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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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What KB means in 38NiCrMo4 (KB)?
I've been dealing with an engineering drawing that has a material called 38nicrmo4(kb) in Italian UNI standard. It appears that it is equivalent of 36crnimo4 in DIN or commercially named VCN100.
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Which aluminum alloy is used in cheap commercial load cells?
I am planning to simulate a load cell in CAD and was wondering which aluminum alloy are cheap commercial load cells made of? I noticed there is no huge difference between the common aluminum alloys in ...
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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'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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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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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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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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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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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}...