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When and Why Ion Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing Makes Good Sense
Advanced Heat Treat staff Dr. Edward Roliński and Gary Sharp authored this article from Industrial Heating magazine, August 11, 2005: “Ion nitriding can be used in many applications, but some are so unique that they can be called “the best” applications, where … Continue reading
Posted in Ion Nitriding
Tagged education, fatique strength, frequently asked questions, growth, hardness, heat treat, heat treat services, heat treating, ion nitriding, ion nitriding.heat treating, mechanical properties, nitriding, Nitrocarburizing, pulse plasma nitriding, Salt-Bath Nitriding, Training
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Gas Nitriding/Gas Nitrocarburizing
Gas Nitriding or Gas Nitrocarburizing is a case-hardening process whereby nitrogen is introduced into the surface of a solid ferrous alloy by holding the metal at a suitable temperature in contact with a nitrogenous gas, usually ammonia. Benefits include: Extends … Continue reading
Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing
Nitriding and Nitrocarburizing are performed at lower temperatures than conventional heat treatments, which minimizes distortion. These heat treatments improve wear resistance, fatigue strength, and corrosion resistance. Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing Types: Ion Nitriding (Plasma Nitriding / Nitrocarburizing) Gas Nitriding (Gaseous Nitrocarburizing) Salt-Bath Nitriding (Liquid) Photo of … Continue reading
Posted in Gas Nitriding, Ion Nitriding, Pulse Plasma Nitriding
Tagged gas nitriding, gaseous nitrocarburizing, growth, hardness, heat treat, heat treat services, heat treating, ion nitriding, ion nitriding.heat treating, Liquid Nitriding, nitriding, Nitrocarburizing, pulse plasma nitriding, Salt-Bath Nitriding
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Induction Hardening
The Burton facility in Waterloo, IA is the oldest Advanced Heat Treat Corp. location and specializes in UltraGlow Induction Hardening, Carburizing, Carbonitriding, Stress Relieve, Quench & Temper/Through Hardening, Annealing, Normalizing, Cold Treatment, Oxidation Treatment, Duplex Hardening, Assembly, Cleaning Applications, and MUCH … Continue reading
Posted in Induction Heating
Tagged Annealing, Assembly, carbonitriding, carburizing, Cleaning Applications, Cold Treatment, Duplex Hardening, hardness, heat treat, heat treat services, heat treating, Induction Heating, Normalizing, Oxidation Treatment, Quench and Temper, Stress Relieve, Through Hardening
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Conventional Heat Treatments
Carburizing and Carbonitriting give wear resistance and strength to low carbon steels. Quench & Temper a/k/a Through Hardening, gives strength with controllable hardness to medium and high carbon steels. Induction Hardening is a selective hardening process with deep case capability. … Continue reading
News and Trends in the Worldwide Heat Treating Industry
The link below will take you to the December 2011 issue of “The Monty” covering the latest news and trends in the worldwide heat treating industry. This issue is sponsored by “Vac Aero”. http://www.themonty.com/newsletters/themontydecember2011.pdf Table of Contents includes: Heat Treat News Used … Continue reading
Case Depth Terms
When applying a heat treatment, such as ion nitriding, to a part, it is important to know the following case depth terms: Effective Case Depth (ECD): The distance from the surface of a hardened case where a specified level of … Continue reading
Posted in Ion Nitriding, Training
Tagged carbonitriding, carburizing, education, Effective Case Depth, expansion, fatique strength, frequently asked questions, gas nitriding, growth, hardness, heat treat, heat treat services, heat treating, ion nitriding, nitriding, pulse plasma nitriding, Total Case Depth, Training
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What is Heat Treat?
What is heat treat? Heat treat is a process in which a material is heated and/or cooled in a particular manner to alter its mechanical properties such as hardness, tensile strength, yield strength and fatigue strength. Learn more at www.ahtweb.com. Tweet … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from Advanced Heat Treat Corp.! We wish you and your families safe travels this holiday season and the juiciest turkey you can find! Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} … Continue reading
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