Jim Grann

Anatomy of a Front-Loading Vacuum Furnace

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How well do you know the “anatomy” of your key heat treat equipment? In this “Anatomy of . . .” series, industry experts indicate the main features of a specific heat treat system. In this installment, the full-page spread identifies main features of a front-loading vacuum furnace.

The mark-ups for these reference images are provided by Jim Grann, technical director, Ipsen.

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This Technical Tuesday article is drawn from Heat Treat Today’s November 2024 Vacuum print edition with a special focus on vacuum furnace technologies.

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This series will continue in subsequent editions of Heat Treat Today’s print publications. Stay tuned!

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Heat Treating Short Cut, Or Just a Bad Idea?

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Jim Grann, Technical Director, Ipsen (photo source: www.ipsenharold.com)

We all like to make savvy commercial decisions, in fact, Heat Treat Today’s 101 Heat Treat Tips on page 20 of this digital magazine is a great example of  tips that can save you time and money. But will it pay off to use your conventional vacuum furnace for aluminum brazing?

Questions involving safety, effectiveness, and quality might come to mind with this proposal. Before implementing such a strategy, head over to Heat Treat Today’s best of the web Technical Tuesday article by Jim Grann, technical director at Ipsen. He tackles the components of aluminum brazing versus the capabilities of conventional vacuum furnace as well as detailing some of risks that can happen if you do try to use your conventional vacuum furnace for aluminum brazing.

An excerpt: “By nature, vapor pressure aids in the depletion of magnesium and parent aluminum alloys in high vacuum, depositing magnesium onto the hot zone and into the shielding… Proper vacuum aluminum brazing requires special components that standard vacuum furnaces generally do not have, including…”

Read more: “Can I Use My Conventional Vacuum furnace for Aluminum Brazing?”

 

 

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