Induction heating has become the most common method for quenching various shafts. Induction heating is used to rapidly heat the steel shaft to 800-1000°C in seconds, followed by immediate cooling to harden the surface of the shaft, increasing hardness and wear resistance.
Benefits
- Compared to conventional furnaces, induction hardening is faster, on average only a few seconds or minutes per shaft.
- Induction hardening systems can be integrated into the production line to automate the entire production process
- Repeatability, consistency of results.
- The entire heating process is controllable.