Reverse Engineering metals
Reverse Engineering metals
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1st time posting.
I'm interested in finding out if it's possible to reverse engineer the exact type of alloy used in manufacturing something based on available samples.
Can one even deduce the mechanical properties based on the samples?
Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
PS. My company services the Defense department and we're trying to remake parts that were manufactured by a company that no longer exists.
I'm interested in finding out if it's possible to reverse engineer the exact type of alloy used in manufacturing something based on available samples.
Can one even deduce the mechanical properties based on the samples?
Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
PS. My company services the Defense department and we're trying to remake parts that were manufactured by a company that no longer exists.





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They are pretty expensive. Your local scrapyard may have one, or may know of someone who will come to your shop and identify stuff for you as a service.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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The breakup of USSR and the East European Communist block provided a massive kick for this mission to move forward under the banner of indigenisation.
However their acceptance by the user(military is another subject.
But technically having some knowledge of different materials a good structure property correlation can be done.
If you can describe any part that you contemplate manufacturing (without revealing details) guidelines can be provided.
" All that is necessary for triumph of evil is that good men do nothing".
Edmund Burke
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But can these analyzers give you various grades of alloys?
For example ASTM A 633 has different grades.
Would chemical analysis , hardness testing, or other instruments(like these analyzers) differentiate the grades?
Also the military(CDN) doesn't have the specifications for the subject parts.
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For military parts, you can be assured that copies of the original drawings and specs are in a government warehouse ... somewhere. Buying an analyzer may be cheaper than conducting the search.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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