Aug 26, 2010 #1 Longie Mechanical Aug 26, 2010 2 0 0 GB I am currently re-drawing some very old (1946) drawings in 3D. One of the parts is a Bushing made in B.H.G. What is this material, can anyone please help???? Many thanks. Longie
I am currently re-drawing some very old (1946) drawings in 3D. One of the parts is a Bushing made in B.H.G. What is this material, can anyone please help???? Many thanks. Longie
Aug 26, 2010 #2 DSB123 Mechanical May 16, 2002 1,288 0 0 GB Bloody Hard Graphite?? Really it could stand for anything. It may be a Manufacturers shorthand for his own specified material. Upvote 0 Downvote
Bloody Hard Graphite?? Really it could stand for anything. It may be a Manufacturers shorthand for his own specified material.
Aug 26, 2010 #3 IRstuff Aerospace Jun 3, 2002 44,355 4 38 US Brass-handled Gonads? Borehole Gradiometer? TTFN FAQ731-376 Upvote 0 Downvote
Aug 27, 2010 #4 cloa Petroleum Jul 18, 2008 1,071 0 0 JP Considering you say it says Made in not made of- BHG could well be a country or area perhaps in their own language. Upvote 0 Downvote
Considering you say it says Made in not made of- BHG could well be a country or area perhaps in their own language.
Aug 27, 2010 #5 mcguire Materials Nov 2, 2001 1,086 0 0 US It probably is a term related to graphite-bronze, the common bushing material of that era Michael McGuire http://stainlesssteelforengineers.blogspot.com/ Upvote 0 Downvote
It probably is a term related to graphite-bronze, the common bushing material of that era Michael McGuire http://stainlesssteelforengineers.blogspot.com/
Aug 29, 2010 #6 Ron Structural Sep 24, 1999 16,336 0 36 US Probably a variant on brass impregnated graphite, such as "brass hardened graphite" Upvote 0 Downvote
Aug 29, 2010 #7 Guest102023 Materials Feb 11, 2010 1,523 0 0 CA Big Honkin' Gonads. My father was a draftsman around that time ... Seriously, you may have to scan through one of these massive internet acronym compendiums - just google for it. Upvote 0 Downvote
Big Honkin' Gonads. My father was a draftsman around that time ... Seriously, you may have to scan through one of these massive internet acronym compendiums - just google for it.
Aug 31, 2010 Thread starter #8 Longie Mechanical Aug 26, 2010 2 0 0 GB Hi, thank you all for your ideas!!! I am going down the "brass hardened graphite" route as that seems the most likely. Thanks again. Longie Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi, thank you all for your ideas!!! I am going down the "brass hardened graphite" route as that seems the most likely. Thanks again. Longie
Sep 1, 2010 1 #9 jsokal Aerospace Jun 6, 2005 25 0 0 These is an old German firm Baumaterialien-Handelsgesellschaft AG (BHG) that makes hardware. John Denial ain't just a river in Egypt...Mark Twain Upvote 0 Downvote
These is an old German firm Baumaterialien-Handelsgesellschaft AG (BHG) that makes hardware. John Denial ain't just a river in Egypt...Mark Twain