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SALT BATH

Molton Salt Bath of various compositions is available to cover temperature range 150-1320°C. This method offers a number of advantages over alternative processes. Treated parts have a clean, bright, scale-free finish and soft surface ( decarburization) can be completely eliminated. The circulation of molten salt provides a constant temperature throughout the charge giving accurate temperature control and uniform results. The rapid rate of heat transfer by the bath enables a high output to be from a relatively small furnace. Moreover, highly personnel are not operating the salt bath process.

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NEUTRAL
SALTS

FRANK 720 is usually used with FRANK REGENERATOR as a neutral salt which is free

HARDENING HIGH-SPEED TOOL

FRANK 660 / FRANK REGENERATOR for Pre Heating; FRANK 970 / FRANK HSX for heating to the hardening

QUENCHING AND TEMPERING

FRANK 540 is used at a temperature of 500-600°C for quenching parts previously heated in the FRANK HSX bath.

MARTEMPERING AND AUSTEMPERING

Martempering and Austempering are processes involving quenching in molten salts instead of oil.

ANNEALING OR ISOTHERMAL

FRANK 650 is used for annealing low carbon, medium or even high carbon steel wire at temperature up to 720°C.

TREATMENTS OF ALUMINIUM ALLOYS

FRANK 330 is a single salt mixture suitable for preparing a Nitrate / Nitrite salt bath for use at 480-635°C for solution treatment

OPERATIONAL SAFETY:

  • Check the ventilation prior to operation. Work should not be started if ventilation is defective
  • Goggles and gloves are obligatory when operating the salt baths.
  • It is forbidden to put one’s head under draughthood.
  • Salt should be added to the bath in small portions.
  • Only dried parts should be dipped into the salt bath otherwise spurting will occur.
  • An electrically heated brick-lined furnace should be dried with an electric heater before restarting to avoid Spurts.
  • Salts containing Nitrates such as FRANK 150, FRANK 220, FRANK 155 should never be mixed with salts containing cyanide otherwise explosion will occur on heating. Never heat salts containing above 550°C
  • Cyanide salts are poisonous. Wash the hands before eating or smoking. Keep cyanide away from acids.
  • All scratches or wounds, however small, should be bandaged prior to work.
  • Just before the bath solidified insert 2 or 3 cast iron wedges with tips touching the bottom and the ends projecting at least 150mm above the surface.

After the bath is completely solidified the wedges are taken out by tapping with a hammer. The vents remaining open will permit the escape of the gases on remelting.

PACKING :

All heat treatment salts are packed in 25 kg HDPE bags with an inner Polythene liner for the domestic market and Fibre drum packing for Exports.

COLOUR IDENTIFICATION:

For the purpose of easy identification and also to avoid the accidental mixing of High-Speed salts with tempering salts are tinted as below:

OPERATIONAL SAFETY:

  • FRANK 150 / 220 / 330- Pink
  • FRANK 660 / 720 / 650-Yellow
  • FRANK 495 / 540-GREEN
  • FRANK 830 / 970 / HSX / 155-WHITE ( Untined)
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