Copper nickel tubes A copper nickel tube is made from an alloy of copper that contains a high percentage of nickel. Apart from copper and nickel, there are other elements added to the alloy, such as iron or manganese. These serve the purpose of making the alloy stronger. Applications/uses of copper nickel tubes In the […]
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What is a Heat Exchanger? Basically, a heat exchanger helps is the efficient transfer of heat from one medium to the next, while at the same time preventing any mix or direct contact between the two. Typically, a heat exchanger is used in the transfer from one fluid to another. Heat exchangers are commonly utilized
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Titanium tube bike frames are made for high-end bicycles produced by top manufacturers in the industry. The reason for choosing titanium lies in this material’s strength and other unique properties, including its rather reduced weight (compared to other materials commonly chosen for bike frame tubes). Titanium – A Reliable Choice for Bike Frame Tubes Even
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Overview The use of pipes or tubes have been around for thousands of years, although technically the term ‘tube’ is used to imply heightened engineering qualities and are normally custom made. Different industrial needs call for different types of metal tubes. They can be categories into the two types of Electrical metal tubes and mechanical
Are you interested in finding out how titanium tubes are made? Do you want to find out useful information on the making of these tubes from different metals? If your answer to either of these two questions is affirmative, then you should definitely keep on reading. In this article, we will take titanium pipes as example,
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Welcome back to the series which is looking at how to machine and process titanium. In the first parts of the series we looked at the general considerations when machining titanium and then took a more indepth look into the individual types of machining and what needs to be considered. As a recap of the
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Welcome to Part 3 of the 4 Part series which takes a look at the machining and considerations of titanium. In the first part Part 1 – the general handling considerations when working with titanium and in Part 2 we looked at how to machine titanium with turning which ‘turned’ out to be a relatively
Do you know your billets from you blooms ? Get the inside track on commonly used terminology in the titanium industry by looking at the terminology section of our dedicated titanium material information centre !
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The second part in the series about machining titanium focuses on turning and milling of titanium and the considerations needed in each case to ensure successful machining. Take a look at the general points of consideration for the machining of titanium that apply for all types of titanium handling. What is Turning As an over
This article is the first in a multi-part series taking an in-depth look at the handling and working with titanium. The series is split into parts Machining, Forming and Welding with the first part Machining spanning a number of articles. This first article provides guidance and an introduction to the metal and how it should
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