Featured Story – Developing a welding procedure for joining 17-4 PH to SA 516
During a recent project, a client requested the development of an ASME Section IX WPS for the joining of SA 693 Type 630 (17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel) to SA 516 Gr. 70 carbon steel. Their existing WPS (welding procedure specification) joined AISI 4140 to SA 516 Gr. 70 and there had been several instances of cracking occurring.
Featured Story – Always be open to learning new things: An interview with Alex...
One of the most important lessons Alex Kobylecky has learned during her career is to observe, listen, and retain as much information from other people as you can. The learning aspect of her job never ends.
Featured Story – Stainless steel sales: From leads to leadership
Over the last decade, stainless steel companies have progressively moved away from a reactive sales strategy based on third party sales leads. The pandemic has accelerated a trend toward a proactive strategy with sales leadership, rather than sales leads.
Featured Story – Discovering a world of specialty alloys: An interview with François Lapointe,...
Working with specialty alloys and being able to weld them properly takes a lot of training and dedication. As a Welding Engineer, François Lapointe knows the challenges of working with specialty alloys, but also understands the great benefits they provide.
Featured Story – Microbial corrosion: Are stainless steels resistant?
Stainless steels are believed to be very resistant to corrosion, so much that various classes of this ferrous materials are among the immediate remedies against varying forms of corrosion. When it comes to microbial corrosion (MIC), the alloying elements in stainless steels – particularly molybdenum and chromium – are the elements that render these steels MIC-resistant.