Technical Library
Material selection, tolerance interpretation and failure analysis, written for the engineer specifying the part.
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Hydraulic cylinder components
- Honed bore or skived and roller burnished: choosing by length-to-bore ratio
- Reading a rod specification: chrome thickness, HV hardness and what each protects against
- Induction hardening case depth and why hardness alone is not a specification
- Salt spray hours in ISO 9227 AASS and what a nickel underlayer actually buys
- Seal housing dimensions: why the groove radius matters as much as the width
- EN 10305-1 E355, DIN 2391 ST52 and SAE 1026 compared
- Distortion in welded cylinder assemblies and the correct machining sequence
Hydraulic Breaker parts
- Tool diameter as the primary key of a breaker spare parts catalogue
- Why through bolts must be thread rolled rather than turned
- Reading breaker wear: what a worn bushing tells you about the front head
- Dual-hardness chisels and cold-climate fracture
- Piston land geometry and its effect on impact energy
- Cleanliness in rebuilt breaker bodies: cross-hole deburring and washing
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