HOW TO CUT METALWhile metal is generally hard and tough, it is still able to be cut by several different processes. Understanding what the processes are and which option is best suited for specific metal types and projects is important when determining how to cut metal (of course, you can always visit Metal Superma...

How to drill chrome steel Equipment you'll need; suitable drilling bit , cutting fluid, eye protection, ear defenders, heavy duty tape, marker pen or 3 corner pyramid punch, sturdy clamp, and felt or plastic to guard work piece within the clamp. Begin by clearing your workspace to make sure there's nothing which w...

What Are Brinell and Rockwell Hardness Measurements? What is steel Hardness?The capacity of a steel or steel alloy to resist plastic deformation in a specific, localized region rather than a general location is described as hardness. It’s also the resistance of a steel to indentation, scratching, or abrasion.Hardness is an essential characteristic since a steel’s capacity to resist wear is directl...

Know the difference between Blanchard Grinding and Precision Grinding Grinding is a machine process that uses abrasive materials or steels to get to its required dimensions and top layer finishing. There are various methods of grinding that are followed in the industries. Blanchard grinding and Precision Grinding are two methods of grinding. Blanchard grinding is used on materials with a wide surf...

Turned, Ground and Polished: Meaning and ApplicationsMetal shafts are used of Higher Speed applications which need a higher-level of precision. Premature wear on either the shaft or the bearing will occur if the shafts has a rough finish or lack concentricity and straightness. Steel shaft manufacturers often use the turned, ground, and polished method to achieve the high degree of precision necess...

Know the difference between Blanchard Grinding and Precision GrindingGrinding is a machine process that uses abrasive materials or metals to get to its required dimensions and top layer finishing. There are various methods of grinding that are followed in the industries. Blanchard grinding and Precision Grinding are two methods of grinding. Blanchard grinding is used on materials with a wide surfa...

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLAME CUTTING, PLASMA CUTTING AND WATERJET CUTTINGWhen you need metal cut-to-size, there are a variety of cutting processes to choose from. However, not all processes are suitable for every job or every metal type. A method such as flame cutting, plasma cutting or waterjet cutting may be suitable for your project, but it is important to know the differences between cutting p...

The rolled billet must be cut, because: a, should cut off the shrinkage hole part or the head part of the steel ingot; b, cut off the uneven deformation part of the steel ingot tail; c, in order to meet the fixed length of the finished product It is required that the ingot must be cut to a fixed length; d, is also required to be cut due to the limitations of the process and equipment conditions of...

Avoiding OD and ID Concentricity Requirements in Tube SourcingCu018Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel, tubing OD and ID measurements with concentricity requirements can add up to one big headache! We all know that small parts sourcing is not a perfect world. (Heck, that’s why tolerances exist in the first place!) Yet, sometimes, a drawing will indicate that concentricity is req...

Quenched steel must be finished after heat treatment to ensure the dimensions and surface roughness required by the drawings. However, the quenched steel after heat treatment is difficult to machine due to its high hardness. Some workpieces require intermittent cutting or high surface accuracy. The grinding method was often used to improve the quality of hardened steel. Workpiece accuracy, the fol...

Sandblasting is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove surface contaminants.

Milling fixes the blank and uses a high-speed rotating cutter to advance the blank and cut out the desired shape and features. Traditional milling is more used for simple contour features such as milling contours and slots, and CNC milling machines can perform complex shapes and features.Milling cutters are rotary tools with one or more teeth for milling. Each knife tooth intermittently cuts the s...

Lathe machining mainly uses a turning tool to turn a rotating workpiece. Lathes are mainly used to machine shafts, discs, sleeves and other workpieces with rotating surfaces. They are the most widely used type of machine tooling in machinery manufacturing and repair factories.Turning machining can be mainly provided by the workpiece rather than the tool. Turning is suitable for machining rotary su...