Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, recently installed a 14-foot long car bottom air furnace for the tempering of large tool steel components, as well as the age hardening processes of nickel-based alloys and precipitation hardenable stainless steels.
The furnace was surveyed in accordance with AMS2750 Rev E and is uniform within ±10°F (Class 2). With a working zone measuring 60 x 54 x 168 inches, the furnace is capable of handling workloads up to 30,000 pounds and feataures maximum operating temperature of 1400°F.
According to Bob Hill, President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, “This new air tempering furnace will be a good complement its larger counterpart, a recently installed 20-foot car bottom furnace. Expanding our large air furnace capability will enhance the turnaround for our ’raw material’ customers, and is more cost-effective than processing in a vacuum environment.”
