Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloys
Unalloyed, commercially pure titanium has a tensile strength ranging from 275 to 590 MPa, and this strength is controlled primarily through oxygen contentand iron content. The higher the oxygen and iron content, the higher thestrength. Commcercially alloyed…
EFFECTS OF ALLOYING ELEMENTS IN STEEL
Steel is basically iron alloyed to carbon with certain additional elements to give the required properties to the finished melt. Listed below is a summary of the effects various alloying…
MARAGING STEELS
Maraging steels (from martensitic and aging) are steels (iron alloys) which are known for possessing superior strength and toughness without losing malleability, although they cannot hold a good cutting edge.…
Copper and its Alloys
Copper is the oldest metal used by man. It’s use dates back to prehistoric times. Copper has been mined for more than 10,000 years with a Copper pendant found in…
WHAT IS HSLA STEEL?
HSLA stands for high-strength low-alloy steel. It is a type of carbon steel that has small amounts of alloying elements added to its chemical composition. The alloying elements are used primarily to increase the…
What is tool steel
Tool steel refers to a variety of carbon and alloy steels that are particularly well-suited to be made into tools. Their suitability comes from their distinctive hardness, resistance to abrasion…
What is a Non-Ferrous Metal?
When a metal is defined as non-ferrous it means that it does not have a significant amount of iron in its chemical composition. Note the word “significant”; nearly all metal…
What is a Ferrous Metal?
A metal with the descriptor “ferrous” means that it has iron in its composition. When the term ferrous metal is used, it also usually implies that iron is a large…
Thermal Treatments (Heat-Treating)
In the previous pages on the subjects of alloying and the binary phase diagram, the microstructures of alloys that were allowed to solidify by slow cooling were considered. It should…
Induction/flame hardening
Induction hardening involves using induced electrical currents to very rapidly generate heat via hysteresis, usually in a workpiece made from medium to high carbon steel. Flame hardening uses oxy-fuel burners…
