Here is a complete list of all the feature articles – by topic – that appeared in Industrial Heating in 2021. The month each article appeared in is included. All articles are hyperlinked for your convenience.

 

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING/3D PRINTING

Vacuum Sintering of Stainless Steels: The Choice of Sintering Atmosphere (September)

The Role of Mechanical Testing in Additive Manufacturing Quality Assurance (December)

 

AUTOMOTIVE FOCUS

The Road to Automotive Lightweighting (May)

 

CERAMICS & REFRACTORIES/INSULATION

Better Refractory Formulations through Accelerated Scientific Discovery (February)

Replacing Refractory Ceramic-Fiber Linings (April)

3 Ways Suspended Platforms Increase Efficiency for Vertical-Vessel Maintenance (October)

 

HEAT & CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS/COMPOSITES

Advanced Materials Technology: Making a Difference (January)

Making the Most of Muffle Tube Selection (March

Five Smart Questions for Heat-Treat Suppliers (June)

Precipitation-Hardenable Steel: Annealed or Aged? (September)

 

HEAT TREATING

High-Tech Metallurgy (January)

Heat-Treatment Advancements for Aluminum Lightweighting (February)

AMS 2750F: Latest Revision for Pyrometry Requirements (March)

Heat Treatment of Tools (March)

Reshoring: Rebuilding U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness (April)

Emissions Reductions that Matter (June)

Heat Treating the Kitchen (September)

Industrial Mechanical Contractor Brings Heat Treating In-House for Large Pipe Fabrication Project (November)

Heat Treating Beauty (December)

 

INDUCTION HEAT TREATING

Heat Treating Automotive Parts (May)

Benefits of Modular Induction Heating Systems (August)

Most-Read Induction Articles (December)

 

INDUSTRIAL GASES/COMBUSTION

Optimizing the Performance of Thermal-Processing Operations with Integrated Software Solutions (April)

Lack of Combustion-System Training Puts Facility Managers in the Hot Seat (June)

Carburizing Q&A with the Heat Treat Doctor (August)

Carburizing Q&A with the Heat Treat Doctor (part 2) (September)

Changing Emissions Regulations Necessitate Specific Burner and Combustion Control Combinations (October)

 

MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION & NONDESCTRUCTIVE TESTING

Ultrasonic Techniques for Detecting High-Temperature Hydrogen Attack (January)

Eddy Current Testing in Automotive Applications (May)

Additive Drives the Adoption of CT for Nondestructive Thermal Inspection (August)

Heat Treating Transportation (November)

 

MELTING/FORMING/JOINING

Brazing vs. Braze Welding (February)

Low-Energy, High-Throughput Extrusion of High-Strength Aluminum Alloy 7075 (April)

Nucor Steel’s SBQ Program (August)

Industrial Brazing with Gold: A Case Study (September)

Using Supercomputers to Optimize Hot Rolling for the Steels of Tomorrow (November)

 

PROCESS CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION

Understanding the Requirements of Combustion Safety Equipment (February)

Applying Through-Process Temperature Monitoring to Fully Understand Your Complete Gas Carburizing Process (June)

Thermocouple Accuracy and Adherence to Critical Standards (August)

Gladwell vs. Einstein: Thin-Slicing PIDs (October)

Wireless RTDs: The Modernization of Temperature Measurement (December)

 

SINTERING/POWDER METALLURGY

Vacuum Sintering of Stainless Steels: The Choice of Sintering Atmosphere (September)

 

VACUUM/SURFACE TREATING

Heat Treating: Past, Present and Future (January)

Challenges and Solutions for Yttrium Aluminum Garnet as a Next-Generation Thermal-Barrier Coating (March)

Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating: Processes and Applications (May)

Screw Vacuum Pump for Arc PVD Coating (October)

Benefits of Low-Pressure Carburizing for Aerospace Steel Alloy (November)