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AFC-Holcroft integral-quench systems to heat-treat mining and rock-drilling tools

AFC-Holcroft, Wixom, Mich., announces that Mincon Group, headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, has purchased two separate and complete batch-style integral-quench heat-treatment lines.

One Minute Mentor: Effects of temperature and time in age hardening

Temperature and time exert a significant influence on the properties that are developed in maraging steels during age hardening.

Abstract from HT Mexico: Uniform Heat Treatment and Quenching of Small Parts using a Rotary Retort Furnace

When heat treating small parts, the Rotary Retort furnace provides several advantages over the conventional belt or basket conveyor.

Novelis acquires Aleris to meet automotive aluminum demand, increase Asian footprint

Novelis Inc., Atlanta, announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corp., Cleveland, for approximately $2.6 billion including the assumption of debt.

How proper care of quench oil can lead to consistent part quality and program cost savings

Contamination of quench oil has long been an overlooked problem within organizations that do metal heat treating, by both commercial and OEM companies.

One Minute Mentor: Maraging steels grain refinement using thermal cycling

Thermal cycling of maraging steels between the martensite finish (Mf) temperature and a temperature considerably in excess of the solution-annealing temperature can be used to refine the grain structure of coarse-grained maraging steels.