Understanding Heat Treatment Annealing reduces the hardness, improves machinability, facilitates cold forming, produces a desired microstructure, and alters mechanical properties. Annealing normally means full annealing, which involves heating the steel - which has a structure of ferrite plus carbide - to its austenitizing temperature, leaving it at that temperature (soaking) for a predetermined
Go With The Flow by Royce Lowe In processes such as open die forging and the production of seamless rolled rings, grain flow is important in that it beneficially affects the mechanical properties and the accompanying service life of the finished forged parts. Grain flow may be defined as the creation of a
Aim High In the final analysis, quality boils down to “what will do the job.” This applies to any size or shape or surface finish or hardness, etc. Which is why the end application of a part is of prime importance, and why it’s so necessary for the supplier to know the end
Quality Is Priority #1 by Royce Lowe In the world of steel manufacturing, precision and quality are paramount. From mining equipment to food processing machines, forged steel parts serve as the backbone of modern infrastructure and industry. However, ensuring that this vital material meets rigorous standards requires more than just raw materials and
The Origins Of Manufacturing Quality Not that long after the end of WWII, an American named W. Edwards Deming tried to talk his fellow countrymen into putting quality into their products. This was at a time when the term quality control meant a bunch of inspectors sifting through finished products, large and small,
