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The process of choosing the right metal casting supplier should not be the same as choosing your supplier for bolts, manufacturing equipment, or office supplies. While some may treat metal castings as a commodity, they are far from it and the process of selecting the right supplier for a specific application requires careful consideration. Supplier…
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Sometimes particular alloys work in an application. Sometimes critical components and materials just don’t perform in a certain environment at all. There are factors like strength, resistance to corrosion, environmental temperature extremes, and many others, that help dictate which alloy metal to choose. Often a designer will select a familiar standard “workhorse” grade and keep…
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One regularly hears recommendations about material selection. Use this alloy for superior heat resistance. Or that for seawater corrosion. Or this other one for a high wear application. But what about the alloy actually makes it deliver that performance? In this installment, we will explore some simplified technical reasons – at the microscopic level –…
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AOD stands for Argon Oxygen Decarburization, which is an advanced technology for the refinement of iron, nickel, and cobalt based alloys. By melting a charge in a furnace, and then placing it into the AOD vessel, the metal producer is able to utilize lower cost charge materials, improve mechanical properties, recover nearly 100% of metallic…
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There is more than one way to bake a cake. Ingredients, temperature, bake time, and how many you are serving dictate your approach. Making brownies for the third grade class is not the same as baking an elaborate wedding cake for 350 degrees. The same is true when it comes to selecting a right metal…
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Overview of Continuous Casting Continuous cast shapes are produced by introducing molten metal into a vertical or horizontal mold that has the ability for rapidly chilling the metal to the point of solidification. The rapid chilling in the mold ensures a fine, uniform grain structure in the solidified metal with higher physical properties than sand…
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There are often alternative ways to manufacture any given component. Sometimes the first way chosen to manufacture a component is not the best way. There may be a number of reasons for that. Perhaps one has an expertise or bias for machining, or welding, or forging, or casting, or assembly. Components may end up being…
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Grade HIGH TENSILE (C86300) Manganese Bronze Description Family of bronzes primarily known for its extremely high strength and ability to resist the corrosive effects of seawater and brine. Often referred to as Yellow Brass. Manganese Bronze Material Properties – Why select this material Tensile strengths range from 60,000 psi to 110,000 psi and are readily…
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Think of a problem that you face in metal component design or application. Here are some near-net shape manufacturing examples of where leveraging the advantages of near-net shaping have helped MetalTek and a customer work together to solve an application challenge. Maybe you will see a problem you are working to resolve. For more information…
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The “Metals of Antiquity” were the only known metals until the 13th century – and there were seven of them (gold, copper, silver, lead, tin, iron, and mercury). That number has since exploded to a current count of 91. Copper is one of the earliest identified metals. There is evidence copper was discovered around 4000 B.C.,…
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