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Articles tagged with "stainless"

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Using plasma arc cutting to clean-cut stainless steel sheet and plate: Variables to consider

By: Stephen St. Hilaire, Contributing Writer

To clean-cut stainless steel sheet and plate, fabricators first must choose the right CNC cutting equipment and then set the correct process-related variables. Precise machine motion controls, torch-to-material distance control, and the correct plasma and assist gases all are crucial to producing weld-ready plasma-cut edges on all stainless steel thicknesses.

Publish date: May 30, 2001

Tech cell: Plasma Cutting

Carbon content, steel classifications, and alloy steels

By: Bob Capudean, Contributing Writer

Steel classification is important in understanding what types are used in certain applications and which are used for others. For example, most commercial steels are classified into one of three groups: plain carbon, low-alloy, and high-alloy. Steel classification systems are set up and updated frequently for this type of information.

Publish date: August 28, 2003

Tech cell: Metals/Materials