Best Practices When Using Duplex Stainless Steels
Gain deeper insight into duplex stainless steel and master best practices in metallurgy for peak performance in demanding applications.
Things to Know About PREN
Highlighting the importance of factors beyond PREN, like manufacturing processes and heat treatment, is essential for predicting corrosion resistance accurately in various environments.
Best Practices When Using Specialty Materials for SWRO Feed and Brine Reject Lines
In our webinar, we’ll explore the fascinating journey of stainless steels in SWRO (Seawater Reverse Osmosis) applications.
Dual Certification
The term “dual certification” is primarily employed when certifying a material as meeting the specifications for two separate alloys.
Determining Condition of Age-Hardenable Alloys
There is a lot of confusion about the condition that age-hardenable materials, such as 17-4 or 718 are in. Are they annealed, solution annealed, or aged; and how can you tell?
Age-hardenable materials are heat treated to a particular sequence:
Understanding High-Temperature Distortion of Metals
When metals are subjected to high temperatures, they undergo expansion. The extent of expansion is measured in terms of the coefficient of thermal expansion. This physical property is frequently cited for various engineering materials.
Introduction to Heat Resistant Alloys
We have been supporting the heat-resistant alloy market for over 70 years. Many different industries, such as thermal processing, chemical processing, and power generation, depend on the capabilities of these alloys to perform day-to-day activities.
Sheet and Plate Flatness
We would prefer it if all plates and sheets were “flat”. Unfortunately, the reality is quite different, and the standard commercial specifications for producing these products recognize this reality. The requirements for the flatness of plate and sheet products sold by Rolled Alloys vary considerably by the type of product, alloy, thickness, and size of the piece.
Pipe Sizes and Tolerances
Steel pipe sizes are based on historical dimensions, called Nominal Pipe Sizes (NPS), which standardize the nominal outside diameter (OD). Additionally, a series of standard wall thicknesses known as Schedules (SCH) was also developed years ago. The units for both NPS and SCH are dimensionless.
Machining Stainless Steel and Nickel Alloys
In most circumstances, machining stainless steel and nickel alloys is more difficult than machining low-alloy steels. However, there are a wide range of compositions, and some grades can have better machinability than mild steel.
