Metalworking Archives

Material Hardness – Types, Testing Methods

Hardness is a material’s quality to withstand localised deformation. It may be especially important when …

Malleability refers to a material’s capacity to be shaped or formed without fracturing. In other …

A hard, silvery metal with a blue tinge. Chromium is used to harden steel, to …

Electrochemical processes have the capacity to either decompose compounds into their basic elements or synthesize …

When iron starts to rust, what’s actually happening is a chemical change—something entirely new gets …

That’s an interesting question, and I’ll do my best to give a clear explanation. Magnets …

A sine bar, also known as a precision angle device, is a specialised precision measurement …

Chromium is a mineral. It is called an “essential trace element” because very small amounts …

What is turning? Turning is a machining process where a lathe is used to rotate …

The rarest gemstone in the world is Jadeite, which costs about $3 million per carat, …

In most engineered products, functionality depends heavily on how well different components fit or slide …

In mechanical engineering, tolerances define how much a part’s actual dimensions can vary from what’s …

Lathe Machine Operations A lathe is a versatile machine tool designed to rotate a workpiece …

Anyone who spends their days around vertical mills—whether as a machinist or a CNC specialist—has …

What is a Drilling? Drilling is a method used to create holes in solid materials, …