Induction Hardening

The Burton facility in Waterloo, IA is the oldest Advanced Heat Treat Corp. location and specializes in UltraGlow Induction Hardening, Carburizing, Carbonitriding, Stress Relieve, Quench & Temper/Through Hardening, Annealing, Normalizing, Cold Treatment, Oxidation Treatment, Duplex Hardening, Assembly, Cleaning Applications, and MUCH MORE! Here’s a photo of a part being induction heated:

Induction hardening is a method of heating electrically conductive materials to a temperature within or above its transformation range by means of a varying magnetic field. This process generates a voltage which has the ability to create and electric current that dispels energy and produces heat by flowing against the resistance of an imperfect conductor. After the metal is heated, it is immediately quenched. Induction hardening results in a hardened case while the core of the part remains unaffected.

 To find out more about Advanced Heat Treat’s induction hardening process or other heat treat applications, visit their website at www.ahtweb.com.

Conventional Heat Treatments

Carburizing and Carbonitriting give wear resistance and strength to low carbon steels.

Quench & Temper a/k/a Through Hardening, gives strength with controllable hardness to medium and high carbon steels.

Induction Hardening is a selective hardening process with deep case capability.