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Dealing with a Materials Shortage
Materials suppliers discuss strategies for coping with the supply challenges of today's market.
Making Stainless More Machinable
This article gives tips on how to further the enhancement of stainless steel machinability.
Improving Machinability in 303 and 304 Stainless Steel by Adding Copper
When added to 303 and 304 stainless steel, additional copper can reduce work hardening and permeability, provide corrosion resistance, and increase ductility and machinability.
Gaining Productivity . . . Using An Alloy
Vineburg Machining, Inc. (Sonoma, California) has been making a stainless device—which is part of a watering system primarily for pig farms—for about 25 years for the same customer.
Today's Precision Stainless Machining Bars
In many cases, the raw material being used is a weak link in the screw machining process.