This article was updated March 7, 2023. It was originally published Dec. 9, 2004. Engineers have an impressive array of ways to join two pieces of metal including adhesives, nuts and bolts, and a long ...

Brazing joins parts by heating them to more than 840°F and applying a filler metal that has a melting temperature below that of the base metal. Filler metal flows into the joint by capillary ...

The single most important thing to remember when fabricating a product from stainless steel is to ensure that the fabrication processes retain and do not compromise the intrinsic properties of ...

Stainless steel is different from other types of steel in that it contains nickel, chromium and other alloying elements. This key difference provides it with a much improved degree of corrosion ...