Spark plasma sintering is a relatively new technique which mainly represents a big advantage in the extremely small amount of time required to complete the process.
SPS normally consists of 4 main stages, gas removal and vacuum, application of pressure, resistance heating and finally the cooling stage.
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Medium Manganese Steels
As a very high value constituent of quality steels, manganese represents an industrial challenge and a tradeoff must be found between the positive strength and ductility properties and the financial implications of high levels of this element.
Much work has been done to use lower levels of Mn yet still be able to replicate and take advantage of the honed properties which can be attained through careful heat treatment and other technological processes.
Sacrificial Anodes: Part Two
Sacrificial anodes are purposefully cheaper pieces of metal which are used to deflect a corrosive force away from the focus material in the structure.
For marine applications, the most common sacrificial anodes are aluminum and zinc with aluminum preferred due to longer term reliability.