Pressure vessels play a critical role in various industries, from mining to water storage to oil refining. The concept of the pressure vessel was first introduced in 1495 by Leonardo da Vinci in his Codex Madrid I. Da Vinci designed the pressure vessel to lift heavy loads under water using pressurized air. The concept of the pressure vessel was not …
Pressure vessel connection manufacturers have a wealth of industrial flanges that are semi-forged to choose from for your project. But which pressure vessel connections are right for you? Here are three design considerations for ASME pressure vessel connection manufacturing products: Materials Steel is the most common material choice for forged flanges, but different steel grades are suitable for different pressure …
If you need stainless steel custom pressure vessel connections, make sure you choose the right material with these four types of stainless steel: Austenitic Austenitic stainless steels contain nickel, manganese, and/or nitrogen to create an austenitic crystalline structure similar to that found in heat-treated steels. Austenitic steel’s crystalline structure makes it highly weldable and formable. Though standard austenitic steels are …
In July of 2017, Forged Components Inc. (FCI) acquired hammer forge and heat treatment facilities from Forge USA. This added eight additional heat-treatment furnaces to the existing furnaces located at the Humble and Navasota forging locations. This acquisition also included both a 16,000 lb. polymer, and 30,000 lb. water quench tank. This facility purchase has added 300,000 lbs. of heat …
Carbon steel is a type of steel with 0.4% or less copper content, 1.65% or less manganese, and 0.6% or less silicon, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Carbon steel is divided into two general groups with different properties and different uses: low-carbon steel and high-carbon steel. While both types are defined by their carbon content, their uses …
API wellhead component forging and custom CNC machining connections for pressure vessels are both popular in ASME pressure vessel connections manufacturing. Forging involves squeezing metal between two molds: a moving mold called a tool and a stationary mold called a die. CNC machines use rotating cutting tools to shape a piece of metal, called a billet, into the desired part. …
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 …
3D printing and CNC machining are both popular automated technologies for producing parts and prototypes. 3D printing is an additive process that involves layering material to create a desired shape, while CNC machining is a subtractive process that removes excess from a block of material to create a shape. These different processes lead to four primary differences between projects using …
For more info on this topic, check out A Brief History of Carbon Steel – Part 1 and A Brief History of Carbon Steel – Part 2. The Bessemer Process was not the last innovation in industrial carbon steel production. In 1900, Paul Heroult perfected the electric arc furnace (EAF) which uses electrical current to heat charged metal. Electric arc …
Forged Components is known as one of the top wellhead component suppliers in the country, but what are the parts of a wellhead and how do they work together? This is the second out of three blog posts that describes these components and what they do. For more info on this topic, check out last month’s post, What Are the …
