Intro: Shrink fitting carbide ring Objective Shrink fitting a carbide ring into a steel valve seatMaterial Steel valve seat 6” (152.4mm) OD with 3” (76.2mm) ID hole & .75” (19mm) thick, carbide ringTemperature 500 F ( 260 C)Frequency 55 kHzEquipment •…

Intro: Shrink fitting impeller blades to shaft Objective Heat aluminum impeller blades to 200 F (93 C) and shrink fit onto a shaft.Material Aluminum impeller blades with a .28” (7.109mm) bore, aluminum shaftTemperature 200 F (93 C)Frequency 255 kHzEquipment…

Intro: Shrink fitting pulley to insert bearing Objective Heat aluminum pulley for insertion of an inner bearing for the automotive industryMaterial Aluminum pulley 2.3” (60mm) OD x 1.6” (40mm) ID x 1” (27mm) high and inner bearing 0.7” (17.8mm) high x 1.…

Intro: Shrink fitting wrist pin into connecting rod Objective Assemble connecting rods with a more accurate control of the heatMaterial Rod has an OD of .9125” (23.18mm), knuckle has an ID of .9125” (23.18mm) with an interference of .0001” (.0025mm). Knuc…

Intro: Shrink Fit Camshaft Gear Objective: Heating a camshaft gear with a bore size of 1.630 to shrink fit over a steel shaft that has a diameter of 1.632. A temperature of 5000F is required for the gear to expand 0.002 in order to slip over the shaft. Produ…

Intro: Soldering Steel ConnectorsObjective Heat an assembly of small, gold-plated steel connectors to a brass block.Material Approx. 1/8” (3.2mm) diameter gold-plated steel connectors, 1”(25.4mm) square x 1/4” thick brass blockTemperature 600F(315.6C)Freq…

Intro: Soldering Radio AntennaObjective To heat a coaxial antenna assembly to 600F within 2 seconds for a soldering application. The goal to improve on an existing procedure with a soldering iron which required 10 to 15 seconds.Material .250” diameter alumi…

Intro: Solder Flex Circuits Objective To heat multiple joints on flex circuit strips to 180-200F within seven seconds for a soldering application.Material Copper bonded to polyester flex circuit strips, Solder Plus Paste 63NC-A, 0.0625” thick Teflon sheetsT…

Intro: Heating Steel Dogbone Specimen Objective: To heat a magnetic steel dogbone specimen to 12000F as quickly as possible and sustained for tensile testing. Heating should take place using a helical coil placed square in relation to the long axis of the ga…

Intro: Heating Repair Lined Steel Tank Objective: To heat selected areas of a glass lined steel tank to 16000F in order to perform repairs of cracks and chips. The glass is used as a frit which must be reflowed and filled into the damaged areas. Temperature …