Single-point radiation thermometers, also referred to as infrared pyrometers, have been widely used in steel hot-rolling mills for more than 60 years. They offer many advantages compared to contact sensors such as thermocouples.

A case-hardening technique in use since the early 20th century, nitriding has been an effective lower-temperature heat treatment for steel workpieces since even before engineers and metallurgists fully understood it.

Desire for electric cars is quickly gaining consumer momentum, and automakers are rapidly shifting focus to developing affordable, efficient electric vehicles (EVs) for the mass market. This is where aluminum structural components will further serve the automotive industry.

Effective brazing requires heat, cleanliness of the parts being joined and, in the case of torch brazing by hand, special operator skills are needed.

Understanding the true rate-limiting factors when configuring and sizing a metals-recovery system is critical to realizing the full potential of the system. Additionally, managing energy within the system will have a large impact on the operating costs and uptime/maintainability of the system.

Indalco Alloys is a division of Lincoln Electric Company that produces aluminum weld wire and redraw rod. The company operates a melting furnace and two holding furnaces that feed a continuous-casting machine through a trough system.

Vacuum heat treating encompasses a wide variety of processes. Case hardening is just one of them.

This article provides actual data for testing performed to compare argon and nitrogen as cooling media in vacuum furnaces. The data includes five different highly alloyed materials.

Today, we can inform you of a major development in base-metal thermocouple technology that will further enhance and strengthen the position of type K and N thermocouples in industry while also increasing the possible temperature range of reliable operation for these industrial sensors.

Eddy current technology is one of the primary methods used for continuous in-line heat-treatment validation.