uunikovetus
Uuunikovitus, or furnace hardening, is a heat treatment used to increase the hardness and wear resistance of metal parts by heating them in a furnace to a high temperature and then rapidly cooling them. The goal is to transform the steel’s microstructure, typically to martensite, to achieve a harder finished part. The process is commonly applied to carbon and alloy steels that have sufficient hardenability.
The typical sequence involves cleaning the workpieces, placing them in a controlled furnace, and heating at
Through-hardening is a common goal of furnace hardening, where the entire cross-section is hardened. Some furnace-based
Materials suitable for uuunikovitus include many carbon and alloy steels with adequate hardenability. Stainless steels and
Applications include gears, shafts, cutting tools, bearing surfaces, and other components demanding high surface or through