Category: Piping Design Basics

Steel is an alloy containing Iron and Carbon as the primary elements. Various other alloying elements are added to it for achieving some desired properties in Steel. It is a prime commodity and finds...

Fracking or Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation drilling technique that uses a highly pressurized liquid, usually a water mixture to fracture or create cracks in the deep-rock formations for...

Both 304 and 316 stainless steels are austenitic grade stainless steels having very good corrosion resistance. Also popular as A2 by the International Organization for Standardization ISO 3506; 304...

The outermost surface of any metal is the most important area as it suffers from direct impact and abrasion while in operation. So, it is always desirable to make the metal surface...

Normalizing is a widely popular heat treatment process for metals to increase ductility and toughness. This heat treatment is also known as normalizing annealing as the normalizing heat treatment...

Annealing is one of the most popular heat treatment methods to alter the mechanical properties of metals and alloys. Annealing is mostly used to increase the ductility of a material and to reduce the...