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Preheating is used in conjunction with post weld heat treatment to reduce the detrimental effects of welding. In many cases preheating is recommended or even manditory dependent upon the code specifications being used.
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Also known as subcritical and process annealing, by definition it is a thermal process that alleviates (in part) the residual stresses introduced to material by forging, cold working and welding, as well as, other steps in the manufacturing sequence.
Stress relieving is accomplished by heating the material uniformly to a predetermined temperature below the lower critical temperature, holding at that temperature, and cooling slowly to ambient temperatures.
Parts may be stress relieved during manufacturing to promote dimensional stability or soften the material for machining. Stress relieving can be employed to equalize hardness and improve ductility in new welds. Stress relieving also plays a very criticial role in the prevention of Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC).
Stress relieving is required on many parts due to the material make-up, thickness or service environment, and as the name would imply, "Texas Stress" specializes in stress relieving. A single small bore pipe weld, fully constructed pressure vessels, exchanger components or any item in need of heat treatment, Texas Stress will design a procedure to meet your needs when you need it. With a full array of equipment, competative prices and a staff with plenty of know-how, why look any further. |
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Solidified product in piping, pumps, vessels or other process or storage equipment can be a costly headache. Inefficient unit production or full unit shut down can occur.
Don't take equipment apart or waste time with steam.
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Solution annealing is an annealing process in which steel is heated above the upper critical temperture to the point (varies with material) where the free carbides are placed back into solid solution. It is then typically cooled very fast, sometimes by quenching. This makes the material formidable and improves corrosion resistance. This process is used only on certain ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
Texas Stress possess the equipment and knowledge to perform Solution Annealing on a mutitude of different materials and configurations. |
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