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  1. psoundappan

    T6 Heat Treatment for Aluminum

    In fact I tried quenching them in different water samples and it does make a difference. The water with more crap and high hardness produces a much better surface finish than the fresh water. The water samples were taked and sent out for further analysis to determine the contents in them. Do...
  2. psoundappan

    T6 Heat Treatment for Aluminum

    During the T6 heat treatment for the cast 319 aluminum parts the surface darkens and they are inconsistent with each other. We quench the parts in city water and tried several combinations of quench water, increasing/Decresing the hardness, PH level but nothing produced any result. Do anyone...
  3. psoundappan

    Water Heat Transfer

    I am looking for some information regarding how the water hardness affect it's heat transfer rate. We are using water to quench the heat treated parts and I wanted to know how the hardness will affect the rate of cooling(parts).
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