Here at IST, we have accumulated over 50 years of experience in shot peening, specifically applied to springs. The aim of this guide is to help advise our customers while providing the background information required to assist spring manufacturers and their clients to develop an appropriate shot peening specification.
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The next stage of failure analysis involves examining the fracture surfaces in far greater detail. This is where two advanced techniques — Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)
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Here at IST, we have accumulated over 50 years of experience in shot peening, specifically applied to springs. The aim of this guide is to help advise our customers while providing the background information required to assist spring manufacturers and their clients to develop an appropriate shot peening specification.
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Metallurgical analysis allows us to understand exactly what is happening inside the material from surface coatings to internal microstructures and ultimately determine why a spring performed the way it did.
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We take a look at how metallurgical analysis allows us to understand whats happening inside the material of a spring.
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Learn from our metallurgist about why background information is critical in failure analysis.
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In this case study we explore spring load testing and calibration for rail operators.
High Performance Alloys | High Stakes High Performance Alloys are continuing to have a growing impact on industry, but every HPA offers something different and choosing the right one for your sector can be the difference between success and failure. Alloy Wire International’s Technical Director Andrew Du Plessis explores the subtle difference between each sector
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What Are High Performance Alloys? Guest Author: Alloy Wire International Alloy Wire International’s Andrew Du Plessis explores the everchanging world of the High Performance Alloy and why industry’s pursuit for more demanding applications means picking the right material will become even more complex for manufacturers. High Performance Alloys (HPAs), often referred to as Superalloys, are
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Prestressing of Compression Springs Introduction Most people who work with springs will be aware of the concept of prestressing, or at least the idea of a spring becoming shorter the first time it is used. However, the underlying mechanisms of why this occurs and the benefits beyond stabilising the dimensions of the spring are probably
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