Free-machining of stainless steels can be greatly improved by changing the alloying elements within the composition but without drastically changing the basic property characteristics of the material.
Some exceptions to the rule can include free-machining grades with high sulfur levels which can lead to a reduction in ductility.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Thermal Spray Coating Technology
The importance of thermal spraying has risen significantly especially in the past 20 years, because of increasing demands on components.
Thermal Spray Coating involves melting or heating of powder or wire feedstock using special torches, accelerating the particles towards the part to be coated where they impact and cool to form a coating.
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Deep Drawing of Magnesium Alloys
Compared to other materials such as aluminum, magnesium possesses a range of advantageous physical characteristics such as a much lighter weight, specific solidity and rigidity characteristics and good mechanical properties.
For use in design much information about processing remains unknown but deep draw testing has already shown that that an increase in elongation and a decrease in stress can be observed at elevated temperatures.