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SteeLog(R) - A Metallurgical Dictionary
SteeLog is a metallurgical dictionary on more than 5,000 terms used in the metals and metalworking industries. You may search for a particular term or click on a letter of the alphabet to view all the terms in a specific section. This content is protected by copyright but is available for your own...
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Mineral Wool
Mineral wool includes slag wool (slag from a metallurgical furnace), rock wool (mineral-derived), or glass wool (sand- or glass-derived), depending upon the raw material from which it is produced. Mineral wool is manufactured by blowing air or steam, or spinning filaments from a molten mass of raw...
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Powering the Future: Induction Technologies to Reduce the Cost of Solar-Grade Silicon (.pdf)
in these is at least 98% to 99% pure. By this method, Production of. furnaces can deliver a power density of about 4 to silicon carbide can form. However, provided the metallurgical. 7 W/cm 2 of surface area, limiting the heating/. amount of SiO2 is kept high, silicon carbide may be grade silicon. melting rate...
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Glossary of Forging Terms
Common terms used in forging, also a good metallurgical introduction. FIA: Design Guide - Glossary Search Site Home| About FIA| About Forging| Contact Us| Members Only Log-in. FIA Members. Forging Producers & Suppliers. Designers & Buyers of Forgings. Student & Academia...
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Brazing Processes
. Metallurgical properties of base materials are not seriously disturbed, and brazed joints require little or no finishing. Brazing is typically done with a torch or in a furnace. Other methods include dip, resistance, and induction brazing. joins relatively small assemblies made from materials that do...
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Low-Pressure Carburising Systems: A Review of Current Technology (.pdf)
in. atmospheric carburising. Used in excess, propane can produce good metallurgical. results as it readily dissociates above 600oC, breaking down into free carbon atoms,. hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4). However this generally occurs before the gas. comes in contact with the steel surface, and consequently...
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Enclosed Tube Feeder for Conveying Ferris Manganese
NEED: Customer needed to replace a portable belt conveyor with an enclosed feeder system to convey ferro manganese to a refractory furnace. SOLUTION: CVC fabricated a feeder 12" in diameter by 192" long, aided by 2 rotary electric vibrators. Bear Metallurgical CH CVC ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FEEDER...
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My Biggest Mistake, and How I Fixed it
manager made sure I understood I was not an engineer or a designer but only a draftsman.". Walters finally took a chance and tried for a position with a metallurgical- furnace fabricator, and was accepted. "After a short time there I found out I had more knowledge than most of the designers and some...
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Vacuum System Diagnostic Test Kit (.pdf)
on door seals. Page 1 of 6. Metallurgical High Vacuum Corporation. www.methivac.com Toll-free. 877-787-9880. 6708 124th Avenue, Fennville, MI 49408-9632. mhv@methivac.com. Fax 269-543-4750. Quality High Vacuum. Process Equipment. Vacuum System Diagnostic Test Kit. Common System Issues and Solutions...
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Damascus Steels From Powder Metal
(Damascus) steel have been the result of metallurgical development, explains Damasteel's Per Billgren. "Throughout the history of iron and steel production, smiths sought to increase. Damascus Steels From Powder Metal | Machine Design. Skip to Content. Home. Subscribe. Advertise. Contact. RSS. E-mail...