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Steel updates
- For the first time, specialized steels according to ship-building specifications are included into the Database. US ABS steels for various applications are added, from ordinary- and high-strength hull structural steel, to steel for pressure vessels and tubes, to forgings and castings. Also, cross-references to US and Japanese standard steels are added.
- European welded steel tubes, tubes for precision applications, seamless and welded cold drawn tubes, and wire products are updated according to the latest Euronorm specifications.
- Czech steel descriptions are upgraded with mechanical properties and heat treatment guidelines.
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- Euronorm copper alloys for electrical purposes, sanitary and heating applications, and for welding are updated.
- European lead and lead alloys are also updated according to recent Euronorm specifications.
- Aluminum alloys from several European countries -- Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Poland and Switzerland -- are added to the Database for the first time.
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Steel updates
- US AMS steels are updated with specifications for special alloys: corrosion and heat-resistant iron alloys, nickel alloys, and cobalt alloys, in the form of sheet, strip, plate, and forgings.
- A number of alloyed steels according to air quality specs is also added.
- Various Indian ferroalloys and iron castings, such as grey iron, spheroidal, nodular graphite, austenitic iron and abrasion-resistant iron castings are added to the Database.
- New version of KEY to METALS • Steel CD Edition --2006.11-- is launched to include the developments done on the Database in the previous three months.
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- Major update is made on German copper alloys, according to DIN 17900. Over 200 materials are updated or added.
- Russian (GOST) specifications for aluminum are inserted to the Database for the first time, starting with unalloyed aluminum, wrought and casting aluminum alloys, and aluminum alloys filler wires.
- French nickel alloys, nickel-molybdenum, iron-nickel, and nickel-molybdenum-chromium-alloys are updated as well.
- Another new language is added to KEY to METALS • Nonferrous multilingual platform -- Russian.
- New version of KEY to METALS • Nonferrous CD Edition --2006.11-- is launched. It comprise the developments done on the Database and software --including SmartCross-- in the previous three months.
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Steel updates
- Upgrade is made on Chinese/Taiwanese steel specifications for stainless and carbon steel wires and rods, carbon steels for structural use, steel castings, forgings, and free cutting carbon steels.
- New upgrade is done on Indian steels, this time covering a large variety of specifications for pipes, tubes and flanges, as well as for strips and wires.
- Over 580 proprietary alloys from the US, European and Japanese producers are added to the Database.
- New language is added to the unique KEY to METALS • Steel multilingual platform -- Russian.
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Nonferrous updates
- Indian specifications for zinc and antimony ingots, zinc base alloys, zinc plate, sheet, strip and zinc for galvanizing are included to the Database for the first time.
- Various Indian specifications for lead alloys are added as well: bearing alloys, solder, lead pipes, sheets and strips, printing type metals, lead antimony and others.
- Italian aluminum alloys are updated with properties of aluminum-silicon-copper alloy, various aluminum castings, aluminum-zinc, copper-aluminum, aluminum-nickel-manganese alloys and more.
- New language is added to the unique KEY to METALS • Nonferrous multilingual platform -- Czech.
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Steel updates
- Major upgrade is done on Indian steels. It included a great variety of steel tubes and pipes, forged steel fittings and hollow sections for structural use.
- Update according to recent Euronorm standards is made for coated strip and sheet, seamless and welded steel tubes for pressure purposes, and non alloy tubes and fittings.
- New language is added to the unique KEY to METALS • Steel multilingual platform -- Czech.
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Nonferrous updates
- SmartCross, a unique cross-referencing tool based on Artificial Intelligence, is launched on KEY to METALS • Nonferrous Web site.
- Already successfully deployed in KEY to METALS • Steel, SmartCross will now help you in cross-referencing over 14000 nonferrous metals from the Database.
- Major upgrade is made on Indian aluminum alloys, which includes a variety of alloys for aircraft purposes, extruded bars, rods and sections, sheet and strip, wire for cold forged rivets, pressure die castings and more.
- US ASME nickel alloys for heat resisting and corrosion applications in the forms of plate, sheet, strip and pipe are updated as well.
