Our Designers are looking for a cost reduction. They are after the similar tensile and yield (100ksi min) properties of the A514, toughness is not top priority. Someone found the 8625 in a book and thought, hey why dont we use this...? From a weldability standpoint the 8625 is more difficult...
I work on the Weld Engineering side of our company. It has been proposed to use AISI 8625 cast quench and tempered as a substitution for A514 GH for spring hanger brackets. The reasoning is that the 8625 can be cast to near net, whereas the A514 must be fully machined. Is there a better...
