The February 2016 podcast is the second in the series about Vacuum Furnace Brazing. Our discussion centers on the advantages and concerns of brazing of Stainless Steel components with nickel-based and copper-based brazing alloys.
This podcast is the first in a series on vacuum furnace brazing. It is an overview of the different types of brazing processes and why vacuum furnace brazing is superior to other joining methods, particularly torch brazing and welding.
Tim Steber, Regional Sales Manager, gives an overview of vacuum heat treating processes at Solar Atmospheres during an interview at a Design 2 Part show in Oaks, PA.
Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, is the latest manufacturing technology taking the world by storm. Some people say AM will never replace traditional machining. Others believe it will change the world.
Distortion and cracking of parts is a common problem for heat treaters. This podcast is a discussion on how to prevent and reduce the distortion and cracking of tool steels and other ferrous alloys when cooling parts in a gas-quenching vacuum furnace.
This podcast features a discussion on how contaminants develop on ceramic insulators, how contamination affects the operation and performance of a vacuum furnace, and how to keep ceramic insulators clean of contaminants.
A discussion on the importance of measuring and monitoring the trace levels of dew point (water vapor), oxygen and other gases to reduce part contamination through the use of a residual gas analyzer for in-process vacuum analysis, research and development, and maintenance.
This month’s podcast is Part 1 on the importance of measuring and monitoring the trace levels of dew point and oxygen in quench gases to reduce part contamination while processing in a vacuum furnace.
Heat transfer in a vacuum furnace takes place via radiation from the furnace heating elements to the workload being processed. Accurate temperature measurement of both the furnace hot-zone and the materials being processed is critical for a successful heat treat cycle.
This is the fourth and final podcast in a series on the benefits of vacuum-furnace preventive maintenance. The concluding installment is a discussion about the importance of maintaining hot-zone power supplies.