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Steel updates
- Update is made on ASME carbon, low-alloy and stainless steel electrodes for various welding processes according to the most recent edition of Pressure Vessel Code Part C.
- Heat treatment diagrams collection in the Database is enriched with over 100 new diagrams for US hardenability steels.
- The Database is also upgraded with Chinese/Taiwanese CNS steels and nickel alloys for machine structural use, steels for chains, stainless steel bars and more.
- New version of KEY to METALS • Steel CD Edition --2006.8-- is launched to include the developments done on the Database in the previous three months.
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Nonferrous updates
- One completely new group of specifications is added to the Database: US UNS specs for precious metals and alloys (Pxxxxx).
- Update on Chinese CNS specifications is continued on nickel, zinc and lead alloys: lead pipes, nickel and nickel alloy plate, sheet, strip, pipe and tube, lead alloys for printing, zinc ingots, sheet and alloy die castings, and more.
- New language will be added to the KEY to METALS • Nonferrous multilingual platform -- Spanish.
- New version of KEY to METALS • Nonferrous CD Edition --2006.8-- is launched to include the developments done on the Database in the previous three months.
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Steel updates
- Update is made on international (ISO) stainless steels, steel for pipes and pressure purposes, spring steels and steel wires.
- Update of Russian steels covered structural alloy steel bars and forgings, carbon and alloy steel sheets and plates for pressure vessels, various rolled steels, and more.
- Over 500 proprietary designations from European and Indian producers are added to the Database.
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- The most important development in July is launching of the new KEY to METALS • Nonferrous search engine, with enhanced functionality and design. This provides a technological platform for future developments, like implementation of SmartCross, a unique cross-referencing tool based on Artificial Intelligence, which is already successfully deployed in KEY to METALS • Steel.
- ASTM specifications for nickel alloy forgings, rods, plates, sheets, and strips are updated.
- Properties of Japanese copper, titanium, tantalum and zirconium pipes, casting, rod and wire are updated with information from new JIS specifications.
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Steel updates
- One completely new set of standards is added to the Database -- Chinese/Taiwanese CNS standards. Upgrade includes specifications for pig iron, iron and steel castings, spring steels, tool steels, and more.
- Significant upgrade is made on Indian steels, comprising over 200 new materials with their properties from over 40 specs for various castings and forgings.
- Cross-reference tables are enlarged by adding equivalents between Korean materials and Japanese, European and American alloys.
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- Another completely new group of alloys is added to the Database -- Indian aluminum alloys. First upgrade included primary and casting ingots, various wrought aluminum shapes and products, forgings and more.
- Properties of ASME copper alloy plates, sheets, strips, bars, die forgings and tubes are updated with information from recent ASME Boiler Code.
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Steel updates
- Update is made on Korean steels, by inserting a large variety of Korean specifications for tubes and pipes for high pressure and temperature service, for automotive and for general and structural purposes.
- Over 500 proprietary materials from European and Japanese producers are added to the Database.
- German DIN steels are updated with descriptions for tubes, mild and other unalloyed steels, as well as for steels with creep- and elevated temperature resistance.
- To provide you even more functionality and better overview of the Database, FREE dowloadable software PowerDemo and PowerDemo PLUS are upgraded.
- New version of KEY to METALS • Steel CD Edition --2006.5-- is launched to include the developments done on the Database in the previous three months.
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Nonferrous updates
- The most important developments are new name and KEY to METALS • Nonferrous Web site design, with a lot of new features for you.
- Most important new features include:
- new, improved Web site technology
- introducing multilingual Web site
- improved profiling and personalization for
- Registered Visitors and Subscribers
- and more...
The Database is updated as well.
- ASME cobalt alloys are updated with recent specifications from Boiler Code for filler metals for brazing, electrodes and cobalt-chromium-nickel-molybdenum-tungsten alloy rod.
- Coverage and properties of ASTM nickel alloys are enriched with a variety nickel and nickel-alloy shapes and semi-finished products.
