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Hardening of ferrous materials (steel and cast iron) serves to increase their hardness, and can be combined, among other things, by thermal treatment (heating followed by rapid <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In so-called transformation hardening, the most important hardening process, the workpiece is heated to such an extent that its microstructure changes from ferrite (\u03b1-iron with a body-centered cubic crystal structure) to austenite (\u03b3-iron with a face-centered cubic crystal structure). Much more carbon can be dissolved in austenite than in ferrite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the workpiece is kept at the correct temperature (usually > 723\u00b0C) long enough, the carbon already present or additionally introduced into the austenite goes into solution. If the workpiece is now cooled sufficiently quickly and deeply, the carbon can no longer diffuse out of the crystal lattice of the austenite, and the crystal structure of the iron can therefore no longer transform back into the body-centered cubic form of the ferrite, but instead folds over into another body-centered cubic crystal lattice, the so-called martensite. Martensite has a much higher hardness than ferrite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a second step, known as tempering, the workpiece, which is very hard and brittle (\u201cglass-hard\u201d) after quenching, is softened again and adjusted to the desired service hardness by the targeted selection of the correct tempering temperature (higher temperatures result in lower hardness with higher toughness).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process of hardening and subsequent tempering is called quenching and tempering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, KITTEC also offers furnaces suitable for both hardening and tempering.<\/strong> In our product overview you will find, for example, our range of annealing and hardening furnaces<\/a>. In this context, we would like to refer in particular to our model series CLM<\/a> and CLU<\/a>, as well as to our bogie hearth furnaces of the CTH<\/a> model series. You can also find suitable accessories, such as the hardening table, in our offer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Depending on the application, we can also develop completely individual solutions for you. Our special construction experts will be happy to advise you individually<\/a> and help you find a suitable solution from our large product range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more than 40 years, we have been specialists in kilns for a wide range of applications, from private use to industrial production<\/strong>. We will be happy to advise you personally<\/a> which of our kilns is best suited to your needs. Our selection of kilns varies in design, size and desired temperature range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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