Causes of Distortion and Residual Stresses in Heat Treatment
19 July 2016The principal objective of this discussion is to determine the causes of distortion and residual stresses in heat treatment.
Heat Treating of Steels & Cast Irons for the Development of Microstructures and Mechanical Properties in Base Materials
30 June 2016Fine manufacturing processes create sturdy cast iron items and robust steel-reinforced components that resonate with structural soundness, but such mechanical solidity doesn't just happen, not without an incorporated processing stage that intelligently manipulates key metallic properties until they fit a specified application.
Flame Hardening and Induction Heating: What are The Differences?
17 June 2016In the foundry, blazing hot furnaces melt metal and produce castings, parts that are imbued with crude properties. It is then down to special alloy-refining facilities to alter those material characteristics, to intelligently manipulate key microcrystalline properties within the alloy so that the metal suits its application.
The Anti-Corrosion Benefits of Black Oxide Coating
31 May 2016In documenting the essential characteristics of the black oxide coating process, we've illustrated the engineering science and the main advantages of the procedure. More than a smart finishing process, a material depositing technique; the metal surfaces that undergo this process are actually converted into a new form, one that shields the underlying metal while gifting it with a superb onyx-black finish.
Reasons Why Steel and Cast Irons Have To Go Through a Heat Treatment Process
18 May 2016Industrial foundries manufacture formidable products, mammoth components and intricate parts that go into service in the harshest applications. The thing is, we can't just melt iron and fill a cavity. The cooled metal part would hold its form and even look tough enough to handle the stresses of its coming role, but this isn't the way of steel and cast iron.