Solutioning and Aging services

Furnaces used for Solutionizing Of Aluminium. This is widely used in most drop bottom quench solutionizing furnace processes. These furnaces are designed with rapid quenching by advanced design movement, placing the quenching tank under the furnace, Once the charge is heated it is dropped to be quenched immediately.

The solutionizing process, also known as solution treatment or solution annealing, is a heat treatment method used to strengthen certain metals, particularly aluminum alloys, by dissolving alloying elements into a solid solution. It involves heating the metal to a specific temperature where the alloying elements dissolve, followed by rapid quenching to trap these elements in a solid solution. This creates a soft, ductile material that can then be hardened through a subsequent aging process.

Aging aluminum between 100°C–260°C (212°F–500°F) is called artificial aging because the alloy is heated to produce precipitation. Using a lower aging temperature has the effect of making the properties more uniform. When heat treated alloys are aged at room temperature it is called natural aging