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
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 […]
Heat Treating AM Components to Infinity and Beyond
The amazing materials that are produced through additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D machining often require post-processing heat treatments before these become final components that launch into space. What are the […]
High Pressure Prepares Parts for Space
Dive into the role and benefits of HIP and HPHT™ in the space industry, highlighting how these key processes are shaping the future of space applications. This Technical Tuesday article […]
Aerospace Industry News
Manufacturer Upgrades Hot Zone For Aerospace Industry
A prominent United States-based global aerospace company replaced a hot zone for their vacuum furnace. The company performs thermal processing on ...
Company Expands Services In Aerospace Industry and Beyond With Vacuum Furnace
A company that services the aerospace industry has expanded its thermal processing capabilities with a new vacuum furnace, growing their operations ...
Aerospace Growth Drives New Furnace Order
A top-tier supplier in the aerospace industry has placed an order for a 6-bar vacuum furnace designed to meet the rigorous ...
Improving Hardening and Introducing Innovation for In-House Heat Treat
In this Technical Tuesday by Paulo Duarte, project manager, Metalsolvus, explores how digital tools lead the way in vacuum hardening operations ...
Aviation Industry Supplier Expands with HPGQ Furnace
A screws and fasteners manufacturer for the aviation industry is expanding its heat treating operations with a vacuum furnace with high-pressure ...
Aviation Research Improved with Vacuum Furnace
A manufacturer of aviation engine parts is enhancing its research capabilities with the acquisition of an adapted vacuum furnace to investigate ...
Aviation Industry Supplier Expands Vacuum Heat Treatment Capabilities
A company that supplies metal injection molded components for the aviation industry has expanded its production capabilities with a vacuum furnace. ...
US Heat Treater Adds Furnaces, Marquenching Capabilities
A commercial heat treating company recently added new furnaces and process improvements to its operations in order to serve manufacturers in ...
Loy Instrument Partners To Expand Capabilities
Loy Instrument, Inc., which supplies process control and combustion solutions for heat treaters in multiple industries, has been acquired by Relevant Industrial, ...
Heat Treater Expands Capacity and Footprint
Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, PA, has commissioned two additional 2-bar vacuum furnaces, expanding its capabilities to meet demand in the aerospace ...
Aalberts Acquires Paulo, Expands Heat Treat Reach in N.A.
Aalberts N.V. has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of shares of Paulo Products Company (Paulo), expanding the company's geographical footprint ...
Aero/Auto Aluminum Manufacturer Expands Heat Treatment
Taiwan Hodaka Technology, an aerospace and automotive manufacturer, extends its market reach by adding an aluminum aging furnace to its heat ...
Aerospace Manufacturer Expands with 7th Vacuum Furnace
A major North American aerospace manufacturer has placed an order for a seventh vacuum furnace to expand capacity. This furnace is ...
FPM Heat Treating Increases Capacity with Vacuum Furnace
FPM Heat Treating has announced the acquisition of a vacuum furnace, enhancing the company's capabilities to serve the manufacturing community, especially ...
Huake Casting Control Technology Expands Production with Vacuum Furnace
A manufacturer of components for the aviation and energy sectors is expanding its production capabilities with the acquisition of a horizontal ...
U.S. Army Receives T901 Engines for UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Testing
U.S. Army Receives T901 Engines for UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Testing The U.S Army recently received two T901 engines from a ...
HIP: Technology that Takes Components into Space
Hot isostatic press (HIP) processing is a manufacturing technology used to densify metal and ceramic parts to improve a material’s mechanical ...
Spirit AeroSystems Announces Split Acquisitions by Boeing, Airbus
Spirit AeroSystems, a global manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets recently announced it has entered into ...
