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Low-pressure vacuum carburizing.(TECH SPOTLIGHT)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  March, 2007  by Herring, Daniel H.

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Low-pressure vacuum carburizing, a technology developed in the mid 1990's, has helped revolutionize the heat treating industry, primarily because of its capability for precise process control. Tight control enables absolute repeatability, optimized part microstructure, enhanced mechanical properties, and reduced manufacturing costs.

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Demand for vacuum carburizing systems equipped with high-pressure gas quenching, oil quenching, or both has quadrupled since 2000, as the technology has replaced atmosphere carburizing and traditional oil quenching in many cases. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] ...

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