Heat treating
Certified Metal Craft has been driven to meet the needs of our customers, supporting the manufacturing industry since 1969.
The importance of heat Treating metals
Using advanced techniques to improve performance, strength and toughness
Reasons for heat treating
- Remove stresses, such as those developed in processing or manufacturing
- Refine the grain structure of the metal
- Improves the economical grade of metal to use in place of something more expensive
- Increase tensile, toughness, strength and ductility
- Improves machineability and weldability
- Improves wear performance
- Improves the cutting properties of tool steels
- Improves corrosion resistance in stainless materials
- Change or modify magnetic properties
Processes used by Certified Metal Craft
Using advanced techniques to improve performance, strength and toughness
Processes
- Ageing / Hardening
- Anneal / Solution Anneal / Full Anneal / Process Anneal
- Austenitizing
- Braze
- Carbon Restoration
- Carburize / Case Harden / Carbonitride
- Homogenizing
- Normalizing
- Sintering
- Stabilization
- Stress Relieve
- Sub-Zero / Cryogenics
- Tempering
- Quenching
Atmospheres
- Air
- Argon
- Endothermic
- Hydrogen
- Neutral
- Nitrogen
- Reducing
Quenching
- Air
- Argon
- Nitrogen
- Oil
- Water