What is Carburization in Heat Treatment?
Case hardening is a process of reinforcing the surface of some types of soft metal, making them more durable and tough. This process forms a thin layer of durable metal...
Read MoreHow a Heat Treatment Modifies Metal Properties
A heat treatment does far more than just change the physical appearance of metals. It also can modify the properties of them to reach the intended goal. This type of...
Read MoreHow Does Heat Treatment Affect the Properties of Metals?
Various properties of metals experience change when they go through a heat treatment. Some changes make the metals more resilient or resistant while others allow them to be reshaped. Even...
Read MoreThe Hot-Temperature vs. Mid-Temperature Black Oxide Process: What Are the Differences?
Black oxide is a conversion coating that is suitable for ferrous metals along with copper-based alloys, copper, zinc, stainless steel, silver solder and powdered metals. It accomplishes this through a...
Read MoreCommon Issues with Induction Hardening
The process of induction hardening is for the purpose of hardening the surface of components made from steel or other carbon-alloy metals. Components or parts include a wide assortment of...
Read MoreReasons Why Ferrous Metals Need Normalizing Heat Treatment
Ferrous metals, those that are rich in iron (Fe), often require normalizing. Why should this be the case? Is the grain size really that inconsistent and material-coarse after an iron...
Read MoreControlling Furnace Atmosphere in Heat Treatment
A second heat treatment effector exists in an industrial furnace, one that’s sometimes forgotten by the average layperson. Besides the heat source, the gas-fuelled or electrically energized thermal energy flowing...
Read MoreA Review on the Working Principles of a Vacuum Furnace
As a rule, the inner workings of a vacuum furnace are ordinarily composed of a series of sealed firebox chambers. At the centre of this airtight assemblage, a leakproof furnace...
Read MoreHow Heat Treatment Contributes to Material Conductivity
Metals harden when they’re heated, or they become more ductile when they’re heated then cooled at a specific rate. Interestingly enough, metal workpieces change in other ways when cooking in...
Read MoreMarquenching/Martempering: How Does it Work in Achieving Red Hardness of Steel?
Red Hardness, the terminology paints quite a picture. After a steel workpiece slides into a furnace, it soaks up so much thermal that it becomes “red hot.” Alloy microstructures alter...
Read MoreHow Does Heat Treatment Change Metal Properties?
Once upon a time, blacksmiths heat-treated swords and armour. The job came to an end as the object sizzled in a barrel of water. That action toughened the metal. Just...
Read MoreWhat are the Benefits of Precision Straightening?
Engine connecting rods will be used to illustrate today’s issue. Utilized as key motion imparting components, these rigid steel connectors move in long, linearly oriented strokes. From piston to crankshaft,...
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