MagnaTech is currently conducting a Phase II research study with NAVAIR to improve the wear and corrosion resistance of hook points used to arrest the speed of Navy jets when they land on the decks of aircraft carriers. The thrust of this research is to scale up patent pending processes of high temperature nano carburizing and nitriding. Although the present research is designed to provide wear and corrosion resistent hook points, MagnaTech is persuing additional research to adapt the technology to other applications.
The Department of Energy, in conjunction with various industries, has drawn up road maps to assist them in research to help the industries to grow and become more competitive. One of these industries is the forging industry.
In their road map, one of the key items requiring investigation is the improvement in the life of expensive forging dies. Currently there is confusion as to what is the average life of a die, and also what can be done to improve die life. Since forging dies are subject to extremes in temperature, shock and abrasion, MagnaTech believes that this newly developed processes may assist greatly in the improvement in forging die life, without adding costly additional processing to the die. Simply by modifying current heat treating procedures, nano alloying and diffusing of carbon or nitrogen to the surfaces of these dies could result in extensive improvement to dies currently, or soon to be placed, into service. MagnaTech is searching for partners to explore use of the developed technology for cost effective improvement of die life in individual applications of interest to interested companies seeking to develop their processing for their most troublesome dies, regarding life and performance.
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