I've got racks of aluminum plates-- 1/4 inch thick, about 1500 lbs total-- solution treated to 870F that are then water quenched to achieve T6. Works pretty well if you don't mind distortion effects from the thermal shock. B-(
I want to change this to an air quench, but there is a time factor...
I have a part made up of several lofted surfaces, and now I need a dimensioned drawing, with sectional views showing the dimensions contained in the original loft sketches. One problem is that I cannot project the spline geometry of my lofts into drawing-view sketches, so there's nothing to tie...
We have acquired a process that uses a dedicated TIG welding unit to butt(?)-weld 8620 steel chain links. We are experiencing early failure. Can anyone here school me on what a capable process for making good connecting links would look like?
I'm working on a system to immobilize cars on flat-beds during transportation. The design envelope is very tight (chock must fit under the 'shadow' of a 24" outer-diameter tire; web-strap on tire circumference IS allowed; system must survive up to a 2-Gee impact repeatedly; connect to the floor...
We've got an old (30 years, actually) product that is an aluminum bridge that automobiles are driven over. It is 56" long, 22" wide and about 2" deep. It is stamped into a corrugated shape that coforms to a very specific gov't specification. The old material was 1/4" thick aluminum...
