Heat treatment involves subjecting metal components to exactly
defined temperature-time cycles to optimally match hardness, tensile strength,
toughness and wear resistance to specific demands. Quenching, annealing,
tempering and heat treatment in general change the entire molecular structure of
a component whereas case hardening or nitriting just chemically influence the
structure of the component's surface.
Depending on the material and
specification, quenching media can include water, polymer solutions, salt
solutions, mineral oils, synthetic oils, molten salts and also gases. The
generally much too abrupt quenching provided by water and the resulting danger
of cracking, results in mineral oils, synthetic oil or polymer solutions being
used. The technical characteristics of these quenching media are principally
defined by properties such as
Thermal stability
Cooling capacity
Maximum quenching speed and
Vapour phase collapse.
The key advantages offered by THERMISOL products are excellent heat
treatment precision provided by the rapid collapse of the vapour phase and the
correspondingly even cooling characteristics. This effectively eliminates the
problems of hairline cracking and warping.
The economy of THERMISOL Quenching Oils is highlighted by their excellent
resistance to ageing, outstandingly low evaporation and thus long service
life.
The global availability of THERMISOL products, along with expert technical
advice and a state-of-the-art condition monitoring service guarantee excellent
heat treatment results.