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Problems in vacuum forming

THE PROBLEM. I am using a four station Rotary to vacuum form two sheets of foam. The Rotary has a pre-heat oven of infe...
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posted by wrightxy
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material for heat treatment fixture

I am confronted with the problem of selecting a material for heat treatment fixture. the process is tuftriding, and the...
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posted by raghuhvbe
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Re: what steels are used for shock absorbers?

The real reason I chose an oil-quenched AISI 4140 steel was because of the great improvement in ultimate tensile streng...
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posted by endorphin_machine
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OT: Can I design something for you?

Please pardon my blatently self-serving post . . . in the least I don't cross-post and I do flag the message as Off-Top...
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posted by sporkedUNDERLINEagain
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by sporkedUNDERLINEagain

what steels are used in for shock absorbers?

what sort of steel alloys are often used in the manufacture of a twin-tube shock absorber for a truck? I'm doing a mech...
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posted by endorphin_machine
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Interface and surface energies

I am looking for data of interfacial energies between some steels and various other materials. I also need data for the...
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posted by maha3387
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How to "Cap" Aluminia Membranes?

I am involved in nanobattery research and I am trying to find a way to cover the pores of an anodic aluminia membrane w...
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posted by md
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Electrical isolating, thermal conductive material

Hi, Can anybody help me find a material that is an isolator for electricity and that conducts heat? It has to be "sandw...
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posted by joble_5
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by joble_5

Post-Doc Stelle - material simulation

Lieber newsgroup, ein Freund von mir hat eine Post-Doc Stelle zu vergeben. Es handelt sich um Material simulation (Besc...
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posted by a.blanchard
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Tar to rusty metal removes the rust???

Traditionally about this time of the year I take down the skylights and re-install the pipes for the woodstoves for the...
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posted by a_plutonium
17 comments posted 22yrs posted by a_plutonium

Melting metals in a domestic microwave

I am looking to try and melt metals in a domestic microwave for this I need to use a ceramic mould which can absorb mic...
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posted by ms0u108b
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by ms0u108b

Eating metal

Which metal can you eat without dying a painful death ? I mean, a friend of mine once tasted Plutonium and it wasn´t to...
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posted by sluggosnake
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by sluggosnake