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Yes, stainless steel does rust. Some basic concepts on stainless steels
Even if most of the failure analysis and studies performed at AZTERLAN Technology Centre are related to an industrial activity,

Method to determine the carbon equivalent content of a cast iron alloy having a hypereutectic composition and equipment to carry it out
The invention relates to a methodology based on thermal analyisis to determine the carbon equivalent content of a cast iron

Hydrogen Assisted Fracture of 30MnB5 High Strength Steel: A Case Study
When steel components fail in service due to the intervention of hydrogen assisted cracking, discussion of the root cause arises.

Chunky Graphite in Low and High Silicon Spheroidal Graphite Cast Irons–Occurrence, Control and Effect on Mechanical Properties
Thermal analysis is largely used in cast-iron foundry shops as a means to check melt preparation before casting. It has

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Study of Graphite Nucleation in High Sulfur Ductile Irons
It is well known that sulfur is an excellent promoter of graphite and plays an important role in its formation.

Improved mechanical properties in A356-T6 alloy using ablation technology
Ablation is a technology different enough from casting to ask for a revision of some conventionally comparable factors like the

Determination of Microshrinkage Risk Index in Ductile Cast Iron Production
One recurrent problem in the foundry industry producing ductile iron castings for automotive industry is the presence of defects of

Revisiting Thermal Analysis of Hypereutectic Spheroidal Graphite Cast Irons
This study deals with early solidification of hypereutectic cast irons at varying carbon content and roughly constant alloying additions. Thermal

Development of new alloys with improved creep and oxidation properties
Market demands, in terms of performance and cost, keep pushing the development of new metallic alloys with optimised characteristics that

Hopper-skeletal and hemispherical crystallization of graphite in iron–carbon–silicon alloys
The growth of graphite during solidification and solid-state transformation of Fe–C–Si alloys continues to be the subject of extensive research.

Influence of graphite morphology on electrochemical corrosion behaviour in cast irons
Cast irons are widely used in the automotive industry due to its excellent castability, fluidity, machinability and wear resistance. Industrial

Improved method for manufacturing a foriming tool
The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of a forming tool which comprises: providing a base steel

Comparison of solidification kinetics of compacted and lamellar cast irons
Thermal analysis is largely used in cast-iron foundry shops as a means to check melt preparation before casting. It has

High wear resistant high entropy alloy and preparation thereof
The present invention discloses high entropy alloys that consist of the following composition, wherein the percentages are expressed by weight
A method to control ausferritic as-cast microstructure in ductile iron parts
A method to control the ausferritic as-cast microstructure in iron parts with sections of different thicknesses, which comprises: a) Calculate