Stress in a component or metal part can be caused by a number of different factors including welding, machining, cutting, drilling and this may have a detrimental effect on the parts finished properties. There are a number of techniques to rectify stress related anomalies but the most basic parameters used to redistribute the effects of stress are a combination of time and temperature.
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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Hot tearing Susceptibility in Aluminum Alloys
Solidification cracks are a serious threat for all types of metallic materials and can appear in several forms, stress/cold cracks or hot cracks or tears.
The main difference between these two main groups of defect is that the cold cracks appear below the non-equilibrium solidus temperature and hot tears above it.
Cold Crucible Induction Melting
Cold Crucible Induction Melting is an innovative process for melting particularly reactive metals using a water cooled metallic crucible to virtually eliminate contamination.
Applications of the resulting materials include titanium gold club heads, specialized automotive parts and much more.