Research and Technology Group
Technology Laboratories and Equipment |
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The 100-lb vacuum induction (VIM)
furnace is used to primary melt
experimental alloys. |
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An air induction furnace is used to melt liquid slag for the electroslag remelting process. |
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| The 1200-ton forge press is used to hot work 4-inch diameter electroslag remelted ingots down to a slab of about 2 inches thick. |
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The 2-high rolling mill is
used to hot roll slab down
to plate or sheet. |
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| The cold rolling mill can achieve further reductions down to thin sheet gauges. |
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A sandblasting facility is available
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cleaning hot rolled and annealed
materials. |
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Ancillary equipment is available for
drilling and specimen preparation.
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A plasma arc cutting facility equipped with an optical tracer
can cut a variety of shapes from plate up to 1 1/2 inches
thick. |
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A fully equipped welding laboratory is used to prepare weldment
samples or conduct weldability evaluations.
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Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) |
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) |
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Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) |
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