Today’s journey through heat treatment technology looks at Austempering. As always, we’re industriously seeking the best, most cost-effective way to improve the mechanical and physical characteristics of a workpiece. More...
Read MoreIt’s tough to case harden low carbon steels. Simply put, more carbon equals more hardness, a feature that even the casual observer can appreciate. One solution to this processing puzzle...
Read MoreVacuum heat furnaces perform expeditiously as atmosphere controlled heat treatment chambers. Drained of process-influencing oxygen and filled instead with an inert gas, the furnace stops scaling, stops parts discolouration, and...
Read MoreDo’s and don’ts guides are an engineer’s best friend. They’re an objective instruction tool that helps system architects and fabricators to navigate processing minefields. In that regard, hot zone maintenance...
Read MoreDoes a factory full of furnaces look like some industrial hell? In point of fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Science-lab accuracy and high-tolerance engineering exactitude rule every...
Read MoreAs stated in our earlier articles, flame hardening technology selectively heats and hardens parts of a metal workpiece. Imagine the teeth of a spur gear being subjected to the flame,...
Read MoreMetal fabricators employ numerous tooling stations, which is as it should be because complex geometrical profiles are processed within these expert workshops. Some tools bend, others drill, then, waiting in...
Read MoreThe flame hardening process is a cost-effective heat treatment technique. Primarily, it’s the high-intensity oxy-gas flame that keeps project expenditure low. The flame hardens localised workpiece areas, so application economy...
Read MoreProcessing variables are confounded when different alloys enter a heat treatment facility. Cooling temperatures and time periods adjust accordingly to metallurgical variances. Likewise, a worked hardened metal part is subjected...
Read MoreMaterial strength isn’t a straightforward property, not when we’re talking about structurally-capable alloys. Yes, a hardened workpiece is stiff, but it could also be brittle. In reality, strength is an...
Read MoreRobust metals are often judged on hardness. It’s a term that’s closely related to the stiffness of an alloy, which is all well and good, but what about ductility? What...
Read MoreIf heat treatment technology has ever been perceived as an afterthought, well, nothing could be further from the truth. This is an essential process regimen, a series of techniques that...
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