Thread: The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXIX
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Old 07-17-2018, 07:53 PM   #5801 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rusty View Post
When I worked for Elliott TurboMachinery. I worked with a lot of inconels and monels. Hated machining inconel 625. Super gummy. Tear up bits really quick. Gas turbines and some compressors have parts made out of this stuff. We had a few lathe fires from Ti, and magnesium. Worked will a lot of exotic metals. How about preheating a work piece to 1,100F before you could weld on it.
Some others that probably crossed over into your field were Waspaloy and Hastelloy X.
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