Essays on Steels

Introduction

Stainless steel is an important component in the modern industry having various uses in the industry. This has forced new developments in its manufacturing especially in terms of its composition. This can be the steel made from aluminum, manganese, and iron. All these materials makes the finished stainless steel product unique in terms of its composition, physical metallurgy, and other factors. This paper is going to discuss the development in stainless steel technology with regards to its composition in terms of the materials used. The materials that are going to be discusses are Al, Mn, and Fe. The paper ...

Introduction

For one to achieve success in any given casting practices, there must be a proper control in the variables required during the process. The variables may involve certain characteristics of the alloys, and metals used, the casting method, design of the mold, material of the die used, and the parameters used during processing. The casting quality is influenced by the cooling rate, gating systems, and the evolved gasses during the entire process. Precautions must be, therefore, taken to avoid defects during metal casting design. This paper also outlines the economic factors that are relevant and basic in casting operations.

Metal casting

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Introduction

Stainless steel is an alloy with iron as major part and chromium with at least 11% by weight . Stainless steel industry grew rapidly during the 1989-93 period . This paper analyzes stress corrosion of stainless steel along with prevention measures and selection methods for stainless steel. After carrying out the study, it would be established whether stainless steel is an effective alloy or not for major uses in steel industry through adopting various selection parameters. Stainless steel is called stainless due to the resistance to rusting and corrosion .

Stress-corrosion in Stainless Steel

In order to reduce various occurrences of intergranular stress-corrosion cracking and severe ...