Normalizing metal products involves heating the metal up to extremely high temperatures before cooling it down to air temperature without the aid of a furnace. Normalization is a type of heat treatment similar to annealing. Annealing, normalization and other heat treatments are beneficial processes that help you increase the strength and resilience of your metallic […]
In the years before the prevalence of modern metal manufacturing techniques, blacksmiths used to make metal malleable. They then quickly lowered the metal’s temperature. Rapid cooling made the finished product harder and less brittle. Today, metal heat treatment in Gastonia, NC mimics that process. The process of subjecting metal to heat treatment alters the physical […]
Heat treating is a crucial part of the process in the manufacturing of most steel products. Because it is one of the final steps in the fabrication process, you want to make sure to do the heat treatment correctly, as it is actually possible to mess up your manufactured steel piece so much with poor […]
We thought it might be interesting to provide a little education on some of the materials we provide heat treatment services on. Today, we’d like to teach you a little about titanium, a rugged metal we work with day in and day out. An overview of titanium—what makes it special? Since titanium was discovered at […]
Metallurgy is a fascinating field, but as the professionals know, there’s much more to metallurgy than simply creating metal parts and machines. The steps that follow are just as important, because some steps in the process—like heat treating and abrasive blasting—are needed to reinforce and protect metal objects. This is pretty interesting stuff. But at […]