What is an aluminum aging furnace?
Aluminum aging furnaces are used to manufacture durable, heavy-duty components for long-term use. Aluminum changes properties through some alloys, time and temperature dependence, and increases the hardness of the alloy. Heat treatment speeds up the process to achieve the desired application properties (known as artificial aging).
In addition to strain aging and age softening, it is the result of precipitation of a solid solution of one or more compounds. For each alloy susceptible to aging there is a unique range of time-temperature combinations to which it responds.
What is the maximum temperature rating for an aluminum aging furnace?
Aluminum aging furnaces between 100°C-260°C (212°F-500°F) are called artificial aging because the alloy is heated to produce precipitation. Better results can be obtained by using a lower aging temperature.
Aluminum aging furnaces come standard with a maximum temperature rating of 500°F, with optional ratings of 650°F, 800°F, and 1000°F.
