BOLT PLATING & HEAT TREATMENT
With extensive experience in commercial heat treatment, Socket & Allied has a wealth of knowledge to draw upon when assessing the right heat treatment or material for any given application. Access to a wide range of up to date equipment & processes means that a suitable treatment can usually be specified and implemented quickly.
Ferrous Metals
Continuous Hardening & Tempering
Tempering
Carbon Restoration
Case Hardening
Carbonitriding
Stress Relieving
Non-Ferrous Metals
The heat treatment of aluminium and extruded alloys changes the mechanical properties of the castings or extrusions. This comprises one or multiple thermal cycles being applied to the aluminium alloy components. This includes:
TB or T4 - Solution treated and naturally aged
TB7 - Solution treated and stabilized
M - As cast / as manufactured
TE or T5 - Artificially aged
TF of T6 - Solution heat treated and fully artificially aged
TF7 - Solution treated and artificially aged and stabilised
TS - Stress relieved and annealed
Freezing/Setting
Plating
Socket & Allied offers bulk plating processes for a wide range of markets, including:
Solid film lubricant and organic coatings such as Xylan®, Molykote® and others.
Corrosion-protection coatings including a full range of zinc flake-based paints such as Delta® coating in KL100, Dacromet® and Geomet® coatings in 321,360,500 and 720 configurations, Magni® 565 or B46 with optional black top coats and Zintech® /Techseal® systems and zinc / aluminium dust materials in Schramm and Alutherm materials. In order to maximise flexibility and efficiency, robotic spray lines and manual spray booths are utilised.
Aluminium conversion coatings, hard anodise, passivation or Alochrom 1000 / 1200 and top coat systems.
Aesthetic & Decorative Coatings in Acrylics, Epoxies and Polyurethane to standard specifications.
Greenkote® thermal diffusion zinc coatings for threaded components, pressings and castings to provide durable corrosion-resistance. When combined with a top coat, these give excellent salt spray performance.
Special coatings such as EMC/RFi shielded coatings, thermal / insulation coatings and many duplex coatings.
Socket & Allied Screws Ltd.
Austin Way
Hamstead
Birmingham
B42 1DU
Tel: 0121 386 7200
Fax: 0121 386 7210
Email: sales@socket-allied.com
FROM OUR BLOG
Socket & Allied Screws is pleased to announce the acquisition
of MDS Wedgloking Services. MDS Wedgloking Services will form
a separate trading division of Socket & Allied Screws Ltd and will trade
from their Austin Way facility. We are happy for customers to work from the exisiting pricelist and we shall advise any changes to that list over the coming months ... Click here to visit blog
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Socket & Allied Screws Ltd.
Austin Way l Hamstead l Birmingham l B42 1DU
Tel: 0121 386 7200 l Fax: 0121 386 7210
Email: sales@socket-allied.com
