1. Executive summary “18-8 stainless steel” is the common name for a family of austenitic stainless steels characterized by roughly […]
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1. Introduction Precision (investment) casting is widely used for pump impellers, valve bodies, turbo components, medical implants and bespoke parts
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1. Core positioning & industrial value The 400 series stainless steel is the practical bridge between low-cost carbon steels and
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1. Executive summary CE3MN is the cast counterpart to wrought super-duplex alloys (e.g., UNS S32750): it combines very high chromium
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Introduction Casting, as one of the earliest mastered metal hot working processes for humans, boasts a history of approximately 6,000
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Shell manufacturing is a core step in stainless steel precision casting (investment casting), directly determining dimensional accuracy, surface quality, and
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In applications where visual refinement must coexist with manufacturing precision—such as engraved nameplates, architectural embellishments, decorative hardware, and precision instrument
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A fundamental question in materials science and industrial applications is: Is stainless steel ferrous? The answer hinges on the definition
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1. Introduction Dacromet coating, a proprietary zinc-aluminum flake-based corrosion protection system, was first developed by the American company Diamond Shamrock
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1. Introduction Centrifugal pumps represent the dominant category of fluid transportation equipment in industrial systems, accounting for the majority of
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1. Introduction Thin-walled components appear across aerospace, medical, automotive, electronics and consumer products. Their low mass and high functional value
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Shrinkage porosity (internal «shrink» cavities, centerline porosity and micro-shrinkage) is one of the most frequent and consequential defects in precision
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Stainless steel castings made in metal (permanent) molds or precision investment molds present a unique set of opportunities and risks.
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1. Introduction Cast stainless steel combines intrinsic corrosion resistance with the geometric freedom of casting. The result is components that
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1. Introduction Cast stainless steels combine corrosion resistance, good mechanical strength and castability for complex shapes. They are used where
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1. Executive summary Dimensional accuracy of castings is the net result of many interacting causes: material physics (shrinkage & phase
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1. Introduction Strainer valves are simple in principle but critical in practice: they keep debris out of pumps, control valves,
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1. Introduction Investment (lost-wax) casting is a precision route for producing stainless-steel hydraulic fittings that combine complex geometry (integral ports,
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