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Ajax Electric Technologies and Processes for the Advancement of Materials ISSUE FOCUS /// QUENCHING / INDUCTION HEATING COMPANY PROFILE /// Ajax Electric JULY 2019 thermalprocessing.com ATTENDEE INFO WHY DETROIT? PAID Non-profit ATTENDEES REPRESENT THE Postage US ASM International th HEAT TREATING SOCIETY FOLLOWING COMPANIES* 1. Technology 30 CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION From automotive to aviation to defense, Detroit is changing the AAM Chevron Honeywell Praxair way the world moves. Their unmatched automotive research, Advanced HT Chrysler Hyundai Rolls-Royce design and advanced manufacturing resources make this Air Products Cummins Intel Siemens region the leader in next-generation mobility and technology Visit us at Booth 707 Alcoa Dana John Deere Solar Turbines development. Detroit’s culture of innovation is ready to help Allison Transmission Dow Chemical Joy Global Timken Alstom Eaton Lockheed Martin United Technologies your business grow! 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With recent 1-800-537-8980 design improvements and many standard options, our generators remain industry leading. Let us show you the Engineered To Perform. Built To Last. surfacecombustion.com Value of Surface. CONTENTS /// 20 SELECTION OF OIL UENCHANTS FOR HEAT-TREATING PROCESSES Discussing the various methods — as well as the pros and cons — of selecting a quench oil for various applications. AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT POLYMER UENCHANTS 34 The flexibility and safety surrounding the use of polymer quenchants makes this hybrid method one of the best ways to achieve mechanical properties. 26 30 COMPANY PROFILE /// RECENT PROGRESS IN THREE OFFERING CONSISTENT AREAS OF INDUCTION-HEATING TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY TECHNOLOGY Ajax Electric has been custom building salt-bath While researching induction-heating technology furnaces for decades, and with that experience, the at Baosteel, attention was focused on the company makes sure customers are getting the best improvement of heating efficiency and effect. products to meet their needs. 2 JULY 2019 COVER PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK DEPARTMENTS /// JULY 2019 VOLUME 8 / NUMBER 7 UPDATE /// Industrial Heating Equipment New Products, Trends, Services & Developments Association (IHEA) In this section, the national trade association representing the major segments of the industrial heat processing equipment industry shares news of the organization’s activities, upcoming educational events, and key developments in the industry. 14 METAL URGENCY /// Process evaluations can help narrow down the causes of NMTP formations that can reduce component performance. 16 6 ½½Dave Strand retires after 33 years at Wisconsin Oven. ½½Portable logger monitors curing of metal alloys at 800°F. ½½L&L installs electrical box retort furnace for supplier. Q&A /// ADAM JACOBSON GENERAL MANAGER /// JN MACHINERY QUALITY COUNTS /// To achieve part conformance, it’s RESOURCES /// crucial that quality representatives Marketplace 38 40 understand the quench parameters Advertiser index 39 and the process. 18 Thermal Processing is published monthly by Media Solutions, Inc., 266D Yeager Parkway Pelham, AL 35124. Phone (205) 380-1573 Fax (205) 380-1580 International subscription rates: $105.00 per year. Postage Paid at Pelham AL and at additional mailing offices. Printed in the USA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Thermal Processing magazine, P.O. Box 1210 Pelham AL 35124. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to P.O. Box 503 RPO West Beaver Creek Richmond Hill, ON L4B4R6. Copyright © 2006 by Media Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage-and- retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. The views expressed by those not on the staff on Thermal Processing magazine, or who are not specifically employed by Media Solutions, Inc., are purely their own. All “Update” material has either been submitted by the subject company or pulled directly from their corporate website, which is assumed to be cleared for release. Comments and submissions are welcome and can be submitted to [email protected]. thermalprocessing.com 3 /// FROM THE EDITOR David C. Cooper PUBLISHER Chad Morrison ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Looking for quenching info? You’re in luck EDITORIAL f you picked up this issue of Thermal Processing looking for information on Kenneth Carter EDITOR quenching, then you definitely won’t be disappointed. I Quenching is a quintessential and necessary component in heat-treating, and, Jennifer Jacobson in this issue, we take a deep dive into various aspects of the process. ASSOCIATE EDITOR Starting with our Focus section, our cover article is by D. Scott MacKenzie, long-time Joe Crowe contributor to our sister publication, Gear Solutions. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR MacKenzie is senior research scientist-metallurgy at Houghton International Inc., so, needless to say, he is an expert on the subject. SALES Oil quenching can vary depending on the application, so it’s important to make sure Chad Morrison the correct quenching method is used. In his article, MacKenzie discusses the various ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER methods of selecting the proper quench oil, as well as looking at the pros and cons of each. Quenching with oil isn’t the only way to quench, as shown in an article from Sergio Dave Gomez Luevano with Baker Furnace. In the article, he looks at polymer quenchants — a hybrid NATIONAL SALES MANAGER of water and oil — and how this method has become a flexible and safer way to achieve Jim Faulkner mechanical properties. REGIONAL SALES MANAGER But the quenching information doesn’t stop there. In our Quality Counts column, Jason Schulze takes a look at understanding quench parameters in order to achieve CIRCULATION part conformance. Teresa Cooper If quenching isn’t your thing, our July issue offers up a few more interesting articles MANAGER that might get your attention. Along with quenching, our secondary Focus topic is on induction heating. In an article Jamie Willett ASSISTANT featuring that subject, recent progress of induction heating technology at Baosteel is discussed. In our company profile, I had the privilege of talking with Donna Stelman, president DESIGN of Ajax Electric. The company has more than 80 years of experience in the manufacture RIck Frennea of salt-bath furnaces. In the article, she shares her company’s story as well as why a salt- CREATIVE DIRECTOR bath furnace is important to the heat-treating world. Michele Hall You’ll find that and more in this issue. I hope you take away something you can use GRAPHIC DESIGNER and maybe even learn something new. I know I always do. Keep cool, and, as always, thanks for reading! CONTRIBUTING WRITERS C.Y.WU, X.L.JIN SERGIO LUEVANO D. SCOTT MACKENZIE LEE ROTHLEUTNER JASON SCHULZE Y.M.ZHOU KENNETH CARTER, EDITOR Thermal Processing magazine Vertical Logo Horizontal Logo [email protected] (800) 366-2185 x204 Coop wants to use this one for the website PUBLISHED BY MEDIA SOLUTIONS, INC. P. O. BOX 1987 • PELHAM, AL 35124 (800) 366-2185 • (205) 380-1580 FAX Have a technical paper or other work with an educational CALL FOR ARTICLES David C. Cooper Chad Morrison angle? Let Thermal Processing publish it. 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