04 April 2022
Introduction to Heat Treatment
An essential step in welding and manufacturing metal constructions and equipment is the heat treatment process. During heat treatment, the material is heated up and cooled down, using predefined methods to achieve the desired mechanical properties like metallurgical structure, hardness, toughness, strength, etc. This is necessary to reduce residual stresses that occur during welding, while improving corrosion resistance and machinability.
In this blog, we explain an array of heat treatment processes that can be used to carry out heat treatment before and after welding.