Category: ‘Aluminum Tech’
Galvanic corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals having different electrical potentials are electrically connected.
Aluminum and Aluminum alloys become the anode in galvanic cells with most metals. The rate of galvanic corro... Read More...
Heat treating processes for aluminum are precision processes. They must be carried out in furnaces properly designed and built to provide the thermal conditions required, and adequately equipped with control instruments to insure... Read More...
Heat treating in its broadest sense, refers to any of the heating and cooling operations are performed for the purpose of changing the mechanical properties, the metallurgical structure, or the residual stress state of a metal pr... Read More...
Aluminum has a silvery white color and is used to make a variety of hard alloys. The atomic symbol for aluminum is Al, and its atomic number is 13, which means it has 13 electrons and 13 protons. Aluminum is found in group 3 on t... Read More...
Chrome is an alloy made from Copper and Nickel. It makes a shiny coating, and is a popular plating material for auto parts. When you send out aluminum parts to be chrome plated it is very expensive because chrome plating involves... Read More...
Brazing aluminum joins two pieces of aluminum together to fix broken aluminum pieces or create something new. It makes the aluminum stronger by creating bonds that are not easily broken. Much like welding or soldering, brazing ut... Read More...
Aluminum sheeting is a versatile material, used in many applications, such as airplane fuselage construction. Depending on the aluminum's application, many variations in sheet quality abound, making it a necessity for the industr... Read More...
Aluminum pipe is used to create a wide variety of forms and supports: bicycle handles, boat deck railings and custom canopy supports are just some of the projects that may require you to bend aluminum pipe. Aluminum pipe is harde... Read More...
The physical properties exhibited by aluminum alloys are significantly influenced by the treatment of the sample. A standardized system has been developed to designate these treatments. The aluminum alloy data sheets generally ha... Read More...
The E-pH diagram of aluminum is one of the simplest E-pH diagrams. It will be used here to demonstrate how such diagrams are constructed from basic principles. In the following discussion, only four species containing the alum... Read More...
High Carbon Steel
This material is one of the earliest cutting materials used in machining. It is however now virtually superseded by other materials used in engineering because it starts to temper at about 220oC . This s... Read More...
The E-pH diagram of aluminum is one of the simplest E-pH diagrams. It will be used here to demonstrate how such diagrams are constructed from basic principles. In the following discussion, only four species containing the alum... Read More...