Most times, when people say that something is very accurate, or that it has a high degree of precision, they mean the same thing. In everyday speech, precision and accuracy are relatively interchangeable. However, from a scientific or technical perspective, accuracy...
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CNC Machining Stainless Steel: The Benefits, Drawbacks, and Best Alloys
Stainless steel is just one of many classes of steel. It’s best known for its strength and durability, even in wet or corrosive environments. This makes it a very popular metal for both consumer products and industrial applications. This article explains the many...
3 Tips to Help You Design for Wear Resistance and High Wear Applications
In our last article, we talked about wear resistance, and for many products, getting “worn out” is a key factor in determining the item’s service lifetime. That could be decades or only hours depending on the application and how aggressive the wear conditions are....
What Is Wear Resistance and How Do You Prevent Wear in Your Products?
Wear is a powerful force that causes materials to deteriorate over time. It affects everything from kitchen knives and shoe insoles to the bucket teeth on heavy mining equipment. In fact, whenever one material’s surface rubs against another, both materials could be...
Comparing the Compressive Strengths of Different Metals
Designers often need to evaluate the strength of different materials when selecting one for their product. In our previous article on metal strength, we explained that there are actually several different types of strength. These include tensile strength, compressive...
Corrosion-Resistant Metals: How to Choose the Right One for Your Project
Corrosion-resistant metals are essential components of many engineering projects. These special alloys provide scientists and engineers with technological solutions that maintain the integrity of their projects for long periods of time, even under the most extreme...
The Melting Points of Metals: Understand the Crucial Role They Play
The melting point of a metal, or any material for that matter, is the temperature at which a solid material changes phase into a liquid. You can think of it like frozen water, where once a certain temperature is reached, the ice melts to become liquid water. For...
3 Lightweight Metals and Their Key Benefits Explained
Steel is the most widely used metal in the world today and offers a great balance of material properties at a good cost. But when steel, at a density of 7.8g/cm³, is too heavy for the application, product designers must turn to one of the lighter materials available....
What is the Strength-to-Weight Ratio, and Why Does it Matter to Engineers?
Engineers must be able to accurately assess and analyze a material's various properties before incorporating it into any application. The strength of a material is important to consider, but so is the weight, as this affects both the carrying capacity and efficiency...
Titanium vs. Aluminum: Which Lightweight Metal is Best for Your Project?
When it comes to machining lightweight metals, two popular options come to mind: titanium and aluminum. Both of these metals are widely used in a variety of industries due to their strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and manufacturing capabilities....