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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…
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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.…
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MARAGING STEELS
Maraging steels (from martensitic and aging) are steels (iron alloys) which are known for possessing superior strength and toughness without…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Thermal Treatments (Heat-Treating)
In the previous pages on the subjects of alloying and the binary phase diagram, the microstructures of alloys that were…
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Induction/flame hardening
Induction hardening involves using induced electrical currents to very rapidly generate heat via hysteresis, usually in a workpiece made from…
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Case hardening basics: Nitrocarburizing vs. carbonitriding
It’s easy to get lost in the chemistry—and the nomenclature—behind heat-treating processes. There’s peace of mind in knowing what processes…
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Carbonitriding
Carbonitriding is an austenitic (above A3) case hardening process similar to carburising, with the addition of nitrogen (via NH3 gas), used…
