Category Archives: Carburizing

Carburizing and Its Benefits

Carburizing is the most common surface hardening technique for heat treatments in Gastonia, NC.  It works by adding carbon into a low-carbon steel alloy in order to produce a high-carbon steel surface. You will likely require this technique for steels with less than 0.25 percent carbon. This process is also called case hardening, and it […]

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The Basics of Carburizing in Gastonia, NC

At J.F. Heat Treating Inc., we understand that, while you rely on metal parts and components for your tools and equipment and recognize the importance of their being in good shape, making sense of how we get them working better may be a little more difficult. Through a variety of heat treatment options, our goal […]

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Metallurgy Terminology for Beginners

To those new to the idea of metallurgical services in Gastonia, NC, a lot of the terminology that’s thrown around might be confusing and/or foreign altogether. At the end of the day, all most people really know is that they want their metal treated to be more resilient—they’re not sure about the process, the technique […]

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