Thermal spray huh? Is that only way to plate stainless steel onto another metal or are there other plating methods?
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it...
Surface layer I would like stainless steel. Basis/starting metal would be bronze or cast iron. Is that possible?
Let's pretend cost is not an issue; is it possible?
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a...
Thank you fellas for the info.
The reason I'm asking about stainless steel specifically is because I need materials that are potable, i.e. drinking water safe. The two major metals used in potable water plumbing are bronze and stainless steel because of the virtually non-existent lead content...
Ignorant mechanical engineer here seeking info.
Is it possible to electroplate bronze or cast-iron to achieve a stainless steel coating?
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You...
No definite number there but my colleague suspects that, "they’re not far above boiling." I think he's guessing that because of a pressure tank that's in the system.
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a...
A colleague just asked me about this: http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/r34racer01/IMG_20141114_145859_004_zps12f2d9d6.jpg
My manager thinks it's thermal shock, but I believe this seal is tungsten-carbide so that should not have been an issue, right? They're pumping water in this system and...
I recently read somewhere that the geometry of centerline discharge pumps prevent air from being trapped in the volute. Is this true? How does centerline discharge prevent that?
