MATERIALS

High-yield materials are stocked in standard sizes with gages through 1 3/4”. Materials are able to achieve over 70,000 psi minimum yield strength. The material control department allots materials to each individual order, based upon order requirements and results of qualification tests.

MATERIAL TESTING

In-house, destructive testing is done on heat treated specimens. The tests that can be performed are:

• Longitudinal and transverse tensile
• Longitudinal and transverse full-size charpy ‘V’ notch tests to -50° F; and
• Transverse full-size charpy ‘V’ notch tests at +20° F.
• Special tests for other special properties, or using a different heat treatment are performed when required.

CUTTING

Materials are cut to size, beveled for longitudinal weld, and serialized for each different item. Serialization is maintained through the entire manufacturing process.

ROLLING

TFES has in-house capabilities to either hot or cold roll 1/4” through 7 1/2” thick plates using one of five in-house rolling mills.

WELDING

ASME Section IX qualified welders are able to produce many TFES procedures.

The Advantages of Closed Die Formed Extruded Connections (Overview)

• Quality Assurance (more)
• Superior Strength (more)
• Design Flexibility (more)
• Cost Effectivity (more)

Standard manufacturing sequence for high-yield extruded headers
and assemblies (per MSS-SP-75)

• MATERIALS
• MATERIAL TESTING
• CUTTING
• ROLLING
• WELDING
• EXTRUSION (more)
• HEAT TREATING (more)
• RADIOGRAPHY (more)
• STRESS RELIEF (more)
• BLASTING (more)
• MACHINING (more)
• IDENTIFICATION (more)
• FABRICATION (more)
• FINISHING (more)