Heat Treatment

Carburization

Benefits

• Improves work piece surface hardness. When screws are hardened, threads can cut into the unthreaded object easier.

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Hardening and Tempering

Benefits

• Improves whole work piece hardness, commonly applied to high property class screw.

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Dehydrogenation

Benefits

• Prevent work piece from embrittlement, thus increase its age.