chromium and nickel containing steels that provide an optimum combination of the properties of martensitic and austenitic grades. Like martensitic grades, ...