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Painting weathered, cast parts?

Cast alum. (maybe magnesium) brake caliper. Original paint is chipped off in places, and metal looks oxidized. How to b...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by invalid
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

Spray Painting Woes

The goal: to change the color of a few new, factory-painted steel parts. I lightly sanded all surfaces with 800g emery...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by invalid
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

Painting over anodize?

Is any special preparation require when painting over a newly oxidized steel surface? Will either fine roughing up with...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gone
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by gone

Acra Cast High Quality Investment Castings

hi, We are a company based in Michigan USA. We specialize in castings of over 80 alloys, all quantities. Rapid Prototyp...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by acracast
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by acracast

Solder Shelf Life - 96-Sn/4-Ag

I have some Kester rosin core wire solder (96-Sn/4-Ag) that has exceeded its shelf life. According to Kester's knowledg...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by paulo57509
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by paulo57509

Iridium plating versus nitriding

For wear resistance , how does iridium plating compare with ceramic coatings such as titanium nitride or diamond-like co...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by MarchHareMFP
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by MarchHareMFP

Metal Recommendation Please

I am trying to find a substitute for ductile iron. I need to find a metal that has similar ductility as ductile iron, b...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bobrass
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobrass

corrosion fatigue of aluminum

hi, is there difference between the behavior of aluminum and steel ? can anyone help me, please ?
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by m7md.fahmy
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by m7md.fahmy

Material Grades for (minus) - 34 Deg C

Hi, What are the grades for the following materials to be used at continious operation of - 34 Deg C, any standards on t...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by anilbhati2004
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by anilbhati2004

Aluminum oxidation and bonding

We are making a custom heatsink. Here a thin sheetmetal fin (1100 alloy) will be bonded into a slot in 6061 AL using a...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by martin.usenet
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by martin.usenet

Should this pipe need to do flattening test ?

Do 508=A1=C142, material is 15NiCuMoNb5, PO standard is EN 10216-2 In the mandatory test section of table 13 of EN 1021...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by terry8u8
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by terry8u8