Questions tagged [alloys]
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Cutters: Cr-Ni, Cr-V, or Cr-Mo
I went to the hardware store to buy some new diagonal pliers/cutters and
noticed that a lot of manufacturers now stamp the type of steel alloy
near the pivot. My options were Chromium-Nickel, ...
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What's the right stress relief treatment for AS161 magnesium alloy?
I have a 50 year old forged magnesium alloy wheel apparently marked AS161, which I have been led to believe is AS1.61 - not dissimilar to this picture here. So I assume 1.6% aluminium and 1% silicone ...
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Makeshift solution for cast alloy based on copper
I'm trying to mix an alloy for casting.
The base metal must be copper and the desired physical properties are
melting point as low as possible but below 1000°C (my makeshift crucible won't stand more ...
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What is the metallic alloy used in camera cases?
What is the metallic alloy used in camera cases?
They are manufatured by what process?
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Grain size and fatigue performance correlation for AMS 5662 Inconel 718
I am trying to do a literature review on the correlation between average grain size and fatigue performance of AMS 5662 (solution annealed condition) Inconel 718. The Special Materials Corporation ...
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Longer lasting soldering tips
I'm a real thrifty guy, so seeing my soldering tip with months of use on them starting to crack & peel, the layer I take to be nickel cladding, disheartens me. Again, this is planned obsolescence ...
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Metallurgy: Purifying Cobalt-Nickel-Copper alloys to Cobalt, Nickel, Copper
I am working on lithium battery recycling modelling. Long story short after certain processes I get as output alloys with different compositions of Cobalt, Nickel and Copper. An example of an alloy is ...
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What is the difference between an alloy and a metamaterial?
Metamaterials are carefully structured materials — often consisting of periodically arranged building blocks — that exhibit properties and functionalities that differ from and surpass those of their ...
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Alternatives to zinc die cast (Zamak)
I am working for a small domestic home appliance manufacturer and we are looking at ways to reduce our appliance's carbon footprint.
Currently we use a lot of die-casted zinc-aluminum alloy (Zamak, ...
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What aluminum grade is the most resistant to corrosion in alkaline environment?
Quick google search will return either 6000 series (6061 more specifically), or 3003
However with so many option and each having it's own benefit, I still haven't make my decision
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martensitic transformation, starting and finishing temperature
Searching about microstructure of Cu-Ni-Zn alloys I came across an article (published 2017) which in Conclusion says:
Blockquote It was observed that the starting and finishing transformation ...
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Heat treatment processes in Nickel-Based Superalloys?
What is the difference in heat treatment process between Wrought
Ni-Based superalloys &cast Ni-Based
superalloys
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Is thermal conductivity a property that affects the use of an alloy in high-temperature applications?
I'm interested in the effect of thermal conductivity on the choice of materials used for high temperature applications such as turbines.
For the particular case of Nickel-Chromium alloys (such as René ...
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Where to find a list of hard low melting point alloys?
Im looking for alloys that have a melting point lower than 600°C and as high as possible hardness. Is there a search engine I could use to find those alloys with their physical properties?
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What alloy am I making (Al-Bi)
I have been melting aluminum in a DIY furnace for a few months in order to make lost wax casts. I was thinking that since bismuth has a much lower melting point than aluminum, that I could add a small ...
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Purpose of a GD-Zn alloy
Here are screenshots of the data-sheets of two separate products for a reference. They both are nickel plated, used for coupling nuts. The former is shielded, the latter is not, I wonder if this is ...
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Electric Current Based Shape-Memory Alloy
Would it be possible to create a piece of metal, made out of an alloy or combination of alloys, that undergoes a shape-memory-esque change in structure in reaction to an electric current? Could it ...
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Tapping small hole on titanium
So I want to tap a super small hole on grade 5 titanium alloy with M1.8x0.2 (which should be possible according to this Quora's answer. But is there any tap available for me to do this job? I mean M1....
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What's the difference between tempering and aging?
The processes sound really similar; I'm asking with respect to Martensite processing. Essentially the difference between Tempered martensite and Aged martensite for Steels
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Benefits and disadvantages of aluminium alloys as a replacement for structural steels in ships
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Benefits: The major advantage of aluminum in ship building is its strength to density ratio. Aluminum has high tensile strength with less weight, which results in lowering the weight of ...
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38CrNiMoAlA: Does it even exist?
I have some plungers made of 38CrNiMoAlA. Their required hardness to be achieved via quenching/tempering is 51 HRC. I've scoured our technical order for heat treatment of steel alloys but the material ...
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Maximum Carbon content on the surface of Mild Steel that is Pack Carburized
Starting from a piece of Mild Steel that is then Pack Carburized, what's the maximum Carbon content that the surface can soak in? Given that we keep it around less than 1000°C and enough time, is it ...
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Steel : is Damascus steel still relevant compared to modern alloys?
Damascus steel is a multilayered hand-forged steel used in the past for arabic and japanese weapons and now for kitchen knives and various connoisseur blades. Usually, two alloys are used ...
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How to estimate the physical parameters of 40% Cu + 60% Mo alloy?
I need to know, or estimate the physical characteristics of the alloy which consists 40% copper and 60% molybdenum. I know only:
Density: $9.62 \frac{g}{cm^3}$
Thermal conductivity: $223 \frac{W}{m·K}...
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Aluminum for an Ejection Seat Replica
I love ejection seats and the flying contraptions they usually reside in. In fact, I like them so much that I want to make my own, despite my profound lack of training and inexperience with ...
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Furnace for aluminum alloy creation
What kind of furnace is used to create alloys for aluminum die casting?
I have only been able to find information about how to create alloys or how to process them afterwards in the die casting ...
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Alloys with same density as gold
Lavoisier's principle of mass conservation states that the mass of a system must remain constant over time. But, as far as I know, there's no similar principle for density.
So, is it possible to ...
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ANSYS APDL Shape memory effect option of SMA not working
I am trying to define the material properties of a shape memory alloy material in ANSYS APDL V15. There are material properties for Superelastic materials (SUPE option) and material properties for ...
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How can the alloying materials of recycled steels be separated?
As I know, a very considerable part of the currently processed steels (around half of it) is coming from recycling.
But during the steels coming into the recycling process are coming normally from ...
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Do "non-iron steels" exist?
There are numerous steel alloys, containing mostly iron, carbon, and some other metals. Generally speaking, we can think of them as if they were some type of steel.
My question is: do "non-ferrous ...
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