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Titanium Fastener VS. Stainless Steel Fastener, How to Choose?

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Introduction A range of metals has been utilized and explored ever since the Bronze Age. You can find metallic equipment everywhere such as daily appliances, industrial devices, and construction materials. Figure 1. Titanium Fasteners Both titanium and stainless steel are popular materials with industrial uses. This article is going to introduce their features and applications […]

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How Is Molybdenum Metal Used in Vacuum Furnace Hot Zone?

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Introduction Molybdenum metal is employed in a variety of industries like electronics, semiconductors, glass-making, and most importantly heating applications. For instance, there is a range of vacuum furnace hot zones made from molybdenum metal. Figure 1. Molybdenum Sheets Therefore, this article is going to explore how molybdenum metal is applied to manufacture heating apparatus using […]

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Where & Why Tungsten Heavy Alloy is Used?

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Introduction Tungsten heavy alloy (WHA) is a tungsten-based alloy that contains at least 90% tungsten and 10% other metals such as nickel, iron, and copper. WHA stands out for great thermal performance, high hardness, large density, and other notable properties. With these desirable features, tungsten heavy alloy found lots of applications including counterweights, radiation shields, […]

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Pure Tantalum or Tantalum Tungsten Alloy – Which is Better?

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Introduction Tantalum has been a buzzword recently. Pure tantalum and tantalum tungsten alloy are widely used in a broad range of fields including chemical reactions, medical surgeries, and aerospace. Both of them are refractory metal materials with perfect properties, so it may be quite difficult to make your choice between them. This article is going […]

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Something You Need to Know about Molybdenum Strip

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Introduction to Molybdenum Strip Molybdenum strip is well-known for their resistance to heat and corrosion, and they are widely used in a number of applications and fields. Advanced Refractory Metals (ARM) is a global supplier of molybdenum products. We offer molybdenum products of various shapes and sizes at a competitive price within a short lead […]

Molybdenum in the Steel Industry

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The addition of molybdenum greatly increases the strength, toughness, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, and weldability of all types of alloy steels. Although molybdenum is primarily used in the steel industry, it has a wide range of properties that are expanding its use in other alloys and in the chemical industry. Traditional Mo-Co/Al2O3 and Mo-Ni/Al2O3 are […]

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Why are Refractory Metals Used in Nuclear Reactions?

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Refractory metals are metallic elements of the periodic table with unique properties such as extremely high melting points. However, they can remain solid at room temperature. These characteristics make these materials ideal for research-based and critical nuclear reactions. What Are Refractory Metals? Refractory metals possess a melting point above 2,000° Celsius (3,632° F) and are […]

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What Material is a Crucible Made of?

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The use of crucibles can be traced back several years before the industrial revolution. And today, it is an essential item used either in laboratories for conducting high-temperature chemical reactions and analyses or in large manufacturing plants for melting and calcining metal and ore; they may be made of clay, graphite, porcelain, or a relatively […]

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Rhenium Uses in Aerospace – Shining Pearl of Aerospace Industry

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Rhenium Uses in Aerospace Rhenium has been discovered for almost a century, but it is still an unfamiliar element to most of us. It ranks 75th on the periodic table of the chemical elements and is the most recently discovered natural element. In this article, we’ll take a look at the rhenium uses in aerospace. […]

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What Happens if Rhenium Is Alloyed to Niobium, Tungsten, and Tantalum?

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Rhenium is added to high-temperature superalloys that are used to make jet engine parts, using 70% of the worldwide rhenium production. Another major application is in platinum–rhenium catalysts, which are primarily used in making lead-free, high-octane gasoline. Nickel-based superalloys have improved creep resistance with the addition of rhenium. Alloys normally contain 3% or 6% rhenium. […]

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