Frequently Asked Questions

What advantages is there in Vacuum Carburizing?

These are some of the advantages for choosing Vacuum Carburizing:

          -    No intercrystalline oxidizing

            -     Perfectly controlled and reproducible carburizing depths and  narrow tolerances

            -     Ability to provide a choice of the surface carbon content

            -     Improved fatigue resistance

            -     Gas or oil quenching 

                    -      Reduces distortion

                    -     Improves/maintains Part cleanliness

            -     The heat treatment cycle can be computer simulated and guarantee the exact 

                    requested carbon profile

Why Plasma Nitriding?

   Plasma Nitriding will virtually eliminate part distortion or size change while providing these     

   Metallurgical advantages:

       *  Extremely high surface hardness and thus excellent wear-resistance.

                     * Reduced friction.. the lowest coefficient of friction between two steels

                     * Tensile strength  and resistance to fatigue are increased as much as 20% - to 45 %

                     * Excellent surface finish… non-porous and abrasion resistant.

                     * Much improved resistance too corrosion for most metals

                * No distortion through processing.*

                     * Plasma nitriding is available at temperatures as low as 750F and up to and over 1000F.

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