Short answer: Induction heating uses a high-frequency alternating magnetic field to induce eddy currents that heat a conductive part directly and locally — enabling clean, fast surface hardening, brazing, forging pre-heat and precise melting without flame or contact.
At a Glance
How It Works
An RF coil creates a changing field; the part absorbs it as heat via skin effect, so depth is set by frequency and power. It is the non-contact cousin of Metal Residual Stress Guide control and pairs with Stress Relieving Vs Annealing. The metallurgy behind the hardening is in Metal Heat Treatment Guide y Nitriding Vs Carburizing.
Surface Hardening & Heat Treat
Induction surface hardening quenches a thin case for wear (see Metal Wear Mechanisms Guide, Wear Resistant Steel Supplier) while the core stays tough — compare H13 Vs D2 Tool Steel. It also pre-heats for Forging Supplier y Metal Brazing Vs Soldering, and runs continuous Annealing Vs Normalizing of strip and wire.
Melting, Brazing & QA
Coreless furnaces melt clean, alloy-controlled heats — relevant to Casting Supplier y Refractory Metals Supplier. Verify the result with Metal Hardness Testing Methods, Metal Ndt Guide y Mill Test Certificate Guide.
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Preguntas frecuentes
Heating a conductive part directly with a high-frequency magnetic field that induces eddy currents in the material.
Typically 0.5-3 mm, set by frequency and power; higher frequency gives a shallower case.
Yes — no flame, combustion gases or contact, so it is clean and well suited to controlled atmospheres.
Forging pre-heat, brazing, soldering, annealing of strip/wire and precise melting.
HXSCO supplies hardened, brazed and heat-treated components made with controlled induction processes.
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