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Low Distortion High Strength Bar ( LDHS )

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on May 29, 2013 2:00:00 PM
This information is pertaining to Cond B or Cond S materials, or higher strengths. These strengths are also sometimes referred to as HPA Strength Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 which cover a broad range of properties for the Nitronic grades. These strength levels developed by High Performance Alloys help to define the product properties delivered to customers. These strength levels help to convey the minimum properties that should be expected.
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Topics: Low Distortion High Strength, cold worked, cond b, cond s, distortion while machining, hpa level, LDHS, nitronic, strain hardened

High Performance Alloys videos

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on May 3, 2013 8:48:00 AM

High Performance Alloys is a producer of forgings and bar products. Radial forged bars have been made in Tipton since 1994, and press forging was added in 2006.

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NITRONC 60 in H2S, NACE application

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Apr 8, 2013 9:45:00 AM


NITRONIC 60  in H2S  has had three annealed heats (Rb95/98) tested for the NACE MR-01-75 standard, and it passed. Unfortunately, the committee wanted to see results up to Rc22 for annealed material (a larger barrage of testing) and it was never completed.

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Topics: NITRONIC 60, H2S, ISO 15156, NACE MR0175

NACE 2013 - ORLANDO

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Mar 18, 2013 5:31:00 PM

High Performance Alloys will be exhibiting at NACE 2013 in Orlando this week, March 18-21. Located in booth 419! Please feel free to stop by and say HI to David, Glenda, Rick and Cindy through the week. They have all kinds of goodies to hand out, and their smiling faces will just bring tons of joy to your day. Stop by and say you say the posting on the 'NET'.

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Super Austenitic Stainless Steels

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Dec 17, 2012 2:50:00 PM

A stainless is defined as 12% minimum Chromium, which can encompass many stainless grades. There are sub categories of this Austenitic type stainless though. Depending on the composition, some materials are more Austenitic than others; primarily due to their Nickel (Ni), Manganese (Mn), Carbon (C) and Nitrogen (N) contents. To consider this further, you need to understand the corollary to Austenite; Ferrite and Martensite are what many people are looking for when they require magnetism, or magnetic permeability. When you mix Austenite and Ferrite it is a Duplex (contains both, nearly equal amounts). A low Ferrite number generally indicates a lower magnetic permeability. Stainless that is high in Ni, Mn, C, or N or a combination thereof can be an indicator that it will have a lower Ferrite content. Some stainless steels with generous amount of these attain a negative ferrite calculation, using Schaefflers diagram you can predict these on a graph or us a Ferrite Number (FN) formula to arrive at the estimate.

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Topics: NITRONIC 50, NITRONIC 60

Customer surveys are coming in

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Oct 8, 2012 4:00:00 PM

We received some interesting feedback from our surveys this last year. I am happy to announce that the results are very positive. Here are the outcomes as tallied: Quotes 85% positive with 7% negative and Orders were 92% positive with 4% negative. There were some neutral survey points that neither help nor hurt. More order surveys were completed than Quotes surveys. Yes, ideally, we would love to be at 110% on both of these surveys - but overall our QA seems happy with the metrics. We had about as many neutral as negative with an overwhelming positive outlook on High Performance Alloys.

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New Facility under Construction

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Oct 7, 2012 9:45:00 AM
HP Alloy Rolls with the Times, and Lifts the Local Economy
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How to Keep E-mail From Killing Your Company : Managing

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Sep 4, 2012 10:23:00 AM

How to Keep E-mail From Killing Your Company : Managing 

American Express OPEN Forum:

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Niton XRF metal analyzer purchase

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Aug 11, 2012 9:48:00 AM

Another addition to our services offered is the PMI of your material. Peace of mind in knowing the material you are buying is actually what you are buying. A recent article about a Naval supplier mis-identifying materials prompted the discussion internally about what procedures and services we can offer to remedy a situation like this.

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From Indiana to Mars: Our Work on the Mars Rover

Posted by Jeff Kirchner on Jun 6, 2012 6:50:00 PM

In one of the more stunning scientific achievements of the past decade, two robot vehicles, collectively known as the Martian Exploration Rovers, landed on the surface of the planet Mars. Dubbed the Spirit and the Opportunity, the Rovers were sent to the Red Planet to accumulate valuable information on its mineralogy and atmospheric composition, as well as collect data on potential sources of water in anticipation of possible future human settlement. In short, a lot was riding on a pair of solar-powered, six-wheeled robots, both of which were less than the size of a typical commuter car.

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