Heat treatment of gears
Often the options of heat treat may feel pre-defined when looked at from a gear designer’s perspective. There are options, […]
Lean Heat Treatment for Distortion Control
Controlling distortion is of key importance during the case hardening process for the production of gear components. By effective control […]
Fatigue Performance and Cleanliness of Carburizing Steels for Gears
The cleanliness of steels used for gears is of great importance when looking to improve their life or increase loads. […]
Pre-Nitriding: A Means of Significantly Increasing Carburizing Throughput
Carburizing is a surface-hardening method that uses heated metal in a carbon-rich environment to increase carbon levels on the metal, […]
A Look at the Intersection of Thermal Processing and Industry 4.0
Technology continues to advance at anaccelerated pace with the development of lean manufacturing processes, the growth of the Internet of […]
Developing a Lighter, Stronger, and Cleaner Air-Melt Steel for Critical Applications
Steel components, particularly those used in critical applications such as bearings and fuel injection systems, are increasingly expected to be […]
High Temperature Vacuum Carburizing Drives Alloy Development
Vacuum carburizing (low pressure carburizing, or LPC) is a process used to impart hardness, wear resistance and increased fatigue life […]
Application of ICME to Optimize Metallurgy and Improve Performance of Carburizable Steels
Introduction QuesTek Innovations LLC (“QuesTek”) of Evanston, IL uses its proprietary Materials by Design® expertise and technology in conjunction with […]
Enhancing Control of Distortion Through One-Piece-Flow Heat Treatment
Proper distortion control has become even more important than in previous days. Distorted gear components cause noise in the transmission […]
Processing New Gear Steels
Carburized steel gears are widely used for power transmission in rotorcraft, transportation vehicles, agricultural and off-road equipment, industrial rotating equipment, […]
Cryogenic Treatment of Gear Steel
Case carburized steel (En 353) is the material commonly used for making crown wheels and pinions. The reasons for the […]
Integrated Heat Treating
For decades the gear industry has faced the challenge of producing high performance components in a cost-effective manner. To meet […]
Refurbishing Wind Turbine Gears
Multi-megawatt wind turbine gearboxes operate under demanding environmental conditions including considerable variation in temperature, wind speed, and air quality. It […]
