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  • Lubricants and Coolants & Modifying Metals

    Lubricants and Coolants & Modifying Metals

    Reducing can be done with extreme pressure lubricants at speeds over 7,000 FPM.  There are many mills that run at very low speeds when reducing expensive alloys such as beryllium, copper, tantalum, and gold and use little or no lubricant or coolant.  Many lubricants are good for extreme pressure, but they can also act as a coolant.  Water is still considered one of the greatest liquid coolants.  An extreme pressure lubricant mixed with water makes a good lubricant.

  • Embossing

    Embossing

    Many architectural materials are embossed for beauty and appearance.  Metals can be embossed and painted to look like wood.  The inside of an elevator has embossed material. Some cold rolled is rolled with a satin finish so that it has more area to fuse to the paint or galvanized surface.

  • Anticipatory Automatic Gauge Control

    Anticipatory Automatic Gauge Control

    Precision measuring normally requires an entrance gauge, which records the thickness of the material going into the rolling mill. 

  • Expanded Metals

    Expanded Metals

    Expanded metal is used primarily for grating, filtration media, and fencing.  Carbon and stainless steels can be perforated with holes or expanded to a diamond shaped pattern, which reduces the surface area.

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