Heat Treating Precision Machined Parts
Aug 15, 2022
Heat treating a precision machined component is a controlled heating and cooling process that alters the physical properties of the metal to achieve a specific requirement. In many cases, heat treatment is used to increase strength, hardness, and wear resistance.
The heat-treating process involves 3 basic steps:
Heating: the metal is heated to a specific temperature where the structural properties will change.
Soaking: the metal is maintained at the specified temperature until the entire part has been heated evenly.
Cooling: the metal is cooled back to room temperature at a specified rate.
Heating treating is used primarily on steels and steel alloys but can also be used on some grades of aluminum. Etone Technology has experience machining and heat treating a wide variety of steel alloys material to meet project requirements.
Scale on the surface of the component – affecting the surface finish
Distortion of the part – some long thin parts will bend or distort in the heat treating process
Coloring of the part – the heat treatment process will darken the material and it will no longer be shiny like it was after machining.
The parts may be able to be straightened after heat treatment to eliminate the distortion, and grinding is usually possible to attain a required consistent surface finish. However, the color of the part can rarely be returned to the state is was before heat treatment.
Get the most consistent, reliable heat treating services for machined parts when you partner with Etone Technology.
The heat-treating process involves 3 basic steps:
Heating: the metal is heated to a specific temperature where the structural properties will change.
Soaking: the metal is maintained at the specified temperature until the entire part has been heated evenly.
Cooling: the metal is cooled back to room temperature at a specified rate.
Heating treating is used primarily on steels and steel alloys but can also be used on some grades of aluminum. Etone Technology has experience machining and heat treating a wide variety of steel alloys material to meet project requirements.
Scale on the surface of the component – affecting the surface finish
Distortion of the part – some long thin parts will bend or distort in the heat treating process
Coloring of the part – the heat treatment process will darken the material and it will no longer be shiny like it was after machining.
The parts may be able to be straightened after heat treatment to eliminate the distortion, and grinding is usually possible to attain a required consistent surface finish. However, the color of the part can rarely be returned to the state is was before heat treatment.
Get the most consistent, reliable heat treating services for machined parts when you partner with Etone Technology.
