Vacuum Annealing
Vacuum Annealing Services
Bright, Clean Results
蘑菇视频手机版 provides vacuum annealing services to millions of pounds of materials every year.聽 The primary reason most customers desire an anneal heat treatment is to reduce hardness and increase ductility making the metal more workable for subsequent downstream operations. Solar also performs Magnetic Annealing. This process reduces residual stresses and improves micro-structural features to improve overall magnetic properties.
Magnetic Annealing
Magnetic annealing is performed to increase the magnetic permeability of certain materials. The annealing process removes residual strain from the manufacturing process and recrystallizes the material. This maximizes the metal鈥檚 properties as an effective magnetic shield, or to ensure the material will magnetize easily (low coercivity) then demagnetize easily (low remanence) in a magnetic solenoid device.
Since one of the main reasons of the magnetic annealing process is to reduce strain from the manufacturing process, optimum properties are always achieved after all other manufacturing processes take place. Challenges are then encountered in the fixturing of components during annealing due to finished surfaces being present. Challenges may also be present during post-anneal handling and packaging/shipping. This is due to the material鈥檚 loss of relative strength and increased ductility. Choose a heat-treat supplier that is versed in magnetic annealing and they will be able to partner with you to solve these challenges and mitigate the inherent risks.
Unique Capabilities
- State of the art vacuum furnaces from lab-sized to 48 feet long and 150,000 pound load capacity
- Argon, Nitrogen and Hydrogen used for partial pressures and cooling
- Operating temperatures up to 3450掳F to within 卤10掳F
- Load sensor capabilities up to 48 thermocouples
- Advanced microprocessor controls for repeatability
- Production and one-off jobs
Materials Processed
- Stainless Steels
- Alloy Steels
- Tool Steels
- Powdered Metals
- Titanium Alloys
- Copper/Brass
- Nickel Alloys
- Soft Magnetic and Electrical Steels
- CarTech庐 Hiperco庐 50 Alloy
- Carpenter 49
- HYMU 80
- MUMETAL
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蘑菇视频手机版’ Vice President of Sales Answers Questions About Magnetic Annealing