Rolled ring forging is a process where a preformed metal disc (usually a steel alloy) has a hole punched through its center via the open die forging process. The remaining “doughnut” is superheated for recrystallization and then set onto a rolling mill and squeezed to shape the ring to meet the desired measurements. This provides several significant benefits for the …
Last month in part 1 of the History of Stainless Steel, we covered the details of the invention of stainless steel. This month will cover how it was accepted into wide use within the worldwide market. In the end, Harry Brearley was the first person to market his “rustless steel” as the material for cutlery. Up until this point, knives …
Stainless steel was invented the way most innovations are, by necessity. Rust was always the enemy of steel. Anywhere steel interacted with moisture–and especially salt–created problems such as those encountered in subsea connections manufacturing. Reducing rust and corrosion in gun barrels being a primary motivator of the man usually credited with inventing stainless steel, Harry Brearley of Sheffield, England. In …
If you’re working on an ASME pressure vessel connections forging project or need components for ASME flanges, seamless rolled rings may be perfect for your project. Here are three things you need to know about seamless steel forged rings: How to Manufacture Forged Steel Rings A seamless rolled ring begins as a circular piece of metal that has been cut …
Today, alloy steels have a wide range of industrial uses, from building materials to ASME flanges to forged steel rings. The development of alloy steel was key to the American Technological Revolution and many advancements worldwide, from the production of the automobile to the construction of the Chrysler Building. The story of alloy steel begins in 1865, when American metallurgist …
