A breakthrough study from KTH Royal Institute of Technology has quantified exactly how quickly and subtly liquid lead ...

Stainless steels, particularly austenitic grades, are capable of being fabricated by any conventional fabrication methods. The commonly used austenitic grades can be roll formed, spun, deep drawn, hot ...

He noticed that some of his samples didn’t rust and were difficult to etch. These alloys contained around 13% chromium. The first application of these steels was in cutlery for which Sheffield ...

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Iron, nickel, and cobalt-based alloys used primarily for high-temperature applications are known as superalloys. The iron-based grades, which are less expensive than cobalt or nickel-based grades, are ...

The extreme conditions of nuclear reactors expose their structural alloys to high temperatures, stress, corrosion, and irradiation damage. Therefore, nuclear alloys require materials with high ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Steel is one of the most widely used engineering materials in the world. Its pre-eminent position amongst the engineering materials arises due to the abundance and low cost of its ...

This article was updated May 25, 2023. It was originally published Nov. 17, 2009. To put hard, durable threaded holes in plastics, engineers often specify threaded metal inserts that will securely ...

Time and again, the authors have reviewed new power project specifications in which the plant designers routinely select 304 or 316 stainless steel as the tube material for condensers and auxiliary ...