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- Provides stronger, more formable steel grades to improve fuel economy and safety for automakers - LEIPSIC, Ohio, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) and Kobe Steel, Ltd., of Japan formally commissioned the new Continuous Annealing Line at their joint venture PRO-TEC Coating Company. PRO-TEC will now process some of the strongest and most formable grades of steel in North America. These new grades will assist automotive manufacturers in...
Program promotes consistent manufacturing quality FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first ever industry program to independently certify that cold-formed steel (CFS) connectors consistently meet certain minimum manufacturing quality standards has been approved by the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA). In CFS construction, connectors are galvanized steel straps, ties, or angles typically used to hold structural elements of a building...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today lauded an innovative agreement made between the United States and Canada to build a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, called the New International Trade Crossing, a development that the North American steel industry and its major customer groups, including automakers, have aggressively advocated for over the past five years. The new bridge will provide an alternate route for...
MENTOR, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Marino\WARE, CEMCO & Telling announced today that ViperStud® has been optimized for compliance to meet the new criteria of the SSMA Non Structural Code Compliance Program and the IBC 2009. ViperStud has completed the technical review process with the third-party review organization, Architectural Testing, Inc. (ATI), and is now entering the inspection phase of the certification program. (Photo:...
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ClarkDietrich(TM) Building Systems recently introduced the construction industry's most comprehensive Building Information Modeling (BIM) system tailored specifically for interior wall creation and steel framing. ClarkDietrich BIM Wall Creator(TM) develops information-rich wall types, with specific details on UL, STC and limiting heights. Professionals using AutoDesk(R) Revit(R) can add the new ClarkDietrich BIM Wall Creator by visiting...
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has launched a new network of websites that includes a redesign of its flagship steel.org, launch of the brand new smdisteel.org dedicated to the steel markets and a totally new face for North American steel recycling at recycle-steel.org. The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), which is a business unit of AISI created in 2008, has unveiled its new website as part of the launch, while...
By Chen, Y C Nakata, K Friction stir lap joints of AC4C Al alloy (top sheet) and steel (zinc-coated steel, brushed finish steel, and mirror finish steel) were produced when the friction stir welding tool did not touch the lower steel surface. For zinc coat steel, the strength of joints could reach 97.7 pct of that of steel; for brushed finish steel, the strength was 63.2 pct of that of steel; for mirror finish steel, Al alloy and steel could not be welded. The effect of the surface state of...
