Tag: Metals
How to Remove a Stuck Wheel
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While changing a tire might be annoying, it can be even more difficult if your wheel becomes rusted to your car and becomes stuck. Once you’ve raised the car on stands, you can try a few different techniques to loosen the wheel if you can’t just take it off. To swiftly remove the rust, try…
List of best box cutters
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A quality utility knife is more than capable of handling any job, including cutting through cardboard, opening mail, sorting recyclables, and fixing drywall. It’s just a generally useful workman’s tool that’s wise to keep nearby throughout the day. If you don’t already have a box cutter in your EDC kit, you might want to think…
List of best utility knives
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Utility knives are great items to have in the junk drawer or toolbox at home. It uses a replaceable razor blade to cut, making the edge extremely sharp and disposable. Because of this, this kind of knife is perfect for all the clumsy cutting tasks that are too challenging for scissors and too destructive and…
List of best drywall anchors
It is very likely that you used drywall in several areas in your home if you live in the west and have a timber structure. Walls can be beautifully smooth thanks to drywall, which is made of compressed gypsum, a soft sulfate mineral. However, if you drive a nail or screw through it, it likely…
Catalytic converter replacement cost (part and labor prices)
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Catalytic converters help prevent carbon monoxide and other harmful gases from contaminating the air we breathe outside. Although it’s unlikely that you’ll ever need to repair or replace yours, they do occasionally break. The majority of catalytic converter issues are related to the engine. It is most frequently brought on by an excessive amount of…
What you need to know about catalytic converter theft
According to recent data, catalytic converter theft is increasing across the nation. Catalytic converters are pollution-control devices that contain precious metals that are in higher demand due to vehicle emissions regulations, and thieves are slipping under vehicles to steal them. With a battery-powered saw, catalytic converter removal takes only a few minutes. They are thereafter…
List of best hammers
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A toolbox becomes crammed up the more fix-it projects you take on. Whatever the case, a decent hammer is still—and always will be—a handy person’s necessity and has no rivals or substitutes. The tool that is most frequently used, besides the screwdriver, whether it be for hammering in or removing nails, is probably the hammer.…
Common types of metals and their properties
Metals are among the materials that are commonly used and are also the most extracted. Understanding the unique characteristics of each metal that is extracted can help you determine whether you are using it appropriately and which metals should be recycled and which should be scrapped. A metal is a substance that, when freshly produced,…
Different Types of Sheet Metal Operations with diagram
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in MetalworkModern industrial processes rely heavily on sheet metal forming techniques, which allow flat metal sheets to be transformed into intricate three-dimensional structures. To deform and manipulate sheet metal into desired forms, sizes, and configurations, these procedures include the use of a variety of techniques, tools, and machinery. Among other industries, sheet metal forming is essential…
Things you need to know about Kaplan turbine
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With the vast majority of turbine out there, Kaplan fall to be one. It works on the principle of axial flow reaction, though some other types work on this principle. In axial flow turbines, water flows through the runner along the direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the runner. Stick with me, this…
Different types of metals and their classifications
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in MetalworkThere are various types of metals out there suitable for specific applications. Even though metals are made by mining ore from within the earth. They are extracted from rocks in a large-scale industrial process. Leaving that aside, our purpose here is to discuss the different types of metals and their functions. But before that, different…
Understanding the difference between metals and non-metals
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in MetalworkBoth metals and non-metals are very common materials that are widely used by humans. In fact, without these materials surviving would have been hard for us. They are different elements in the periodic table, which is why the topic needs to be treated for its clear differentiation. Today you’ll get to know the definition, types,…
Understanding the various types of residual stress
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in MetalworkIn solid materials, residual stress is stresses that remain in them after their original cause of stress is removed. Residual stress can be useless and useful in a material. that is, it may be desirable or undesirable. Unintended residual stress in a material may cause it to fail prematurely, while it can be used in…
7 Different types of vise and their applications
What is a vice? A vice is a mechanical device that is used in the engineering field to hold a workpiece rigid at a stationary position. It is used in different areas and fields such as woodworking, metalworking, mechanical engineering, etc. due to its wide applications. Vice is attached to the bench, hence named, bench…
Understanding solution heat treatment, annealing, nitriding
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in MetalworkSolution heat treatment and annealing are the common methods of heat-treating nonferrous metals. in a previous post, I examined the process of heat-treating, ferrous metals like steel. Today you’ll get to know the following process of heat treatment which includes solution heat treatment and annealing. you’ll also learn about precipitation hardening, nitriding, cold working, and…
Heat treatment process of steel
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in MetalworkThe common heat treatment process of steel-like knives includes hardening, tempering, annealing, normalizing, and case hardening. Heat treatment is the process in which the properties of metals are changed to a desired one. Today you’ll get to know the heat treatment process of steel and how to heat treating knives. Read more: 3 Stages of Heat…
3 Stages of Heat Treatment Process
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in MetalworkThe different stages of the heat treatment process are levels in which a metal must undergo during the process in order to achieve the desired properties. In my previous article, I enlighten you on the treatment of metals, and their advantages, and disadvantages. Today you’ll have knowledge of the three stages of heat treatment. Read more: List…
4 common types of metal casting
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in MetalworkThere are different types of metal casting out there. They are specifically suitable for specific applications. The metal casting process is a manufacturing process in which metal is melted to be poured into a cavity. Casting has been done for ages, ever since the production of parts came into existence. Metal casting can be typically…
Understanding wrought iron
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in MetalworkToday, wrought iron is one of the most common metal materials used due to the properties it offers. The metal material is tough and malleable, which is why it is suitable for metalworking processes like forging and rolling. The term wrought means the ability to be hammered, rolled, or otherwise worked while hot enough to…
Everything you need to know about cast iron
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in MetalworkIn this article, you’ll learn the definition, applications, properties, composition, and types of cast iron. You’ll also get to know the advantages and disadvantages of cast iron. What is Cast iron? Cast iron is a group of carbon alloys that contains 2 to 4% of carbon and a varying amount of silica and manganese. It…
