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About 400 small cast 316L parts were pickled and passivated before receiving. The parts require additional work by grinding. Rather than send them back to the foundry (not their problem anyway)it was decided to passivate the parts in-house. It was decided...
On my rural property I am trying to map the underground location of an electric sub-main cable. This cable was laid before we purchased. There are no obvious obstructions and no other cables any where near but it apprently does not lie in a straight line between two outlets which I know come...
Yesterday I called in to a boat manufacturer who I respect and have known for many years and noticed the new build boat propeller shaft diameter had increased from 3 1/4" to 4". I asked him why and he told me his customer had requested SS316L instead of the regular SS430 that he...
In thread 330-49696 TVP mentions a surface hardening process called Kolsterising.
Apparently tough corrosion resistant material like 316L can surface harden to 75 HRC with Kolsterising.
Apparently corrosion resistance is improved, particularly if molybdenum is present; the hardening agent is...
