Alpha Detroit provides case hardening for manufacturers and engineering businesses in Dandenong and Melbourne’s south-eastern industrial corridor. Available processes include sealed-quench carburising, salt-pot case hardening, pack carburising and carbonitriding for suitable steel components.
The correct treatment route and case depth must be determined from the material, geometry, service conditions and engineering specification. Send us the component drawing, steel grade, required surface hardness, case depth and batch quantity for technical review.
Case Hardening Equipment and Process Capacity
| Specification | Published Capability |
| Sealed-quench furnaces | Three |
| Furnace atmosphere | Controlled endothermic atmosphere |
| Sealed-quench envelope | 1,300 mm long × 770 mm wide × 610 mm high |
| Salt-pot capacity | 560 mm deep × 480 mm diameter |
| Available processes | Sealed-quench carburising, salt-pot case hardening, pack carburising and carbonitriding |
| Published case-depth options | Heavy and light case-depth carburising |
| Tolerance requirements | Assessed from the drawing, nominated specification, grinding allowance and final machining requirements |
Components Commonly Requiring Case Hardening
Case hardening is commonly assessed for gears, pinions, shafts, sprockets, bushes, power-transmission parts and other wear-critical machine components. It is intended to provide a hard surface with a tougher supporting core when the steel grade and service conditions suit the selected process.
Selecting the Correct Case Depth
Case depth cannot be selected responsibly from component type alone. The treatment specification should consider the steel grade, required surface hardness, core strength, section thickness, contact stress, wear and fatigue conditions, grinding allowance, distortion limits and downstream machining.
Alpha Detroit publishes heavy and light case-depth capability but does not publish a universal numerical tolerance. Final case-depth and dimensional acceptance criteria must therefore come from the client drawing, purchase order or nominated engineering standard.
Information Required for Quotation
- Steel grade and starting condition
- Component drawing and maximum dimensions
- Required surface hardness and case depth
- Case-depth tolerance and test method
- Grinding allowance and distortion limits
- Batch quantity and production frequency
- Inspection, certification or reporting requirements
Supporting Dandenong’s Industrial Corridor
Alpha Detroit’s processing facility is in Moorabbin, with case-hardening services available to manufacturers, machine shops and engineering businesses operating in Dandenong and Melbourne’s south-east. The page must not imply that Alpha Detroit operates a separate Dandenong branch.
Request a Technical Assessment
Send us your drawing, steel grade, required case depth, hardness specification and batch quantity for process review and quotation.