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Available On-demand Until September 22, 2022
Abstract:
Furnace atmospheres perform a critical role in the final quality and metallurgical properties of the processed metal components. Typically, exothermic, dissociated ammonia, or a nitrogen/hydrogen atmosphere is used for applications, such as sintering, brazing, and annealing. Atmosphere composition, flow rates, pressures, and dew point are some of the key variables that influence the final part quality. Common problems during metal processing include oxidation, braze copper flashing, sooting, decarburization, part distortion, and carbon pickup. This webinar reviews years of collective field experience with nitrogen/hydrogen-based and generated atmospheres. Tips and techniques are discussed to help furnace operators optimize and stabilize the furnace atmosphere. Also presented during this webinar are troubleshooting guides to help heat treaters identify and solve common problems and take the appropriate corrective action. Controlling and optimizing your furnace atmosphere leads to:
- Improved product quality
- Stable dew point and hydrogen profiles
- Reduced operating costs
- Increased productivity
- Minimizing part rejects and defects
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Speaker
Thomas Philips Sr. Met. Engr Air products Tom Philips joined Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in August 1997 as Principal Metallurgical Engineer. He has over forty years of experience in powder metal sintering, furnace brazing and heat treatment of metals. Tom’s focus has been the research, development and marketing of nitrogen and hydrogen-based atmosphere technologies for the metals processing industry. Tom is responsible for commercial development and technical support of the Atmospheres market in Asia, Latin America and Midwest USA.
Tom has authored several technical papers on new technologies for sintering and brazing atmospheres. Philips holds a master’s degree in Metallurgy (1975) from the Polytechnic Institute of New York (Brooklyn, N.Y) and a bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering (1973) from the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T, Madras, India).
Tom is an active member of ASM, APMI and was awarded the 2007 MPIF Distinguished Service to the Powder Metallurgy Award.
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Optimizing and Stabilizing Atmospheres for Continuous Furnaces
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