When heat treating metal as a part of your manufacturing processes, there are certain considerations you should keep in mind to ensure you are getting the job done correctly for your specific application. Here are a few of those considerations. The results you get depend on the method of heat treatment During heat treatments in […]
Heat treatment is a process most commonly used to either strengthen or alter the structure of certain materials through heating and cooling. When the process is complete, it may have altered the material’s physical properties in a way that helps with other steps of a manufacturing process. For example, a metal item that has been […]
There is an unfortunate tendency for people to believe that metallurgy and metal work are obsolete skills. It seems as if most consumer and industrial products are made of plastic, and stories of the steel industry’s struggles seem to make it appear obsolete. However, plastic has not replaced all materials, and heat treatment remains important […]
Cooling the metal is just as important as the other steps involved in heat treatment in Gastonia, NC. It determines the strength and heat tolerance in the metal, and that can fall along a wide range. The way metal is cooled can determine those elements and often is the deciding factor in whether a metal […]
If you want a good idea of how heat treating in Gastonia, NC can help you, it helps to know the types of steel. It usually depends on your industry and the final product for the steel once we are finished working with it. There are two types of steel, and they include material steel […]