Single-Piece, High-Volume, and Low-Distortion Case Hardening of Gears
Global output of the automotive industry reached 86 million vehicles in 2014. Each vehicle is fitted with a transmission gearbox […]
Heat Treating Education
In a recent paper by Janusz Kowalewski of Ipsen at the 3rd International Conference on Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering […]
Analysis of Heat Treat Growth on Carburized Ring Gear and Multivariate Regression Model Development
In gear manufacturing and machine assembly, dimensional stability of each component and conformance to print requirements are of critical importance. […]
Nitrocarburizing Gears Using the ZeroFlow Method in Large-Volume Production
Retort-based nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing have been around a long time. Modern day challenges include providing known, repeatable hardness and […]
Optimizing Case-Depth Uniformity in the Vacuum Carburizing Process
Over the past few decades, the vacuum carburizing process has been proven to produce superior part quality. In addition, the […]
Producing Quality Parts in an Atmosphere Furnace: How to Optimize Your Quenching and Carburizing Processes
Throughout the manufacturing process, heat treatment is consistently viewed as a critical step for adding value to the parts produced. […]
Mathematical Modelling of the Vacuum Carburizing Process
CAs expectations regarding the quality and precision of products continue to grow, further advances in materials engineering are strictly associated […]
Austempering: An Old Process with New Potential for Gears
The Austemper heat treat process was first developed in the 1930’s. Its application was initially limited to low volume, relatively […]
How to Avoid Heat Treatment Problems When Launching New Gear Programs
So you’ve just secured an exciting new gear-manufacturing project and it’s time to start production planning. Heat treatment, such as […]
A Case for Acetylene Based Low Pressure Carburizing of Gears
Low pressure carburizing (LPC) is the technology of choice for the precise carburizing of high-performance gearing [1]. To achieve absolute […]
New Simulation Software Tool Successfully Used in Carburizing Gears
In 1999 when the Center for Heat Treat Excellence (CHTE) was formed, the idea was to develop collaborative research between […]
Variety of Furnaces Can Be Used for Heat Treatment of Gears
Gear heat treatment can be done in a wide variety of different types of industrial furnaces, each with its own […]
