Automotive Heat Treat Archives

November 30th, 2017

Induction Heating: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask (December 2017)

Question of the Month: What is the difference between auto-tempering and self-tempering? Answer: Sometimes the terms auto-tempering and self-tempering are incorrectly used interchangeably. Here we will explore the differences […]

November 29th, 2016

Induction Heating: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask (November 2016)

Question of the Month: For a few years, we scan hardened relatively straight shafts using a 30 kHz machine. Our new component has a 4.8-mm radial step (sharp shoulder) that […]

July 25th, 2016

Induction Heating: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask – Question of the Month (August 2016)

Question of the Month: For quite a while after scan hardening, we experience low hardness readings (52-55 HRC) in areas where the diameter of our 1045 steel hollow shaft changes. […]

October 21st, 2010

Automotive Induction Heat Treating

Successful vehicle programs use inductoheat induction heating equipment. From bumper to bumper, automotive components require specialized thermal processing. Quality parts emerge from quality ideas and efforts. Inductoheat offers a partnership […]