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Steel and it's Application

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A page around the subject of steel and it’s application allows me to bring information together and help to build on a knowledge base. Steel is an iron-based alloy containing carbon, and other alloying elements eg manganese. Steel contains anywhere between 0.2% carbon for soft wire and sheet steel and 1.5% carbon for cutting tools. … Read more

Aluminium Grades

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I always find machining aluminium to be mostly ok, but now and again milling can just go badly wrong if the chips stick to the tool. The following list of alloys will give you an idea as to how the different alloys can be used. 1000 99% or higher purity excellent corrosion resistance high thermal … Read more