Stress Relieving and Hydrogen De-embrittlement
Robust 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 MoreHeat Treatment: A Critical Process that should not be an Afterthought in Large Engineering Projects
If 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...
Read MoreIs it Possible to Oil Quench Materials from a Vacuum Furnace?
This fully contained heat treatment procedure is usually tendered by Alpha Detroit when a workpiece requires a mechanically enhanced, metallurgically consistent finish. Therefore, to answer the initial question, it is...
Read MoreInduction Hardening: Cheaper and Faster for Large Volume Repetition Hardening of Pins, Axles and Shafts Compared to Flame and Case Hardening
Induction hardening technology doesn’t use physical contact. Instead, a series of magnetic fields are projected from a large coil. Workpieces enter the coil, experience this induction effect, and respond by...
Read MoreFlame Hardening: The Only Suitable Hardening Process for Some Large Unique Components for Large Scale Engineering Projects
The flame hardening process functions as an exceptional surface hardening solution. Its gas-generated flame hardens selected areas on command, then switches tact to heat treat large surface areas, no matter...
Read MoreAnalysis and Effects of Process Parameters in Induction Hardening
Induction hardening technology employs a refined control setup, with magnetically induced energy patterns acting as a contact-free heat treatment mechanism. A hardening profile is established by the induction station’s electrically...
Read MoreDifferences between Induction Hardening and Case Hardening
Workpiece hardening is a central part of any heat treatment facilities’ work output, so it’s only logical that several alternative techniques should develop in response to this need for mechanical...
Read MoreBlack Oxide Failure and Common Problems in Application
A black oxide finish imbues a worked ferrous component with an attractive ebony coating. The process transforms a thin layer of surface metal into iron oxide, so no deposits are...
Read MoreStress Relieving is Insurance for Engineering Projects
Large-scale engineering projects use machined metal components to support structural loads. They accomplish this task by accessing the strength of a selected alloy. Unfortunately, strength isn’t the only attribute contained...
Read MoreThe Heat Treatment of Hot Die Material for Tools Used in Forging Processes
Hot die materials are burdened with a formidable task, which is an elaborate way of saying high temperatures and higher pressures are at work. The forging process applies compressive force...
Read MoreWhat is Carbonitriding?
As we discuss carbonitriding, expect to be carried through a heat treatment process that relies heavily on the control of local atmospheric variables. In particular, as the label implies, carbon...
Read MoreAdvantages of Flame Hardening of Gears and Wheel Sprockets
Gears and wheel sprockets are low profile components, but that understated physical form belies an innate knack for handling near unendurable loads. Geometrically detailed, these essential mechanical parts are machined...
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