Drill string assemblies are complex, sophisticated, and utterly essential systems in the oil and gas industry, down to the smallest parts. The importance of the connections that keep these systems ...

This article was updated Feb. 3, 2023. It was originally published June 7, 2016. Hot and cold rolled steel are two common types of steel. Engineers need to know the difference between them to turn out ...

At-a-Glance: Cold Root Rolling (CRR) plastically works thread roots at room temperature to induce compressive residual stress and increase root radius, cutting stress concentration and delaying crack ...