How Black Oxide Treatment Helps Against Material Corrosion
28 February 2018Dark black oxide coatings look attractive. Aside from that smoky appeal, there’s another benefit to this technique. Designed to act as a corrosion-resistant finish, black oxide treatments stop ferrous parts from oxidizing. If there’s one factor that sets the process apart, it’s the amount of chemical processing that occurs during […]
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Tips to Help Avoid Heat Treatment Problems
14 February 2018Numerous variables govern the heat treatment process. If one of those variables moves beyond an allowable error margin, the toughened and tempered workpiece will likely demonstrate a set of less than desirable physical characteristics. The dimensions of the part alter. It warps or develops a materially diminished structure. Other processing […]
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