Research and Technology Group
Technology Laboratories and Equipment |
| The Haynes International Research & Technology Group maintains a 19,000 square foot building dedicated to melting, hot- and cold-working and finishing of developmental alloys. Melting facilities include 25-lb, 100-lb and 850-lb vacuum induction (VIM) furnaces. A 100-lb air induction furnace is also available. An electroslag remelting (ESR) furnace is routinely used to produce a high quality ingot with very low inclusions. Ultra high purity materials can be processed in a 100 kw electron beam furnace (drip mode).
Deformation processing equipment includes a 1200-ton forge press, a 19"-wide, 2-high hot rolling mill, a 7-inch wide cold rolling mill; a 300-ton extrusion press and a swaging facility. Ancillary equipment includes leveling, shearing, abrasive saw and grinding capabilities. A plasma shape cutting facility is also available. The processing Laboratory is staffed by three full-time technicians with years of experience in the melting, processing and finishing of new or unique specialty metals and alloys. Practices employed will produce materials of high quality starting with all raw material, vacuum melted heats typically followed by electroslag remelting into 4-inch dia., 50-lb ingots. Ingots are then forged, hot-rolled, annealed and conditioned, yielding product typically 5-1/2-in. wide by desired thickness by random length. Round bar and wire products are also available. Services of six other Research & Development Laboratories within the Technology Department are: the Metallographic Lab, the Scanning Electron Microscopy Lab, the Mechanical Test and Wear Lab, the Corrosion and High Temperature Test Labs, and the Welding Lab. Any questions may be sent to the Process Lab supervisor:
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