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Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2001
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September 1981: The "age of vacuum metallurgy" was ushered in with the completion in the early 1950s of vacuum induction melting furnace No. 1 at the Special Metals Div. of Utica Drop Forge & Tool Co., New Hartford, N.Y. The pioneering furnace had a capacity of 6 lb (2.7 kg), enough metal to make a single jet engine turbine blade....
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This significant milestone in the evolution of metallurgical technology was recently designated an Historical Landmark by American Society for Metals.... VIM No. 1 continued in use for experimental work until the late 1970s. Growth of ...
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