These helicopter carrier parts were vacuum heat treated by Solar Atmospheres at its Hermitage, Pa. facility for Triumph Gear. Solar Atmospheres of Souderton, Pa., says its vacuum heat treating process ...

It wasn’t long after humans discovered metals that they also discovered ways to apply heat to them to change their properties, such as making the metal stronger or more flexible. Here are some concise ...

This article was updated April 26, 2023. It was originally published Oct. 12, 2018. Heat treatments let engineers and metallurgists tailor the properties of metal parts so that they are a better fit ...

The process of heat-treating metals on the industrial scale primarily serves to improve the overall properties of the metals required for their future use. Such metal properties can include toughness, ...

Whether heat treatment is carded out in-house or subcontracted, procedures must be drawn up and adhered to if the heat treatment process is to be properly controlled. Subcontract heat treatment should ...

"Essentials of Heat Treatment" provides a through introduction to steel heat treatment, including a discussion of how heat and carbon content impact a steel's microstructure. This class also describes ...