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Failure of Cutting Tools

Whenever the tool is not performing the machining operation satisfactorily, there is a cutting tool failure. The following drawbacks are observed if the tool fails. The tool ceases to produce the workpiece according to the required dimensions. The tool gets…

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Filler Metal and Fluxes used in Brazing

Commonly filler metals are used in brazing are listed in below Table 1, along with the principal base metals on which they are typically used. To be suitable as a brazing metal the following characteristics are needed: the melting temperature must be compatibl…

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Soldering, Brazing – Joining Process

In soldering and brazing processes, the metal parts being joined are heated but not melted and molten filler material is made to flow between the two closely placed adjacent surfaces by the capillary action. A strong joint between the parts is formed on cooling to room…

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