Hi, Mechanical engineer looking for advice from a metallurgic engineer.
We have ordered the fabrication of an in take gate under the material specification ASTM A36 or ASTM A572. Due to de size of the piece the final assembling has to be done on site.
During the weld joints preparation for the...
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