I really appreciate all the expertise from you fine fellows. I was not sure on the hardness requirements, as I am not a materials engineer, and I just want to offer a qualified solution to the customer.
unclesyd - thanks for the information, I suggested nitriding, and now I will go back to the...
sorry guys for being so vague, the conical surface has a thickness of 4mm and the wall thickness of the face with the smallest hole is 1mm thick the diameter of the part is 25.4mm. It is a washer type part to hold wheel grease in. The customer is looking for a material that will have a service...
I have a part (see attached). It is currently made out of 4140 Steel and I want to spec. a post heat treatment process after machining. Questions:
1.) Do I need to be concerned about warping due to the part being pretty thin.
2.) What hardness will I be able to achive (this part has a...
