If we take the melting temperature of the metal we are going to work with (metallic material in general, regardless of the type), for example, if we say that for "x" metal the melting temperature is 1000°C, if we work below 40% of the melting temperature, we can say that we are working cold. If we use the same material,…
View moreWe can define aluminum as one of the most useful alloys and widely used in the industry due to its properties as a lightweight, malleable, and long-lasting metal. It has excellent corrosion resistance, which makes it favorable for use in a wide variety of alloys for the manufacturing of utensils, containers, metalworking processes, assembly, casting, and machining.ALCA 5 is an…
View moreLet's start by defining what stainless steel is. Stainless steels are iron-carbon based alloys to which other elements such as chromium, nickel, molybdenum, manganese, silicon, and titanium, among others, are added, providing them with good resistance to certain types of corrosion in specific industrial applications.According to the EN 10088 standard, stainless steels are defined as ferrous alloys that contain chromium…
View moreHow much do you know about cast iron?Cast iron has been known for hundreds of years, but it is during the last century when it experiences its most important change.Starting in 1940, continuous casting processes and different alloys began to be used as new alternatives to steel competition for various applications.Remember that steel corresponds to an alloy of iron and…
View moreWe must know that steel is an alloy, which we define as a homogeneous mixture or solid metallic solution composed of two or more chemical elements, where at least one of them is a metal. The purpose of alloys is to improve the properties and characteristics of the metals that make them up. But why add alloying elements (different chemical…
View more1045 steel is a medium carbon steel with the following properties:Good hot forging ability.Responds well to conventional hardening and tempering.Its machinability is regular according to SAE J414, corresponding to 55% with respect to AISI 1212 steel (100% as reference).This steel has good weldability, but precautions must be taken to avoid fracturing around the welded area.Welding is an undesirable and not…
View moreJust as steels do, engineering plastics also contribute to human and technological development. This is because they are materials with better properties than some steels (stainless steel, bronze, aluminum, wood, etc.) depending on the application they are intended for.Some advantages of using engineering plastics are:· Weight reduction.· Corrosion resistance.· Greater wear performance under non-lubricated conditions.· Cost reduction.· Reduction of noise…
View moreDid you know that most metals are not used in a pure state, but are mixed with others? This process, called alloying, involves combining two or more metals to make them harder or more resistant.The different alloys of a metal coincide, according to their compositions, in the technical characteristics obtained. This makes it possible to use them in numerous objects…
View moreGeneral machinery steels are usually highly versatile low-alloy steels used for the manufacturing or repair of machinery in general. They contain one or more alloying elements such as Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr), Molybdenum (Mo), among others, that are intentionally added to the iron-carbon (Fe-C) base.Among the machinery grade steels, the most common for the industry is the 4140 steel, which…
View moreDid you know that an alloy is a homogeneous mixture or solid metal solution composed of two or more chemical elements, where at least one of them is a metal? The purpose of alloys is to improve the properties and characteristics of the metals that compose them.Learn more about this topic by clicking on the following link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRosrUMfXFM&t=4416s
View moreIn this webinar, you will learn and understand the heating and cooling cycle that steel undergoes in order to transform its structure and modify (increase or decrease) its mechanical characteristics and properties, using its physical properties such as:• Allotropy• Thermal conductivity• HardenabilityTo watch the complete webinar, click on the following link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Svah-KwrQU
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