SECO/WARWICK will deliver two vacuum furnaces to Flansch-Tech, a specialist in aluminum and steel forging, in Budapest. According to SECO/WARWICK, one of the vacuum furnaces will be the largest in Hungary. The Vector with horizontal charge loading is equipped with a 15-bar nitrogen cooling gas-pressure system and a production work area of 900 mm wide x 900 mm high x 1,200 mm long). It will be used for the heat treatment of tool steels – mostly dedicated to hardening and tempering – and will allow Flansch-Tech to process larger parts.

Lucifer Furnaces Inc. designed and delivered a dual-chamber furnace for heat treating high-speed steels.

L&L Special Furnace Co. Inc. delivered a highly uniform box furnace to a quality-control lab of a major U.S. steelmaker.

The subject of carbide formation in steels has intrigued The Doctor ever since he first peered into a microscope and observed them.

RA 602 CA® – also known as 602 CA® and NiCroFer 6025, which are trademarks of VDM – is a relatively new heat-resistant alloy with excellent creep strength at very high temperatures and oxidation resistance up to 2250°F (1232°C).

What is meant by the terminology of secondary hardening?

Once the tool steel has been quenched and has cooled down to a temperature of (approximately) 150°F, it is critical to temper the tool steel immediately.

Preheating of tool steels for austenitizing procedures is very critical.

Temperature uniformity during any portion of tool steel heat treatment is of critical importance, particularly with vacuum heat treatment.