Aluminum Solution Heat Treat Furnaces

Aluminum Solution Heat Treatment

The purpose of aluminum solution treatment is to enhance the mechanical properties of aluminum alloys by optimizing their microstructure through a heat treatment process. The aluminum alloy is heated to a sufficiently high temperature to dissolve the alloying elements (such as copper, magnesium or silicon) evenly into the aluminum matrix. It is then quenched in water, glycol or air, which traps the alloying elements in a supersaturated, very homogenous solid state. The aluminum alloy is then aged (precipitation hardened) at a lower temperature, which significantly enhances its mechanical properties, particularly its strength and hardness.

Aluminum Heat Treatment Furnaces

Wisconsin Oven designs aluminum solution treat furnaces for a wide variety of load sizes and weights, with quench delay times from 5 to 20 seconds. Our furnaces are used for solution heat treatment of aluminum extrusions, sheet metal, and castings, and include drop bottom furnaces, horizontal quench furnaces (which provide a reduced footprint and lower price), and continuous designs.  

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