Category Archives: Material Knowledge

Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel, Magnesium, Titanium, Zinc, Derlin (POM), PC, PA, PP, ABS, PMMA, PPSU, PEEK, PEI, PVC, Teflon, PEHD, PTFE

Selection of “Copper Clad Steel” Copper Plating Process

The particularity of the wire processing industry makes the requirements of the copper plating process different from the conventional copper plating of steel parts. Therefore, how to choose a copper plating process suitable for wire processing is a very important subject. Generally, the basis for selecting the plating process is first of all the requirements…

Introduction to Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK)

3d printing PEEK

Poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) is a thermoplastic special engineering plastic with excellent performance in abrasion resistance, temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, etc., which can meet various complex Material requirements of parts and components under working conditions and harsh environments. In recent years, with the introduction of domestic PEEK raw materials, the price of raw materials has been reduced,…

Development and processing of magnesium alloy matters needing attention

CNC machining magnesium

1. Introduction Since the beginning of the 1990s, the application trend of major metal materials in the world has changed significantly. The application of traditional materials such as steel, copper, lead and zinc has grown slowly, while the light metal materials represented by magnesium alloy have sprung up. The rate of 20% per year continues…

Plastic and metal material knowledge

Commonly used hardware mainly includes stainless steel, cast iron, carbon steel, aluminum plate, copper rod, etc. There are many brands. Stainless steel sus304, sus316, sus430; Aluminum plate has 5052, 6061, hard aluminum lY12, rust-proof aluminum lF5, etc. Carbon steel domestic brands Q235, 08F, and 1018, 1012 and other brands, Cast iron HT150, HT200, etc.; Brass…

Talk the surface treatment

1: anodizing In order to enrich the color of the product, we can usually make some oxidation treatment. The oxidation treatment can make all the colors except white. The oxidation treatment is done for the aluminum alloy. If it is other materials, it can’t make anodization. Steel material, you can choose plating, etc. anodized aluminum,…