Hauck Heat Treatment - Tufftride QPQ

QPQ & Tufftride®

The Tufftride® process of Durferrit is a surface heat treatment Salt Bath Nitrocarburising treatment carried out at around 580°C for relatively short times (30 minutes to 3 hours) which produces a hard wear resistant surface on many steels. In this type of surface heat treatment It is common to oxidise the surface compound layer formed, by using the oxidising AB1 salt bath. Corrosion resistance of the steel is enhanced by formation of this surface layer in a similar way to many other Nitrocarburising treatments. Fatigue strength and indentation resistance is superior to untreated steel due to a diffusion layer beneath the compound layer. The depth of this diffusion layer depends on time of the Tufftride® treatment and the type of steel being treated.

This treatment is used as an alternative to chrome or nickel plating.

Benefits of Tufftriding:

Increased surface hardness
Improved fatigue strength
Increase in corrosion resistance
Increased wear resistance
Reduces scuffing

For Technical or Sales enquiries:

adrian.locke@aalberts-st-heat.co.uk

QPQ

QPQ is the name given to the Quench, Polish, Quench treatment of Tufftride®. As the name implies, parts are quenched after Tufftriding, polished to restore the surface finish (surfaces are roughened during the Tufftride process) then reoxidised in the oxidising salt bath. Due to the improvement in surface finish, QPQ provides enhanced corrosion resistance over straightforward Tufftriding along with reduced friction coefficient.

If choosing a Tufftriding treatment, consideration must be given to component geometry, particularly blind threaded holes.

Please contact us for further details on Tufftriding.

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