Ask a Metallurgist: A Brief Intro to Aluminum Grades
Aluminum is the metal of the Space Age, as silicon is the metalloid of the Information Age
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Mar
Tag Archives: Foundries
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Feb
A Complete Guide to Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is the common name for a large group of ferrous alloys that are resistant to rust.
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Nov
Millwright Jobs, Wages, and Career Info
A skilled trade for those who are organized, precise, and problem-solve under pressure
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Aug
Common Casting Defects and Discontinuities
From surface defects to cooling defects, how do casting defects occur and what causes them?
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Aug
Inspection: Delivering Quality Castings
How do foundries perform castings inspections without causing any damage to the castings?
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Aug
Cast Iron vs Cast Steel
Cast iron and cast steel look very similar, so what’s the difference?
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Jul
Near Net Shape to Reduce Waste, Lower Cost and Save Time
Near net shape manufacturing is a planned production process that aims to make an object as close to its final shape as possible. Near net shape manufacturing minimizes waste, lowers costs, and reduces the time needed to produce a finished item. A near net shape manufacturing process is cost efficient and better for the environment, demanding less energy and resources.
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Apr
Does Aluminum Rust or Corrode?
Rust is a result of oxidation. Aluminum oxides exist. This leads to the question: does aluminum rust?
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Jul
How is Steel Made?
Although all steel is made of iron and carbon, different types of steel contain different percentages of each element. Steel can also include other elements like nickel, molybdenum, manganese, titanium, boron, cobalt, or vanadium
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Mar
What is a Foundry?
Foundries are responsible for our current standard of living and industrial development, but most of us know next to nothing about them. So what is a foundry? Foundry Definition In simplified terms, a foundry is a factory where castings are produced by melting metal, pouring
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Mar
Cast Steel Production: Properties and Composition
Cast steels can be produced with a wide range of properties. The physical properties of cast steel change significantly depending on chemical composition and heat treatment.
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Feb
Ask a Metallurgist: Wrought Iron vs Cast Iron
People often assume that cast iron and wrought iron are interchangeable terms for early iron work, but there is a world of difference.
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Feb
The Metal Casting Process: Take a Foundry Tour
Metalworkers have used the same casting processes for millennia, with the first castings dating back to the 4th century BC in China.
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Feb
Introduction to Cast Iron: History, Types, Properties, and Uses
The presence of iron in everyday life began in about 1200 BCE, encompassing a wide range of uses from farming implements to weapons of war. Blacksmiths became a critical profession, working with iron to change its properties and shape the material into tools. Every village and town would have a blacksmith’s shop, where sickles, plowshares, nails, swords, candlestick holders, and more were produced.
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Oct
Stainless Steel Production and Processing
Stainless steel products are created in a seven-step manufacturing process. Peer into the factory to see how stainless products are made.
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Jul
Flexible Iron? Ductile Iron vs. Cast Iron
All iron alloys poured in a foundry are cast iron. However, ductile is a relative newcomer…one that is surprisingly flexible.
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May
Business Success: Saved through Innovation
In the 1990s, most foundries were local, doing custom castings. Globalization created challenges for all but a few. Read the business success story of a family foundry that had to innovate to save the company.
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Jan
What is Sand Casting?
Sand casting is a versatile and economical casting method. Learn how it works.
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Aug
Spectrometers for Elemental Testing and Analysis
Spectrochemical analysis is used to determine the arrangement of atoms and electrons within molecules of chemical compounds. Optical emission spectroscopy (OES) is a type of spectrochemical analysis that determines elemental components in solid metal samples, often used in foundries.
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Jul
History of Vancouver Foundries
Before Vancouver became the City of Glass, it was host to a strong manufacturing base. Foundries first appeared in Vancouver near the beginning of the 20th century, and they saw rapid growth over the course of several decades.