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heat treating?
I am looking for a good book for heat treating. I am a tool maker and am familar with hardening d-2, a-2, o-1. I just bought a heat treat furnace and had a piece of 6150 to harden. I am pretty sure it is oil hardening but at what temp and a draw temp with expected hardness. I would really...- toolman87
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- Forum: Machines & Machining engineering
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mechanical advantage-screw thread
I am replacing a manual clamping procedure with a hydraulic cylinder. I am working on sizing a cylinder and system pressure. Currently we use a 1"-8 screw with a 15" wrench. I estimate the we apply about 100lbs of force on the wrench to...- toolman87
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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tube bending
I want to use a hydraulic cylinder to bend a tube. Is there a formula to use to calculate bend pressure of mild steel tubing.- toolman87
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- Forum: Machines & Machining engineering
