Nickel-based superalloys are often used in demanding applications and environments. Two of the most common applications of nickel-based superalloys are petrochemical parts subject to corrosion and gas turbine components which are subjected to heat and combustion by-products. One...
People often ask me what my favorite metal is. For that, I don’t really have an answer since I tend to think in terms of an application. However, I will say my favorite microstructure is that of duplex...
One of the most common steels used to make fixtures, dies, and tooling are tool steels. Tool steels are both strong, tough, and highly resistant to wear due to their high hardness. Tool steels come in many varieties...
Stainless steels come in a couple varieties including the typical austenitic corrosion resistant stainless steels (CRES), ferritic stainless steels, duplex stainless steels, precipitation hardened, and martensitic stainless steels. The austenitic stainless steels such as 304 and 316 are...
Aluminum is a material that is often used for its strength toweight ratio, good machinability, corrosion resistance, and cost. Aluminum 6061is the most commonly used aluminum alloy. It contains magnesium and silicon asits primary alloying elements and is...
Sometimes it’s interesting to see what happens when you cut a material. For thin sheet metal, shearing is a common operation to get to a net or near net geometry. Shearing applies a shear force to the sheet...
