Aerospace Heat Treating
Aerospace heat treating includes the processing of materials such as titanium, aluminum, and high-alloy steels as well as composites, ceramics, carbon/carbon, and other high-strength, lightweight materials. Many aerospace heat treat processes take place in a vacuum due to the need to protect the metal alloys from damaging oxygen, nitrogen, or hydrogen. If not in a vacuum, processes are typically carried out under highly protective atmosphere gases. Heat treating processes including annealing, degassing, brazing, nitriding, normalizing, and stress relieving to name a few. Below is a collection of aerospace-related news and technical articles.
Aerospace Technical Content
Customize To Build Better Furnaces
Custom furnace design isn’t just about performance upgrades — it’s about process reliability. Vacuum furnaces built for general use, however, often fall short in high-precision industries. This Technical Tuesday installment […]
Heat Treat Radio #124: Solving Aluminum Distortion Challenges with Uphill Quenching
What do Mars rovers, sniper pods, and rotor grips have in common? Uphill quenching — a thermal-mechanical technique that uses liquid nitrogen and high-velocity steam to dramatically reduce stress and […]
Métodos para la medición de la austenita retenida
La mayoría de quienes aplican el tratamiento térmico reconocen la importancia de medir la austenita retenida (RA, por sus siglas en inglés); no obstante, muchos optan por no realizar estas […]
Methods of Measuring Retained Austenite
Most heat treaters recognize the importance of measuring retained austenite (RA), yet many opt not to perform these measurements due to time and/or cost constraints. This Technical Tuesday installment explains […]
Quench Oil Management: AMS2759 & CQI-9
Given safety and performance concerns in the aerospace sector, it may be beneficial to consider quench testing that uses CQI-9 as well as AMS2759 since the automotive standard focuses on […]
The Future of Vacuum Oil Quenching
Despite years of research and development that resulted in several important technological innovations, the constraints of high-pressure gas quenching are ever more evident. In today’s Technical Tuesday, Robert Hill, FASM […]
Ask the Heat Treat Doctor®: How Do Parts Fail?
The Heat Treat Doctor® has returned to offer sage advice to Heat Treat Today readers and to answer your questions about heat treating, brazing, sintering, and other types of thermal treatments as […]
Streamline Essential Nadcap Certifications
Nadcap certifications are integral to aerospace heat treating. Maintaining compliance, however, can be a headache. Learn how a new technology is streamlining Nadcap certifications. This article by Chantel Soumis was […]
Aerospace Industry News
Haynes Advances Alloy Production with New Radial Forging Line
Haynes International Inc., has commissioned a new hydraulic radial forging line to increase its production of nickel- and cobalt-based alloys, serving ...
Major U.S. Bearing Manufacturer Invests in 2 LPC Furnaces
A major U.S. bearing manufacturer has ordered two advanced vacuum heat treat furnaces, reinforcing its commitment to precision manufacturing and capacity ...
Draw Batch Oven Shipped for Aerospace and Military Application
A United States military base will receive an electrically heated draw batch oven for use in heat treating aerospace components. The ...
Kaiser Completes $25M Heat Treat Expansion at Trentwood
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., a producer of heat treated, flat-rolled aluminum products, has completed a $25 million expansion of its Trentwood rolling ...
The Ultra-Clean Revolution: Why All-Metal Hot Zones Are Becoming the New Standard
As aerospace, defense, and medical applications demand tighter chemistry and flawless surfaces, heat treaters are accelerating their move toward all-metal hot ...
Newton Heat Treating Upgrades Enhance Aerospace Processing Capabilities
Newton Heat Treating has completed a major equipment upgrade, replacing steam accumulators that had been in service for 20 years in ...
Southwest Metal Treating Corp Expands Capabilities with New Cryogenic System
Southwest Metal Treating Corp (SWMT), an AS9100D/ISP 9001:2015 and Nadcap-accredited facility specializing in providing precision heat treating services, announces the addition ...
All-Metal Hot Zone Furnace for Solar Atmospheres
Solar Atmospheres has expanded its operations with an additional all-metal hot zone furnace. The new system significantly expands the company’s capacity ...
38 Heat Treating Furnaces for Aerospace
A U.S. Air Force contract has been awarded for 38 advanced aerospace heat treating furnaces. The furnaces will enhance mission-critical aircraft ...
Vacuum Furnace Boosts Aerospace Component Production
A single-chamber vacuum furnace will be provided to a manufacturer in the aerospace industry. The new furnace will expand their production capacity ...
Precision Heat Treater Expands 18,000 sqft in Pennsylvania
Vacu Braze, a provider of precision heat treating has announced an 18,000 square foot expansion to its headquarters in Bucks County, ...
Arconic $57.5 Million High Purity Aluminum Production Expansion for Aerospace & Defense
Arconic Corporation (“Arconic” or the “Company”) will boost high purity aluminum (HPA) capacity for aerospace and defense applications at its Davenport ...
Fringe Friday: Woodward To Build $200 Million Aerospace Manufacturing Facility
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: Woodward, Inc, a manufacturer with in-house heat treat ...
Furnaces for Directionally Solidified and Single Crystal Castings
A leading aviation technology company will receive two new furnaces from a manufacturer of metal heat treatment solutions with North American ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Expands Heat Treating Capabilities with New Vacuum Furnace
An aerospace manufacturer is expanding with a vacuum furnace for brazing fuel system components for aircraft engines. The single-chamber vacuum furnace has a ...
Fringe Friday: Riverspan Partners Acquires United Titanium
We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: Riverspan Partners has acquired United Titanium, a leading ...
Leading Aerospace Specialist Expands with Vacuum Furnace
A leading aerospace specialist has received a high-precision vacuum furnace. The system was specifically designed to meet the particularly stringent requirements ...
Vacuum Furnace for 3D Printed Aerospace Components
A vacuum furnace is being supplied for the heat treatment of 3D printed metal components used in the aviation and energy ...
