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  1. alexcbh

    Working with honed tubes, chrome rods and hydraulic cylinders every day.

    I work with hydraulic cylinder components every day, mainly honed tubes and chrome plated rods. Over the years I've become just as interested in failure analysis as manufacturing itself. I enjoy discussing materials, machining and real-world hydraulic problems, and I'm always keen to learn from...
  2. alexcbh

    Anyone else seeing more 20MnV6 rods replacing CK45?

    I've been noticing something over the last couple of years that got me thinking.More and more cylinder drawings coming through seem to call for 20MnV6 instead of the usual CK45. It isn't every project, but it's definitely happening more often than it used to. Years ago, CK45 was pretty much the...
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    • 20mnv6 chrome plated rod ck45 excavator honed tube hydraulic cylinder steel materials
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