As always, it depends on what you are doing with the steel, but for the most part, forged steel is superior to plate steel in many ways. What Are Steel Plate Material Components? Steel plate compresses steel sheet material to form a steel plate. These plates can then be cut and welded into more complex shapes. Some of the uses …

The short answer is that it depends on what you are using the components for. Forged components and fabrication weldments are similar in several ways. Both use similar design methods and require exact measurements to get the components to the right size. Both can have surface finish treatments applied, such as painting, powder coating, polishing, etc. Both processes require expensive equipment …

The short answer is that it depends on what you are using the components for. Forged components and cast components are similar in several ways. Both require the steel to be heated at high temperatures until it becomes malleable Both can have surface finish treatments applied, such as painting, powder coating, polishing, etc. Both components may be altered in some way …

Both coal-fired power plants and natural gas-fired power plants burn fossil fuels to produce energy. But what are some of the differences between them, and which are better overall? Here are some of the differences between them. Fuel Cost Despite the ecological disadvantages of using coal as a fuel source, it is still one of the cheapest ones available for …

Coal-fired power plants burn coal to produce electricity. Despite the environmental hazards presented by coal mining and burning, coal-fired power plants supply over 40% of the world’s electricity. Coal-fired power plants are used far more often in developing countries such as China and India who use coal to supply up to 75% of their electricity needs. However, coal is still …

There are four basic forged shapes from which products are manufactured. These shapes are: Ring Disc Block Cylinder When forging basic shapes, you need to start with a strategic and metallurgical approach to selecting raw material for forging, heat treating, machining, and NDE. Forged Steel Rings A forged ring is known to deliver higher strength and toughness versus the alternatives of castings, …

The weld-neck flange is used extensively for pipes everywhere, but when pipes are transporting high-pressure or high-temperature (or highly-fluctuating temperature) fluids, long weld neck flanges are better choices, especially in the oil and gas industry. Why Long Weld Neck Flanges Are Better The extended neck of a long weld neck flange provides additional reinforcement that a standard weld neck flange …

Many oil and gas producers prefer spherical tanks to store high-pressure fluids over other simpler tank designs. Why is this? Here are a few of the reasons. Spherical Storage Tanks Are Stronger Other types of storage tanks commonly found in the oil and gas production industries such as the common fixed roof tank and the external floating roof tank, use …

A distillation column is a critical piece of equipment in the refining of crude oil. It acts very much like a still, separating the crude into its different chemical components based on differences in volatility. This is typically the first phase of the petroleum refining process where crude oil is distilled into various components because of different boiling points. How …

Mechanical coalescers–AKA separators–are used widely across the oil and gas production industries to remove water, hydrocarbon, or hydrocarbon condensate from oil, petrochemical, or natural gas production processes. There are two major types of coalescers, a liquid/liquid coalescer and a gas/liquid coalescer. How Mechanical Coalescers Work A mechanical coalescer is a pressure vessel that uses a series of baffle walls or filters …