Let’s now look at some specific examples of size change.

As heat treaters, we often ask ourselves the question, “How much size change – if any – can I tolerate?”

Regardless of the type of aerospace heat treatment you perform, you will inevitably face the decision of whether or not to become Nadcap accredited.

The goal of this article is to provide a structure for communicating your heat-treating requirements to your commercial heat treater. It is written from the viewpoint of the company receiving the raw material stock or components for heat treatment, with the target audience being a manufacturer – big or small – who sends out steel products to be heat treated.