Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the parent firm of Metal Improvement Company, has announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the assets of BASF's Surface Technologies business from BASF Corporation

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New site will operate four powder lines.

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Will develop CermaClad process for CRA application.

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Polyurethane systems business unit addresses expansion and maintenance challenges.

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New wash primer provides alternative to standard chemical chromates.

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Chromalloy announced today that its new thermal barrier coating enhances the performance of gas turbine engines

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Harima Chemicals Inc., a leading producer of pine-based products, announced today that it has purchased the global Ink & Adhesive Resins (IAR) business of Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

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J. A. Beavers, F. Gui, and N. Sridhar et al.
This paper presents the results of a research program to study the effects of metallurgical variables, ethanol-gasoline blends, dissolved oxygen, and inhibitors on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of carbon steel in ethanol. The study utilized both slow strain rate (SSR) and fatigue precracked ... [Corrosion 67, 025005 (2011)] published Tue Feb 01, 2011.

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H. Winkelmann and S. Ilo
Different cold-work tool steels have been treated with different heat treatments. The remaining Cr content within the matrix was calculated using thermodynamic and phase diagram calculations (for multi-component systems [TPC]). Corrosion tests were performed in tannic acid, and the corrosion rate ... [Corrosion 67, 025006 (2011)] published Tue Feb 01, 2011.

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B. Bazzoni, S. Lorenzi, and P. Marcassoli et al.
Aboveground tanks for the storage of liquid hydrocarbon are often erected with a secondary containment membrane installed below the tank bottom to prevent soil contamination in case of leakage. The design of impressed current cathodic protection in the presence of the plastic membrane is based on ... [Corrosion 67, 026001 (2011)] published Tue Feb 01, 2011.

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