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Steel updates
- The most important development this month is new KEY to METALS • Steel Web site design, with a lot of new features for you.
- Most profound of them is SmartCross, the worldwide first large scale application of artificial intelligence for searching and finding equivalent materials. To provide you with the most powerful cross-referencing, intelligent algorithms will now help you to search nearest equivalents within the whole Database of over 42000 alloys, in mere seconds.
- Other new features include:
- new, improved Web site technology
- enhanced online PowerDemo
- improved profiling for Visitors and Subscribers
- better search and view possibilities
- introducing Japanese as another new language
- and more...
The Database itself is updated as well. Japanese specifications for low-alloyed steels for structural use, wires and wire ropes, as well as for nickel and nickel alloys are included.
- Cross-reference tables are upgraded with relations between ISO and other international grades.
- New significant update is made on Indian steels, by adding specs for various stainless steel products, non-magnetic stainless steels and heat resisting steels.
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Nonferrous updates
- Chinese/Taiwanese CNS specifications for aluminum and aluminum alloys are added to the Database for the first time.
- Coverage of AWS nickel alloys is updated with information from the new ASME Boiler Code C.
- German (DIN) nickel anodes, valve materials, electrical heating alloys, wrought alloys and castings are updated as well.
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Steel updates
- Indian steel specifications are for the first time added to the Database. Newest standards covered for this fastly growing market include properties of carbon steel billets, blooms, slabs, bars and forgings, as well as various alloy-, heat-treatable- and stainless steels.
- Update on Russian steels covered high-alloy steels, heat-resisting and heat treated alloys, steel castings, structural and tool alloy steel bars, strips and coils, and more.
- Over 500 new proprietary materials from European producers are added.
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Nonferrous updates
- One completely new set of standards is again added to the Database -- Chinese/Taiwanese CNS standards for copper and copper alloys.
- The rest of the Database upgrade was focused on US ASME standards. Nickel and nickel alloy specs for bars, forgings, sheets and large variety of tubes and pipes are added.
- ASME specifications for aluminum and aluminum alloy seamless tubes, sheets and plates are updated as well.
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Steel updates
- European Euronorm steels are updated with recent specifications. Most notable updates include hot rolled structural steels according to the new edition of EN 10025, stainless steels according to EN 10088, and steels for springs and for tubes. Moreover, creep properties for several steel groups are added.
- Italian steels are upgraded with specifications for various tubes and pipes, bars for machining, steels with magnetic properties, spheroidal graphite cast iron, and cast steels for general engineering purposes.
- Cross-reference tables are enlarged by adding equivalents between Korean materials and Japanese, European and American alloys.
- New version of KEY to METALS • Steel CD Edition --2006.2-- is launched to include the developments done on the Database in the previous three months.
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- Specifications one new country --India-- are included to the Database for the first time, starting with Indian standards for large variety of copper alloys.
- ASTM aluminum and aluminum-alloys are updated with specs for tubes, die castings, foils, plates, and investment castings.
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Steel updates
- Following our mission of being first and only really global resource for technical information on steel and ferrous metals, KEY to METALS • Steel is now localized to Chinese.
- Upgrade on ASME steel specifications is made, which include various electrodes and filler metals for welding and brazing, as well as specifications taken over from international standards for steels and plates for pressure purposes.
- Heat treatment diagrams collection in the Database is enriched with the diagrams for SAE hardenability bands and steel, and ASTM hardenability bars.
- Korean steels are updated with high fatigue and high strength steels, castings for various applications, and stainless and alloy steel forgings for pressure vessels.
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Nonferrous updates
- Major upgrade is made on ASTM nickel alloys. It includes nickel-chromium and nickel-chromium-iron and nickel-chromium-silicon alloys, in the forms of bars, billets, tubes, plates, sheets, strips, rods and forgings.
- Copper alloys according to international ISO standards are upgraded with specifications for wrought copper, copper-zinc and copper-aluminium alloys, as well as special copper alloys.
- Filler metals according to US AWS -- silver, gold, and tungsten elecrodes -- for brazing, braze welding and welding are added.
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