Metal Joining

It is not uncommon for those people not familiar with heat treating processes to talk about the process of hardening and the process of tempering as if they are the same thing. They are very different methods to bring about changes in the physical nature of the steel...

Heat treating of metal is done for several reasons, but most often to bring about a desired change in the properties of the given part or component. It can be done to create a harder metal or a softer metal. In the case of softening metals, this is done in preparation...