Cooling The objective is to transform austenite into different microstructures. Microstructures after Heat Treatment During the cooling process after heating and holding, the austenite transforms into ...

The range of industrial applications for the plasma carburising process has been increasing over the past ten years as its benefits have been recognised in the automotive, heat treatment and now ...

Get ready to reconsider process strategies about the heat-treating of metals -- things like brazing, carburizing, hardening and sintering. A new approach, based on microwave-absorbing plasma, ...

It wasn’t long after humans discovered metals that they also discovered ways to apply heat to them to change their properties, such as making the metal stronger or more flexible. Here are some concise ...

Gear manufacturers are frequently asked, “Is this gear strong enough for my application?” Without qualifiers, this question is ambiguous at best. The world record for deadlift is 536 kilograms (1,181 ...

This article was updated April 26, 2023. It was originally published Oct. 12, 2018. Heat treatments let engineers and metallurgists tailor the properties of metal parts so that they are a better fit ...

Hence, many organizations are focusing on streamlining their process by adopting automation to increase operational efficiency and gain a competitive edge in the market. For example, many automobile ...

PETERBOROUGH — The HiTech Division of N.H. Ball Bearings, Inc. has announced that it has validated a process for carburizing steel. As a result, HiTech has begun working with its customers to design ...

In the past various methods have been employed for heat treating metals, which is usually carried out using large furnaces where an entire object undergoes the heating process. These processes have ...