HEAT TREATING
Century, LLC operates one of the most modern and technically equipped heat-treating facilities in the country. By utilizing state-of-the-art instrumentation and controls, and an unsurpassed quality assurance program, we can provide the metallurgical structure and consistency of hardness necessary for maximum performance of precision parts.
Deep Salt Bath
Century Specialties continues to lead the thermal processing industry with the modern installation of its long length hardening line custom engineered, designed, and built to accommodate parts fully immersed to 110" in length. This liquid molten salt bath hardening line is the largest of its kind for the quench and temper of tool steels, high speed steels and powder metallurgy. Experts in the hardening and straightening of long length tools, Century Sun continues to emerge as the leader for the thermal processing of specialized tooling within the heat treating industry.
Vacuum Hardening
Our high pressure quench vacuum furnaces incorporate thorough and uniform convection assisted heating along with directional cooling of up to twelve times atmospheric pressure. The results are excellent distortion control with superior quenching rates, which provide the highest quality vacuum heat treated products available in today’s marketplace.
Hardening, Carburizing, & Carbonitriding
Super Allcase® hardening line designed for neutral hardening, carburizing, or carbonitriding. Multiple tempering ovens accommodate all material requirements and hardness ranges.
Induction Hardening & Cryogenic Treating
Hardening services include a horizontal induction deep case long length up to 150" and vertical induction long length up to 70". Our cryogenic treating "cold chamber" can accommodate load sizes to 36" x 36" x 50" up to a 4,000 lb. and thermal processes to -300 °F.
