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Wedge brake mod
Many thanks for the reply, it uses a half moon shape that sits on the gantry so if the gantry brakes fail in theory the crane tries to lift itself up as it rides up the wedge. Every 20mm I have a 3x3mm groove ground in to reduce on heat transfer, I am also looking into quenching after it had...- KieranR
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- Forum: Metal and Metallurgy engineering
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Wedge brake mod
hello there, I am designing a mod for a port quay crane emergency brake, I wondered if anyone had any ideas on what to make a metal replaceable wear pad out of. It must withstand 1100t compressive load. I am after a few ideas to get me started many thank.- KieranR
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- Forum: Metal and Metallurgy engineering
