Take the guesswork out of Custom Manufacturing with CUSTOM QUOTES
Heat Treating Job Shops in Bristol, Connecticut
Take the guesswork out of Custom Manufacturing with CUSTOM QUOTES
Step
Tell us what you are looking for
Step
Experienced engineers will review your requirements
Step
We'll recommend up to 5 qualified job shops
ABOUT Heat Treating
Technology: Heat Treating Services encompass a variety of procedures for heating and cooling materials without melting to induce certain properties or characteristics in them. Among the desirable outcomes of heat treating are hardening, improved dimensional stability,improved formability,improved machinability, softening,strengthening, and stress relieving. Plastic deformation may be included in the sequence of heating and cooling steps, thus defining a thermomechanical treatment.
All metals and alloys in common use are heat-treated at some stage during processing. Iron alloys respond to heat treatment in a unique way because of the multitude of phase changes which can be induced through the various processes.
Heat treatments are often categorized by the treatment method: Aging precipitation hardening Annealing Austempering Carburizing Hardening Intercritical annealing Martempering Nitriding Normalizing Process anneals Solution anneals Stress relief anneals Tempering Thermomechanical treatment
Advantages: Heat treating services can alleviate the need to maintain facilities and personnel in house.
Services often have a metallurgist on staff
Small lots can be treated with other parts to save costs
Firms which specialize in heat treating often have a wide range of options available to optimize the process for a particular part and material
Limitations of Heat Treating Services
Transportation costs can add up
Intermediate heat treatments during manufacturing can add more time if done off site
Applications: Heat treating services can be used for small lot single time applications or can be regularly scheduled as routine production runs.
The properties of any steel parts can be improved through heat treating