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  1. chillwynston

    Help in designing Brackets!

    Hi guys, I dont know if you can answer my question or show me a website that can.. I am designing a bracket to withstand a load of 2400kg. The bracket will allow the load to rotate from a upright position to a flat position, much like a letter box but upside-down..What I want to know is where...
  2. chillwynston

    Design Stress of LEAD (Pb)

    Hi guys, Can anyone tell me the design stress of Lead please? I have been tasked to design a radiation flap and I intend to make the inner layer from a Lead plate. I have found the density of Lead to work out the mass now I need to find out the Design Stress of Lead I am working at Ambient...
  3. chillwynston

    Water cooled flange used on Hot Blast Main Furnace

    Good day everybody... I am a design engineer working for a company that manufactures expansion bellows units, I have received an enquiry for Hot Blast Main bellows for a furnace. the inlet side of the unit will have standard ASA flanges while the outlet side they have specified using water...
  4. chillwynston

    High pressure, high temp non-metallic pipe?!?

    Good day everyone, I have the need to source some non-metallic pipe/tubing that can withstand pressures of up to 7.5bar and temperatues of 170C. I have had experience with rubber and know of products that withstand 130C but not for long periods. Could someone advise on a material I can use...
  5. chillwynston

    Pressure vessel or bellows test pressure!?

    Hi guys, I have a question, in my company we make bellows, we test the bellows to a standard test pressure of 1.5 times the design pressure. I was reading some of EJMA the expansion joints manufacturers association stds book and a paragraph confused me. When testing products with an extremely...
  6. chillwynston

    French material designation z5 cd4 s?

    Hi Cathargo, Thanks for the help. With Z6 CNT 18-11 you are correct 18-10 is 321, yet I have seen the other designations for 321L and 321h which are Z6 CNT 18 - (number) so for design purposes I knew it would be some grade of ss321. As for the mystery flange material, it has been hand written...
  7. chillwynston

    French material designation z5 cd4 s?

    Hi guys.. I have a part I need to design yet I cannot tell what material it is by the designation. The other materials were written as z6 CNT 18-11 which I have found to be stainless steel grade 321, yet the flange material is stated as either Z5 or S5 CD4 S.... I can't find any equivalents on...
  8. chillwynston

    Shear stress and bearing stress, some quesrions?!?

    Hello, I'm a newbie to this site.. I am a design engineer involved with pipework and bellows design, I am designing a unit called a hinged unit, you may have heard you may not. but.. i have a question of stress! i have a pressure end load acting on the unit to restrain this I must use plates and...
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