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Carbon Equivalent And Weldability
The weldability of steels is influenced primarily by the carbon content. At higher carbon levels, steels may need either pre- or post- weld heat treatment in order to prevent stress build up and weld...
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5 Facts About Manganese in Steel
The role of Manganese in steel in our precision machining shops. Manganese ore like this comes from Turkey. Carbon is a chemical element that is the primary hardening constituent in steel. Manganese is...
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The Difference Between Microalloy And Regular Alloy Steels
As machinists, we seldom encounter microalloy steels. but what do we need to know? Microalloy steel is manufactured like any other, but the chemical ingredients added at the initial melt of the steel...
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Killed Steel
Some things you want to have bubbles, some you don’t. Usually, Bubbles are good. In beermaking, yeast consumes the sugars in the wort and convert them into CO2 gas bubbles- carbonation. In steel making...
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How Chemistry Determines Machinability- Manganese Sulfides
Flank wear is the “normally expected” failure mode for tools to fail when machining steels. The volume fraction of Manganese Sulfides is a determinant of the tool’s wear rate. “The wear rate of high...
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