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The Heat Treat Podcast: Bob Hill Discusses Titanium Processing and Large Furnace Capacity
Listen to Bob Hill, President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Michigan, discuss his 40 plus year career on the “The Heat Treat Podcast.” He shares with Carlos Torres of Mattsa Furnace Company some of his signature titanium vacuum processing opportunities, that could only be accomplished in uniquely developed large capacity vacuum furnaces.
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Introducing the Scanning Electron Microscope at Solar Atmospheres. An overview of the capabilities, examples of the SEM value in detecting material characterizations and metallurgical evaluations.
Solar Expedition Part 2: Heat Treatment of Titanium
In our second Solar Expedition, we go through the details of heat treating titanium without surface contamination. Did you know, if titanium is contaminated during the heat treat process it cannot be reversed?
Solar Expedition Part 1: Stress Relieving
We are beginning a new video series to take you on a journey to learn more about our heat treating services called, The Solar Expedition. In our first Expedition, we go through the details of stress relieving. Did you know stress relieving is called out in the machinist handbook more than 20 times, yet it is a process that is avoided, why?
Advancing Solar Atmospheres’ Operational Excellence for Over 40 Years
Air Products and Solar Atmospheres - A relationship built on service and trust.
Spring 2019: Vacuum Technology, Part 2: Vacuum Furnace Leak Rate Testing
Today’s podcast is part 2 of 2, exploring the basics of vacuum leak rate testing. We will briefly discuss why it is important to perform a leak test, what methods are used to perform a leak test, and where one should start.
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA
Watch a short video about the Solar Atmospheres of Western PA facility.
Summer 2018: Vacuum Technology, Part 1: The Relationship Between Vacuum Pumpdown, Leak Rate Testing, and Rate of Rise
Today’s podcast will be a general discussion about how vacuum pressure is measured and introduce ow vacuum leak rates and rate of rise testing is monitored in vacuum heat treating furnaces.
Spring 2018: How to Avoid Eutectic Reactions and Diffusion Bonding in Vacuum Processing
Today's discussion will introduce the subject of eutectics and how to avoid these undesired metallurgic reactions when they are not intended during vacuum heat treating.
