Steel Treating Services
The performance of a steel component can depend as much on how it’s treated as how it’s manufactured. Through controlled heating and cooling, steel heat treating can modify critical properties, such as hardness, strength, toughness, and dimensional stability, to meet demanding application requirements.
Burbank Steel Treating Inc provides steel treating services for components used throughout various industries. We approach each project according to its material, specifications, and intended performance, helping you achieve the properties your components require.
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Commercial Steel Treating From Burbank Steel Treating Inc
Steel components often need specific mechanical properties to perform reliably in demanding applications. Burbank Steel Treating Inc provides specialized steel treating tailored to your material specifications, performance requirements, and intended application. Our steel treating company produces components used throughout the aerospace, military, automotive, electronic, and medical industries.
Depending on your steel and project requirements, our capabilities include:
- Steel heat treating
- Hardening
- Tempering
- Annealing
- Stress relieving
- Specialty treatment processes
We’ll work with you to determine the appropriate treatment based on your steel, component requirements, and desired material properties.
How Can Heat Treatment Affect Steel Dimensions?
Heat treating steel changes a component’s material properties through controlled heating and cooling. These temperature changes can also affect its dimensions, making careful process control especially important for parts with tight tolerances.
Several dimensional factors may need to be considered during steel heat treating, including:
- Distortion: Uneven heating or cooling can cause a component to warp or change shape.
- Dimensional stability: Changes within the steel’s microstructure can cause slight dimensional changes during or after treatment.
- Residual stress: Manufacturing and heat treatment can introduce or relieve internal stresses that influence a component’s final shape.
- Final tolerances: Any dimensional change can affect whether a finished component remains within its specified tolerances.
When tolerances are critical, the heat treatment process should account for the steel grade, component geometry, and required final dimensions. This approach helps minimize unwanted dimensional changes while achieving the necessary material properties.
What Is the Difference Between Hardening and Tempering Steel?
During hardening, steel is heated to a specified temperature and then cooled under controlled conditions. Although this process can produce the desired hardness, hardened steel may be too brittle for certain applications. Tempering addresses this concern by reheating the hardened steel to a lower temperature and controlling the subsequent cooling process.
Using hardening and tempering together allows specific material properties to be balanced rather than simply maximizing hardness.
Should Steel Be Heat Treated Before or After Machining?
Steel can be heat treated before, during, or after machining, depending on the material, component design, required tolerances, and desired final properties. Because some steel heat treating processes can cause dimensional changes, the timing of treatment should be considered as part of the overall manufacturing plan.
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When the performance of your steel components depends on precise material properties, the right heat treatment matters. Burbank Steel Treating Inc provides commercial and specialty steel treating for demanding applications. We’ll work with your material specifications and performance requirements to achieve the appropriate results for your components.
Looking for steel treating services? Contact us at (818) 842-0975.