Effect of torch process on the steels used for bucket, shovel handle, and other high-tonne mining equipment

Abstract Background The gouging torch process using air carbon arc cutting (CAC) device is a standard maintenance procedure carrying out in high-tonne equipment used in the minery industry. The application of this process could locally affect the mechanical properties and the microstructure in the t...

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Main Authors: H. Ochoa Medina, J. Leiva Yapur, O. Fornaro, Z. Cárdenas Quezada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40712-017-0086-2