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British Standard Steel BS5S82 propagation properties
I am looking for propagation data for the BS5S82 material (case hardened). I checked in MMPDS and ESDU but to no avail. does anyone know where I can find this data? Or at least similar materials in ...
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Why marine steel is not always used in cooking applications
What are the main reasons why marine steel such as 1.4404 (316L) grade is not solely used in cooking and kitchen applications? Other than cost possibly? Why other grades such as 1.4301 (304) are so ...
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Does yield point of steel depend on thickness?
I have two different plates of different thickness and I need to calculate yield point. Does yield point of steel plate changes with changing of plate thickness?
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Why do some tensile test samples fail before the expected final elongation
We tested several 1020 steel samples during my class' lab session last semester. during the test, one of the samples failed early, breaking at a strain of around 0.3 or 0.2, while the other samples ...
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How to remove oxide layer around stainless steel welds with household items
I have a stainless steel pot whose welds show the formation of an oxide layer. Colors around those welds range from gold to dark blue (see images below). The main question is: How do I remove those ...
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What is the easiest way to cut ~1000 steel rods - each one 1.5mm in diameter and 12" long - into ~6000 rods that are each 1.75" long?
Any ideas for tools and/or jigs that would be best to use for this?
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What grade of steel best suits this application?
Take a long, thin, straight wire with a circular cross section. Say, .5mm in diameter and 200mm in length. Hold the wire horizontally at one end (cantilever). What grade of steel would result in the ...
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Units of measurement for structural analysis
FEA engine
I'm using CCX finite elements analysis engine along with its pre- and post-processor CGX:
http://www.dhondt.de/index.html
https://github.com/calculix
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I'm looking at one example here ...
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Corrosion of Ice Auger Blades
I am wondering about corrosion of the steel blades on my ice fishing auger. The auger is used on fresh water lakes (ie no salt involved). I have traditionally brought the auger inside to melt the ice ...
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Dissimilar Metals In A High Heat Environment
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Have two pieces of metal (7075 Aluminum & 4140 Steel) that appear to have fused together.
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Machined a Flash Hider for a rifle. Purpose was to direct all escaping gas forward, ...
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What is the force required to puncture through a sheet of foil against an anvil?
A hardened steel contour with a sharp edge presses against plastic foil which lies on top of a hardened steel anvil plate. What would be the force required to punch through the foil?
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Best material to prevent stainless steel wire abrasion (polyamide coated)
I have a 1.5mm diameter wire that must be pulled against the corner of a surface. The wire is made of stainless steel and coated with polyamide.
What is the ideal material to make corner of the ...
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Can stainless steel be used in continuous high temperature environment (500°C to 850°C)
Can i use stainless steel as a furnace roof. Furnace temperature will be max upto 850°C. If so which ss grade will be the best in this situation. Thanks
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Steel grade recommendation
I'm working on a private project (no commercial motivations here) to build an outdoor (wood fired) pizza oven for my garden.
It's basically made of steel, so my question is which steel grade would be ...
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I can't decipher the string printed on my steel pipe (to find the yield stress)
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Can you please help me understanding the string in the picture and help me finding the yield stress that my metal can handle?
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I am trying to estimate how much load some zinc-coated ...
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