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    EN 10025-6: S690QL hardness

    Hi, this steel is dedicated to high yield high Charpy applications in welded structures, so hardness is not the standardized feature. What I'd do is to check for a suitable ultimate strength to hardness translation eg from EN ISO 18265 and then to prescribe a corresponding value to the steel...
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    DIN steel casting test coupon

    For taking out or sizing test coupons of steel castings you may also refer DIN EN 1559-2. However, test coupons need to be agreed with customer, sizing of coupons dependent upon chosen / required final size etc as per previously mentioned standards. In the end, why not directly approach a steel...
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    DIN steel casting test coupon

    Pls. check acc. to your purpose: references would be DIN EN ISO 6892 and DIN 50125. Roland Heilmann
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    Hydrogen Embrittelment

    Hello OP, do I get it correct that these bolts have already been torqued into place once, then disassembled, and are now re-used? Pls. check, to what level / standard the original torqueing has been done: to yield (70 or 90 %) or beyond yield. If the second, theses bolts are imo as a rule not...
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    Positioner for car dumper

    These positioners transmit a heavy horizontal force-couple into the rails, as well as their vertical g-forces. Requirements on positioning accuracy must be met. If drive is a rack & pinion, geared wheels-to-rack position requires sufficient stiffness. Roland Heilmann
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    Doubt about steel

    Ck75 means it is a cold rolled spring steel. Could you verify your part being made of that material? Else, imo you need to contact a good supplier to make an assessment of your application / the material used. Roland Heilmann
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    Higher strength materials compatible with hydrogen

    Air/space tech providers of the Shuttle program might be a contact, as liquid H2 was part of the fuel and mass a critical parameter, ie high strength materials had been used. Roland Heilmann
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    makutea professional welding PM-4000DP

    https://makutea-eg.com Roland Heilmann
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    Gears load

    3 pts of support: statically determined, you know where you are with the loading from basic mechanical calc. 4+ pts: statically indetermined, its more difficult to calc. or you build larger than strictly necessary. However: it is more stable, as the footprint is larger, there's a longer way for...
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    Question about Bolt Preload and Proof Load

    Quote < Now let's swap the bolt with much larger one, and preload it exactly to the same amount of case#1 > unquote The larger bolt, not being preloaded to its proper percentage of proof strength, cannot be considered secure in sense of loosening / getting untightened. You'll have to take care...
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    Is it safe to use cleaner to cleaner to fix bottom ash conveyor carry back ?

    Such scrapers / cleaners are common to fulfill the functionality you require. With ash, wear on belt and scraper blades as well as material buildup / sticking may be issues. Just contact that supplier (its a well respected one in the industry), describe your needs, they'll at least point you...
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    Liebherr Orion crane failure under 5500t load test

    With such components of existential importance to the system and without redundancy, and especially when lives are at risk: Rules should require a pre-test in a safe working environment, step-by-step increase of load, thorough check for cracks prior and after. But I don't know whether this is...
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    What should be in a reading list on failures, disasters and their prevention

    Yes, there's much more detailed investigation to be found. Actual distance from rim-pierces-compartment event to derailment was ~6 km, almost 2 minutes time (wiki) And yes, the manager was obliged by regulations to first assess the situation. However, what would one decide to do if a really big...
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    What should be in a reading list on failures, disasters and their prevention

    NASA does safety messages on various incidents, always with an edge towards everyday's engineering works. This one is special to me: Link as it conveys, how human decisions influence the course of acion. I remember that time, the incredulous facts that the maintenance workers didn't heed the...
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    Contact ratio between two surfaces

    there's similarity to brake design: brake disc and brake pad. so maybe that's a place to dig. afaik, the thermal conductivity coefficient is established in tests. a FEA thermal modelling might add insight, for a specific case. Roland Heilmann

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