Vibration Fatigue Guide: Resonance, Crack Initiation & Fixes

Vibration fatigue is cyclic resonance or forced motion that grows cracks at stress concentrations —...

Vacuum Melting Guide: VIM, VAR & ESR Remelt for Clean Alloys

Vacuum melting and remelting — VIM, VAR, ESR and related processes — make ultra-clean alloys...

Metal Powder Supplier – Iron, Copper, Aluminium & Titanium Powder from Shanghai

HXSCO supplies metal powders — iron, copper, aluminium, titanium and stainless — atomised for powder...

Microalloying Guide: Nb, V & Ti for Strong, Weldable HSLA Steel

Microalloying adds tiny amounts of niobium, vanadium, titanium or boron to steel to refine grains...

Grain Size Guide: ASTM E112, Number & Properties

Grain size — counted by ASTM E112 — sets much of a metal's strength, toughness...

Fracture Toughness Guide: K_IC, Crack Size & Safe Design

Fracture toughness (K_IC) is the critical stress-intensity factor at which a crack grows unstably —...

Continuous Casting Guide: From Melt to Billet, Slab & Bloom

Continuous casting draws molten steel straight into a solid strand — slab, billet, bloom or...

Atmospheric Corrosion Guide: ISO 9223 Corrosivity Classes

Atmospheric corrosion is the slow attack metals suffer from air, moisture and pollutants; ISO 9223...

Metal Anisotropy Guide: Directional Strength, Ductility & Formability

Anisotropy is the directional variation of a metal's properties after rolling or forging — strength...

Beryllium Supplier – Be Metal, BeCu Alloy & Beryllium Aluminum from Shanghai

HXSCO supplies beryllium metal, beryllium copper (BeCu) and beryllium aluminum alloys — a light, stiff,...