The days are getting a little longer, you've saved up some vacation hours, it's time for a break this spring!
Make use of some down time to listen in on a couple of Heat Treat Radio series. Putting in some driving miles, relaxing in the sand, or enjoying a staycation all mean some time to peacefully enjoy some heat treat topics. We've put together an original content piece that lets you listen in on a 3-part series on thermocouples, and a back-to-basics series on heat treat hardening. It's nice to know that there is plenty to listen to; you can just click to play each episode!
Thermocouples 101 with Ed Valykeo and John Niggle
This series gives the opportunity to learn from an expert all about thermocouples. The first episode digs into thermocouple history, types, vocabulary, and other basics. Hear from Ed Valykeo, as he gives some of his own history and then dives into all things thermocouple.
The second episode covers thermocouple accuracy and classification. Ed Valykeo continues to review and explain necessary information on how thermocouples are calibrated and used.
The final episode in this series gets into discussion with John Niggle about thermocouple insulation types. His review towards the beginning of the episode is helpful, and his discussion of insulation reminds readers that job specifications and requirements are crucial.
Metal Hardening 101
Mark Hemsath sits down with Heat Treat Radio to provide an overview of metal hardening basics. In the first part of the series he provides explanation of what it is, what materials can be hardened, why it has to be done, and more.
For the second episode, Mark Hemsath explains five hardening processes: carburizing, nitriding, carbonitriding, ferritic nitrocarburizing, and low pressure carburizing.
In this final episode for the metal hardening series, a discussion is presented on newer advances in metal hardening. A call is even put out for new ideas and engineers willing to experiment with some of these advance.
As you can see above, this resource provides two series -- each with three parts -- that give a comprehensive look at two fundamental components in the heat treat industry. Both the discussion of thermocouples and the investigation of metal hardening provide educational listening with something for everyone in the form of review as well as maybe some basics that have been neglected or forgotten.
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