High Quality Custom Made CNC Steel Machining Parts

High Quality Custom Made CNC Steel Machining Parts Three common processing techniques for steel 1. Heat treatment Heat treatment refers to several different processes that involve manipulating the temperature of steel to change its material properties. Annealing, used to reduce hardness and increase ductility, making steel easier to work. The annealing process slowly heats the steel to the desired temperature for a period of time. The time and temperature required depends on the specific alloy and decreases with increasing carbon content. Finally, the steel is slowly cooled in a furnace or surrounded by insulating material. Normalizing, which relieves internal stresses in the steel while maintaining higher strength and hardness than annealed steel. During normalizing, the steel is heated to a high temperature and then cooled at a suitable temperature to improve the hardness of the steel. Quenching, which not only hardens the steel and increases its strength, but also makes i…