What is Heat Treating?

Heat treating in Tennessee can be a pretty complicated subject, so we are hoping we can help simplify it just a bit with this blog! Hi-Tech Steel Treating offers a variety of heat treating services, and here is a rundown of what they are.

      1.       Hardening: This treatment helps decrease the wear and tear on metal tools by hardening the carbon and alloy components of the metal.

      2.       Softening or annealing: This makes metal more pliable and removes residual stresses. It also helps to improve the metal’s overall toughness and restores its ductility, which is how easily it is shaped or molded. Plus it also changes the properties of the steel and the grain size.

     3.       Tempering: This procedure helps relieve the stress on the metal that is often caused by other heat treating processes.

     4.       Normalizing: A process that helps improve the finish of the metal after the machining process is finished.

     5.       Material modification: Similar to cryogenics and tempering, it changes the metal’s properties, which results in the metal tools’ life being extended.

We realize that if you’re not directly involved in the heat treating line of business, the processes and definitions can be rather perplexing! But that’s why you should come to a company like Hi-Tech Steel Treating when you need heat treating done to your metal tools. We’ve been in this line of business for so long that everything heat treating-related is second nature to us at this point. We’re happy to answer any questions you have and explain any part of the process that you’re curious about. Your tools are in good hands when you trust us with all of your heat treating needs.

So when you need heat treating services in Tennessee, give us a call at 1-800-835-8294 or Contact Us.