To overcome the limitations on product cross-sectional thickness and the risk of slack quenches, alloy modifications have been introduced over the years to the base 52100 chemical composition. The modifications constitute a group of high hardenability 52100 steels.
ALD Vacuum’s velocity gauge enables gas flow measurement during quenching
ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, a division of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., Germany, reports that its newly developed velocity gauge enables the gas flow in the batch chamber to be checked during gas quenching, helping to ensure the quality of gas-quenched components.
Solar Atmospheres donates Mentor vacuum heat treating furnace to Lehigh University
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., in conjunction with the William and Myrtle Jones Foundation, has donated and installed a Mentor laboratory furnace for Lehigh University’s Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Shimadzu Vickers micro-hardness testers feature high data reliability and expandability
Shimadzu, Japan, has released the HMV-G30 / HMV-G31 series Vickers micro hardness testers, which are equipped with new functions to improve data reliability, to accommodate ISO standards, and to provide high expandability.
Super Systems completes heat treating modernization of Milacron manufacturing facility
SuperSystems Inc., Cincinnati, recently completed major upgrades to the heat treating assets at Milacron LLC in Mt. Orab, Ohio, installing the latest furnaces and equipment, state-of-the-art controls, and modern SCADA infrastructure.