Part: Hydraulic cylinder barrel - 18" OD ASTM A106 w/ 2.5" thick wall - 33 inches long
Weld: 0.25" thick Inconel 625 overlay for about 5" wide band around entire circumference of the OD.
I have a customer that needs us to weld an Inconel 625 overlay onto the OD of the part. Since the overlay...
I have been conflicted for years on the subject of need for Charpy tests on raw material used in structural applications. On one hand:
1) It's required per codes and customers.
2) I can't deny the fact that the ductile-brittle transition exists.
3) In critical applications, I would rather...
I work in a large, multinational corporation, the name of which has been heard by most every human who owns a television. We have loads of engineering departments all over the world and I have had the opportunity to meet a great number of engineers.
I, myself, am an engineer, so please do...
I'm working on a project where my company needs some structural components fabricated in Europe (Estonia, Norway, Germany, Holland or Russia) and I have a couple of questions:
1) Can someone point me in a direction for a book or publication of commonly-available European steel shapes? What...
