Keeping Your Temper With Flux Concentrators
August 24th, 2010
Induction hardening steel to austenitic temperatures can result in temper back, or annealing of adjacent areas of the material that have been hardened previously. This is particularly important in the induction hardening of crankshafts, camshafts, gears and critical components. This publication discusses above mentioned effect along with some other important features of induction hardening and tempering, including overview of different magnetic flux concentrator materials and major concern when using flux concentrators in induction heat treating.