Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, announce that they have developed a heat treatment method that enables superalloys to withstand high heat more than six times longer than an untreated counterpart, extending useful life by thousands of hours in applications such as nuclear reactors.
Quintus Technologies system combines HIP with heat treatment at Lake City
Quintus Technologies, Sweden, announces that Lake City Heat Treating, Warsaw, Ind., has installed a Quintus hot isostatic press with uniform rapid cooling, the first to be delivered to the North American market.
Quintus Technologies system combines HIP with heat treatment at Lake City Heat Treating
Quintus Technologies, Sweden, announces that Lake City Heat Treating, Warsaw, Ind., has installed a Quintus hot isostatic press with uniform rapid cooling, the first to be delivered to the North American market.
Oil quench tank is custom-designed for metal stamping dies heated to 1550°F
L&L Special Furnace Co. Inc., Aston, Pa., has supplied a custom designed and manufactured oil quench tank that was designed to quench metal stamping dies that are heated to 1550°F.
One Minute Mentor: Variations in Cooling Rate
Variations in cooling rate, from point to point, can exaggerate the production of residual stresses because, in some instances, it is possible for austenite transformation products to be different in sections with different cooling rates.