Do you have materials questions that you need answered by experts in the field? If so, submit your queries to Valve Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Judy Tibbs. Submissions will be forwarded to the Materials Q&A authors. Questions should involve particular materials-related properties, processes or selection philosophies. Questions regarding recommended materials of construction for a specific environment will not be answered in that form. However, our materials' experts will provide an overview of some of the factors to consider when selecting materials of construction for a particular application.

MATERIALS Q&A AUTHORS: DON BUSH, EMERSON PROCESS - FISHER CONTROLS, AND TOM SPENCE, FLOWSERVE CORPORATION