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Re: What materials to use?
Jerry Steiger Apr 4, 2013 8:30 PM (in response to Dene Staples)Dene,
That's a pretty big question! I don't have a good answer for you. I have old copies of Materials Engineering magazine that list typical uses for different steel alloys. I see that MatWeb gives "Applications" for at least some steels under the "Material Notes", but working your way through thousands of entries would be a bit of a drag.
You can quite likely get some answers if you asked what material to use to make a particular type of part.
Jerry S.
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Re: What materials to use?
Walter Fetsch Apr 5, 2013 12:20 PM (in response to Dene Staples)Dene, a better approach might be to consider what characteristics are desirable for your application, then seek a material that possesses those characteristics. It should narrow the choices to a manageable number.