Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Heat Treatment

Author: Yan Chengpei / Country:
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Modern heat treatment manufacturing technology, a crucial aspect of advanced manufacturing technology, is a fundamental process technology. This book discusses the core technologies of modern heat treatment, including controllable atmosphere heat treatment, vacuum heat treatment, and the key technologies and characteristics of computer-controlled heat treatment processes and equipment. It also provides an overview of the typical production applications of these heat treatment technologies and equipment, as well as maintenance and upkeep knowledge. This book will benefit a broad range of material heat treatment engineering technicians in understanding and applying modern heat treatment technologies and equipment, and it can also serve as a reference for students and faculty in related fields. The writing of this book is based on the author's original works, "Vacuum Heat Treatment Process and Equipment Design" and "Advanced Heat Treatment Manufacturing Technology," with corrections and supplements to the content. In accordance with the new developments in modern heat treatment technology, recent advancements in vacuum and controllable atmosphere heat treatment technology, as well as computer-controlled heat treatment process and equipment technology, have been added. This primarily includes: an overview of the development of modern heat treatment technology, vacuum nitriding technology, vacuum low-pressure carburizing technology, ion heat treatment processes, ion heat treatment equipment, VZKQ multi-purpose vacuum furnaces, VMKQ continuous multi-chamber vacuum furnace production lines, ModulTherm reciprocating modular multi-purpose vacuum furnace production lines, research and development of gas-fired vacuum furnaces in China, development of the WZDGQ30 single-chamber vacuum high-pressure gas quenching furnace, vacuum furnace forced convection heating and continuous high-pressure gas cooling technology, development of the WZLQH vacuum aluminum brazing furnace, technology of controllable atmosphere sealed box-type multi-purpose furnaces, production application experience of controllable atmosphere sealed box-type multi-purpose furnaces, equipment maintenance and upkeep, etc. The book discusses the core technologies of modern heat treatment—controllable atmosphere heat treatment, vacuum heat treatment, and the key technologies and characteristics of computer-controlled heat treatment processes and equipment—as well as provides an overview of the typical production applications of these heat treatment technologies and equipment, along with maintenance and upkeep knowledge.