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Article: Technology trends in vacuum heat treating: part three: new technologies and future developments.(FEATURE / Vacuum/Surface Treatment)
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- Industrial Heating
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- January 1, 2009
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In this third and final installment, we will examine technological developments in vacuum heat treating and look to the future.
Many new technologies owe their success to vacuum processing. Examples include:
* Rotational compression brazing of aerospace rocket and military jet engines
* Titanium processing including beta annealing, slow cooling and age hardening (BASCA 160) of titanium alloys
* Vacuum carburizing/carbonitriding and high-pressure gas quenching of automotive powertrain components
* High-temperature sintering followed immediately by vacuum hardening for automotive transmission ...