stainless-steel

Ferralloy, Inc. is supplying a manufacturer of valves to the oil and gas industry with machined stainless steel valve bodies produced  from forgings in 304 grade material.  The company can supply open and closed die forgings in carbon, alloy, and stainless steel materials in the ‘as forged’ or fully machined condition.  Ferralloy, Inc. also produces […]

Casting offers exceptional capacity for design detail. While there are many types of materials that can be used for castings, steel and iron are two of the more popular options. While cast iron and steel may appear similar on the surface, they are actually more different than you think. Let’s take a look at the […]

Perhaps the biggest problem that you’ve encountered in your attempt of producing stainless steel investment castings is shrinkage. Although these defects are invisible to the naked eye, these shrinking defects can be detected after post machining. The poor shrinkage of molten skill can be attributed to several factors, namely: The Sprue Gate’s Effect If a […]

Heat treatment occurs when a metal is heated and then cooled in order to change its shape and structure. The temperature metals are heated to and the rate of cooling after heat treatment can significantly change steel castings’ properties. The most common reasons metals undergo heat treatment are to improve their strength, hardness, toughness, ductility, […]

Wondering about the many benefits that steel castings can offer? Why is this process widely used in industries as diverse as oil and gas to food equipment and automotive? To give you a clear snapshot of how your project may benefit from using castings, check this out: Design Flexibility With these castings, you can choose […]

One of the most important components of a pressure valve is called the valve bonnet that comes in various shapes and sizes. The valve bonnet covers the valve body and is usually connected to it by a welded, bolted, or threaded joint. Although they’re necessary for most valves, they can potentially complicate the valve’s manufacturing […]

Did you know that steel castings are made of a ferrous alloy that comes with a maximum carbon content of about 0.75%? In case you’re wondering, steel castings are formed when liquid steel fills the void within a mold. Moreover, you can find these in many of the same carbon as well as alloy steels […]

A seamless rolled ring forging is created through the process of ring rolling with the use of rolling mills. A circular preform of metal is pierced using the open die forging process to form a hollow shape that looks like a donut. Before placing the donut over the mandrel roll or the idler roll, the […]

Choosing the right metal for your steel forgings will ensure that the forged product will meet design requirements and be of the highest quality. Furthermore, you want to choose a metal that will perform well in the application without causing any problems like corrosion, severe wear and tear, or mechanical failure. What Are the Most […]

You’re probably aware that open die forging is a type of hot forging that’s commonly used to create bigger and simpler components in weights that range from a few pounds to over thousands of pounds. However, did you know that open die forgings are known to exhibit soundness, durability, high strength, homogeneity, and flow line […]