High magnetic hardening assembly and method

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for heat treating metal parts that are stacked together and moved through an induction heating system and quench system. The present invention is specifically directed to an Induction Thermo Magnetic Processing (ITMP) apparatus, method and system which uses a magnetic field processing with induction high-frequency heat treatment to process metal components so as to inductively hardening materials.

主权项

1. A method for inductively heating comprising:
a. providing a carbon-containing metal part; b. providing a heating apparatus, said heating apparatus including a magnet system and an induction heating system, said magnet system designed to create a magnetic field with a magnetic flux density of at least 0.8 tesla, said induction heating system including at least one induction coil; c. moving said metal part in to said magnetic field; and, d. induction heat treating said metal part as said metal part passes through said high magnetic field so that about 65%-75% of the carbon in said metal part enters into solution during the induction heating process.