Manufacturing

Heat-Affected Zone

Summary The heat-affected zone (HAZ) is the region of base metal next to a welded or otherwise thermally joined area […]

Summary Fillet brazing is a bicycle framebuilding technique in which mitered metal tubes are joined directly with brazing filler built

Summary TIG welding is a fusion-welding process that creates an electric arc between a non-consumable tungsten electrode and the workpiece.

Summary Brazing is a metal-joining process in which a filler metal is melted and used to join components without melting

Summary Tube-to-tube construction is a framebuilding method in which separately manufactured tubes are cut, aligned, and structurally joined to form

Summary A monocoque frame is a bicycle frame whose thin-walled outer structure carries the primary structural loads rather than relying

Summary Void content is the proportion of microscopic empty spaces within a composite laminate, usually expressed as a percentage by

Summary Prepreg carbon is carbon-fiber reinforcement supplied with a controlled amount of resin already incorporated into it. It is the

Summary A layup schedule is the manufacturing plan that defines the material, shape, orientation, position, and stacking order of every

Summary Bladder molding is a composite manufacturing process used to produce hollow carbon-fiber structures. Prepreg carbon is placed in a

Summary Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) is a composite manufacturing process in which liquid resin is injected into a closed mold