This article delves deep into the iron-carbon phase diagram, exploring the different states of matter along with explanations.| Fractory
The heat affected zone (HAZ) is a by-product of thermal cutting and welding of metal. How to reduce its impact on the final product?| Fractory
Hot rolled steel and cold rolled steel both have their uses and advantages deriving from their respectibe manufacturing methods.| Fractory
Sheet metal bending can be done using many methods. We discuss those along with springback, bend allowances, k factor, design tips etc.| Fractory
Magnetic metals have a variety of purposes but some applications need materials that are non-magnetic. So which is which? Let's find out!| Fractory
Normalising involves heating metals to a set temperature, holding them there for a certain time and then air-cooling back to room temperature| Fractory
Material hardness can be a crucial property of a material when considering the environment. How to test and compare the results?| Fractory
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Tempering is a heat treatment process in which ferrous alloys are heated to a set point below its lower critical temperature. Tempering increases toughness, reduces brittleness and alters many other mechanical properties of metals.| Fractory
Material wear is divided into sub-categories - mechanical, corrosive and adhesive. We'll look at the mechanisms behind every type of wear.| Fractory
Heat treatment allows to change the properties of metal by manipulating it with heating and cooling. Learn more about the different methods.| Fractory
Mechanical properties of materials are important to know for material selection. Toughness, hardness, plasticity, tensile and yield strength all explained.| Fractory
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals are two large groups in materials science. We provide a ferrous metals list along with examples of non-ferrous metals.| Fractory
Welding is a fabrication process that joins two or more materials using heat, pressure, or both to form a strong, permanent bond.| Fractory
Common metal fabrication processes include laser cutting, plasma cutting, bending, etc. See the article for the full list with descriptions.| Fractory