BLOG HomeBlog DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEEL, CAST IRON AND WROUGHT IRON NOVEMBER 15, 2021 NO COMMENTS Most people refer to IRON as STEEL and STEEL as IRON. However, these are two very different products. Iron or iron ore is the fourth-most abundant element on the planet and can be found and mined in the earth to make various steels, cast iron, wrought iron, high/low alloy steels etc. Iron ore is the base element to make all grades of iron and steels, and is also an essential mineral which helps make hemoglobin in the human body. READ MORE THERMAL CRACKING & WEAR RESISTANT STEEL NOVEMBER 3, 2021 NO COMMENTS Cold air can affect your steel. Specifically, it can make it brittle, which can lead to Thermal Cracking. Steel that is ductile at room temperature may also lose that in colder temperatures so instead of bending, it may break. READ MORE HARDNESS VS HARDENABILITY OCTOBER 28, 2021 NO COMMENTS When discussing abrasion resistant steel two terms that will often come up are ‘Hardness’ and ‘Hardenability,’ and while they may sound like the same thing because they have the same etymological root, they refer to very different aspects of abrasion resistant steel. While hardness is a characteristic of steel, hardenability describes the ability to do it. READ MORE STRESS RELIEVING, NORMALIZING, ANNEALING & THEIR EFFECT ON WEAR RESISTANT STEEL OCTOBER 20, 2021 NO COMMENTS Heat treating is a process used to change chemical and mechanical properties of wear resistant steel produced in its original form. A common example of this is heating the material to high temperature, quick cooling with water or oil (Quenching) and then re-heating at lower temperatures (Tempering). Annealing, Normalizing and Stress Relieving do not involve any Quenching or Tempering. READ MORE THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ISO CERTIFICATION JULY 27, 2021 NO COMMENTS What Does ISO Stand for? Customers often inquire about our ISO Certification. ISO stands for “International Organization for Standardization”,despite the fact that the letters are out of sequence. The name in different languages results in different acronyms. Thus, all 164 countries (who use ISO) agreed to use the ISO designation. READ MORE WATERJET CUTTING AS A “VALUE ADDED” FABRICATION OPTION JULY 20, 2021 NO COMMENTS What Is a Waterjet Cutter? A waterjet cutter is a versatile industrial tool that can be used to cut a wide variety of wearresistant steels and other materials such as wood and glass. The waterjet cuts through material by combininga very high-pressure jet of waterwith fine particles of garnet (60,000 to 90,000 psi). This combination “gouges out” or removes tiny particles of the wearresistant steel, which effectively makes the cut. Water alone with no garnet can be used to cut softer material such as wood, plastic or rubber. READ MORE THE IDEAL WEAR RESISTANT STEEL HAS A COMBINATION OF AUSTENITE AND MARTENSITE APRIL 14, 2021 NO COMMENTS Austenite and Martensite, in steel, refers to the microstructure of steel at the atomic level. During the tempering process or cooling, Austenite is transformed intoMartensite. The ideal wear resistant steel would have a combination of retained Austenite as well as some transformed Martensite. READ MORE WEAR RESISTANT STEEL CUTTING OPTIONS DECEMBER 28, 2020 NO COMMENTS All steel mills produce standard sizes of bars (i.e. flat, round, square) and plates (i.e. 48” x 96”, 96” x 240”, 120” x 288” etc.). Consequently, the fabricator must have equipment to cut the bars or plate to a size which they can use for further processing. Other than shearing, sawing, grinding or water jet, wear resistant steel is usually cut using heat to melt the material. There are 3 main processes and each has its advantages. READ MORE HOW WOULD YOU DEVELOP THE OPTIMUM WEAR STEEL? DECEMBER 22, 2020 NO COMMENTS If you were given the task to develop the world’s best wear steel, how would you develop it? READ MORE WHY DOES WEAR RESISTANT STEEL NEED IMPACT RESISTANCE? AUGUST 25, 2020 NO COMMENTS Impact resistance in wear resistant steel is usually defined as the amount of energy that a material can withstand when it is suddenly hit with a load or force. Think in terms of a steel plate or steel parts being hit by a very hard object like rocks hitting a grizzly screen. It is measured as the amount of force required to crack or deform the steel, and is measured in foot-pounds per inch or joules per centimeter. 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