Posted Dec. 02, 2022
The qualities that make Hastelloy popular in the chemical, pharmaceutical and oil and gas industries—resistance to heat as well as to cracking and pitting in the presence of acids, chlorides and oxidizing salts—make machining it more challenging than many other metals.
Those who have spent any time at all in a micromachining-focused shop know how challenging those parts can be.
The strength and stiffness that make titanium ideal for aviation equipment and human joint replacements also make it tough for machinists to cut and shape. Here’s what you need to know to work successfully with this widely used metal.
Whether driven by the reduction of in-shop personnel due to layoffs, many machine shops will likely be re-evaluating ways to eliminate labor-intensive manual operations if they can be automated instead.
Signing into Better MRO is easy. Use your MSCdirect.com username / password, or register to create an account. We’ll bring you back here as soon as you’re done.
Redirecting you in 5 seconds
Talk to Us!
Leave a reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *