Heat Treating 12-Foot Bars
Applied Thermal Technologies offers specialized heat treating services for 12-foot bars and long components, engineered for uniform thermal control and metallurgical precision. Our advanced furnace systems support long shafts, tubes, and bars with consistent properties, minimal distortion, and rigorous process documentation for aerospace, energy, and industrial applications.
Applied Thermal Technologies, Inc. has the capability of heat treating 12-foot bars. The 12 feet long furnace, with a maximum temperature of 1450⁰F, is accepting orders. Work zone dimensions are 36” wide, 36” high, and 156” long. It is rated for 10,000 pounds and bars up to 13 feet long for those random lengths.
Precision racking allows bars to meet concentric requirements for swiss machine bar feeders, this means customers can turn complete to reduce lead time and secondary processing risk.
What Is Long Bar Heat Treating?
Long bar heat treating addresses the unique challenges of thermally processing extended-length components (e.g., 12-foot bars, shafts, tubes) requiring uniform temperature distribution and minimal warping. Specialized furnace configurations and custom fixturing ensure consistent metallurgical results across the full length of the bar.
Having the ability to fill the chamber with Argon atmosphere enables any material to be processed up to 1450°F including Titanium, and maintain the current surface condition. Removing stresses found in 420 and 440 stainless steels has been proven in a study conducted by Applied Thermal Technologies engineers to reduce the amount of straightening required following the machining process. For more information on this study, feel free to contact us.
Long Bar Furnace Configurations
Our specialized furnace systems accommodate bars and shafts up to 12 feet in length. With custom load fixturing and advanced thermal profiling, we achieve uniform heating and cooling to deliver consistent microstructure and mechanical properties end-to-end.
This furnace is surveyed to AMS 2750, with completed Software Validations, Installation Qualifications (IQ’s), Operational Qualifications (OQ’s), Performance Qualifications (PQ’s), and many materials and processes already validated.
Benefits of Heat Treating Long Bars
- Uniform tempering and processing across extended length
- Reduced distortion through precise thermal profiling
- Controlled atmosphere options for oxidation-free finishes
- Detailed process documentation and traceability
Contact us about processing 13-8, 15-5, 17-4, 17-7, 455, 465, A-286, Inco 718, Inco 625, Waspaloy, Rene’ 41, Nimonic Alloy, Udimet Alloy 700, Inco 706, Inco 722, Inco X750, Incoloy 701, Monel K500, MP35N, AMS2759/3, 420, 440, 416, 410, and X15TN materials.