EMUGE-FRANKEN USA – manufacturers of high-performance taps, thread mills, end mills, drills, gages and other rotary tools – introduced TIN-coated gages to its line of precision thread gages. The new ...
A grooved whisker juts out from a tin film in a manner highly reminiscent of a human whisker. Whiskers have been reported to grow at rates ranging from 0.03 to 9 mm/year. Credit: Peter Bush/South ...
There are several surface coating technologies available for tool steels. Some of them are discussed in this article. These surface coatings are used in applications such as drills, taps, reamers, ...