The New “What did you do with your Z today” (with off topic replies) XXXVII

Rusty

That control valve housing is made out of plastic. Should have been out of strong metal. Like Inconel. It would never wear out.

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madwi

That is what the armor for the CPU in the black boxes is made out of. They get packed with boric acid as an insulator. I gave my mom one as a pencil holder for her desk.

Rusty

I worked with that metal all the time at Elliott. Gas turbines and steam turbines are full of it. Ever play around with Inconel 625? The machinists hated it with a passion. Said it was gummy the machine, and worn the bits quickly.
had to go super slow on the feed rates, and dump tons of coolant on the work piece.

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madwi

yep, I machined that and all kinds of specialty alloys for the chairforce. The inconel was soft and super abrasive. It would gum up terribly on carbide. We bought a mill that could spin the cutters at 20K rpm and we used ceramic inserts. no coolant. It was like watching a volcano go off inside the machine. Molten inconel flung everywhere. It took cycle times down from 18 hours with solid carbide endmills to 3 hours each part. We had to replace the safety plexiglass after every batch as it there would be "chips" melting all the way through it.

Leingod

Much appreciated. Thank you!

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BettyZ

Pool party @ Lein's! Zoren's already there in his Spee-don't.

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Rusty

He's there doing the back stroke with his birthday suit on.

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JLarson

Our furnace retorts are made from Inconel. It's one of the few things that doesn't distort terribly after just a few runs (at over 2000°F for 16 hours, most items get a little soft or crispy). The price on those bad boys is crazy, for that reason.

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JLarson

Have a great day people (and zoren!) Remember not to put your genitals into anything that cuts, grinds, or tears. Follow me on IG for more useful tips

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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ
2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold)

God-Speed

Good Thursday Morning All. Another HOT one today with a high of 103* and NO rain in sight 0%. Just a few things on the list for the day. Have a good one guys, time to get rocking. Stay Safe, Stay Positive and Keep Washing Those Hands.

madwi

Some of the alloys we used were proprietary blends for companies or gov't. Back in '96 we had made prototype parts for the stealth helicopter used in the Bin Laden raid. Ran the job and there was just a nub left of the barstock. I tossed in the garbage can. Airforce guys showed up and wanted it back. Told em have at it and pointed at the dumpster.