Annealing
Annealing
Expert solutions to help you succeed
For virtually any annealing operation, Air Products has an atmosphere that’s ready to perform. Whether you are annealing ferrous or nonferrous metals, our wide range of atmosphere solutions can ensure that your special atmosphere requirements can be fully satisfied.
Since many of our atmospheres contain none of the unreacted hydrocarbons that are typically found with traditional exothermically-generated atmospheres, the improvement in surface quality often allows for a significant reduction in post-heat treatment cleaning or pickling costs, sometimes by as much as 80%. We also have a cooling application for temper rolling.
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Annealing Expertise and Solutions
Applying innovation and our expertise to solve our customers’ problems is our core strength
Improved surface quality and reduction in post-treatment cost
No unreacted hydrocarbons yields surface quality improvements and often allows a cleaning or pickling cost reduction
Consistent atmosphere for nonferrous annealing
Our consistent atmosphere systems maintain oxide-free surfaces and the desired metallurgical properties for nonferrous materials
Superior quality and control
Our nitrogen-based atmospheres protect ferrous parts; and 4–10% hydrogen prevents oxidation and decarburization
Reduced cycle time
Use of 100% hydrogen can reduce cycle time by ~50% when annealing sheet or coil product in high convection bell furnaces
Improved stainless steel annealing
Our nitrogen/hydrogen and pure hydrogen atmospheres provide the highest atmosphere quality for stainless steel strip, wire and tube products
Improved quality of annealed components
Air Products offers a complete range of atmosphere systems that excel in a wide variety of annealing applications
