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A beginner's guide to 2024-T3 Aluminium
2024-T3 Aluminium is an aluminium copper alloy in the T3 temper, known for fatigue resistance It is used for aerospace sheet and plate parts where the load cycles rather than sits. Typical values: tensile strength 483 MP
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A beginner's guide to 304 Stainless Steel
304 Stainless Steel is the general purpose austenitic stainless steel, with chromium and nickel It is used for general corrosion resistant parts where the chloride resistance of 316L is not needed. Typical values: tensil
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A beginner's guide to 7075-T6 Aluminium
7075-T6 Aluminium is a high strength aluminium alloy with zinc as the main addition, in the T6 temper It is used for aerospace and motorsport parts where strength to weight is the deciding factor. Typical values: tensile
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A beginner's guide to Ti-6Al-4V Titanium
Ti-6Al-4V Titanium is the standard titanium alloy, with aluminium and vanadium, used where weight and corrosion matter It is used for aerospace structures, medical implants and high performance parts. Typical values: ten
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A beginner's guide to Lapping
Lapping is a fine finishing process where the part is rubbed against a lap with a loose abrasive slurry It is used for achieving extreme flatness and a very fine finish on sealing and gauging faces. Typical values: flatn
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A beginner's guide to Wire EDM
Wire EDM is a spark erosion process that cuts a profile with a thin travelling wire in deionised water It is used for cutting hardened material, sharp internal corners and parts with no cutting force. Typical values: typ
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A beginner's guide to Surface Grinding Machine
Surface Grinding Machine is a machine that finishes flat faces with a rotating abrasive wheel and a reciprocating table It is used for holding flatness and parallelism on faces that seal or locate. Typical values: table
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A beginner's guide to Sinker EDM
Sinker EDM is a spark erosion process that forms a cavity with a shaped electrode in dielectric fluid It is used for producing blind cavities, deep ribs and fine detail in hardened material. Typical values: typical toler
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A beginner's guide to Honing
Honing is an abrasive finishing process that uses expanding stones to correct bore geometry It is used for holding roundness, straightness and a controlled surface pattern in a bore. Typical values: diameter range 5 to 5
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A beginner's guide to Deburring
Deburring is the removal of burrs and the rounding of sharp edges after machining It is used for making parts safe to handle, and stopping burrs from interfering with assembly. Typical values: edge radius 0.1 to 0.5 mm t
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