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Vacuum Gas Quenching Furnace

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Vacuum Gas Quenching Furnace for Bright Hardening and High-Pressure Cooling Applications

The Vacuum Gas Quenching Furnace combines vacuum heating with high-pressure gas cooling for clean hardening, solution treatment and other qualified heat-treatment cycles.

It is selected for parts where material hardenability, section size, load density, surface condition and dimensional control must be considered together with gas pressure, circulation and heat-exchanger capacity.

Cooling rate, hardness and distortion are matched to the alloy, geometry, fixture, batch arrangement and validated recipe. SYNHTE can support representative process trials to confirm the selected cooling route and acceptance targets.

Our vacuum gas quenching furnaces are designed to perform precision heat treatment cycles under high-vacuum heating followed by high-pressure inert gas cooling.

Compared with oil quenching systems, gas quenching offers cleaner processing, lower deformation risk, and better dimensional stability, making it especially suitable for high-value precision parts.

The system supports 6 bar / 10 bar high-pressure nitrogen or argon cooling, depending on material requirements.

The equipment can be configured with graphite or molybdenum hot zones for temperatures up to 1320°C.

Vacuum high-pressure gas quenching furnaces can utilize graphite/molybdenum heating elements, with a maximum operating temperature of 1320℃ and temperature uniformity maintained within ±5℃. In terms of vacuum performance, the ultimate vacuum is 6×10⁻³ Pa, the pressure rise rate is 0.5 Pa/h, and the gas cooling pressure is 6/10 bar.

We offer standard models in the following sizes:

Effective area size ranges from 300×300×450 mm to 1000×1000×1500 mm.

Load capacity ranges from 100 kg to 1500 kg.

Heating power ranges from 80 kW to 550 kW.

For special furnace types and process requirements, we can also provide solutions and designs according to customer requirements.

  • High vacuum bright hardening
  • High-pressure gas quenching system
  • 6 bar / 10 bar cooling pressure optional
  • Excellent dimensional stability
  • Low distortion heat treatment
  • Multi-step programmable control
  • Rapid cooling circulation fan
  • Uniform cooling flow distribution
  • PLC intelligent control
  • Suitable for titanium and stainless alloys

The vacuum gas quenching furnace offers significant advantages for precision heat treatment:

  • Clean and oxidation-free processing
  • Lower deformation compared with oil quenching
  • Improved dimensional consistency
  • Bright and clean surface finish
  • Suitable for high-value precision components
  • Excellent repeatability
  • Supports complex alloy heat treatment

Its advanced cooling circulation structure ensures stable long-term operation with low maintenance requirements.

Suitable for a wide range of heat treatment processes, including:

  • Vacuum hardening
  • Gas quenching
  • Bright heat treatment
  • Solution treatment
  • Aging treatment
  • Titanium dehydrogenation
  • Stainless steel hardening

This equipment is widely applied in:

  • Aerospace components
  • Automotive precision parts
  • Medical devices
  • Tool and die industry
  • Titanium alloy manufacturing
  • Advanced industrial manufacturing

Compatible with multiple industrial materials, such as:

  • Tool steel
  • Stainless steel
  • Alloy steel
  • Titanium alloys
  • Nickel-based alloys
  • High-speed steel

The vacuum gas quenching furnace can be equipped with differentiated modules for precision cooling applications:

  • Heating Chamber (Graphite / Molybdenum)
  • High-Pressure Gas Cooling Unit (6 bar / 10 bar)
  • Inert Gas System (Nitrogen / Argon)
  • High-Speed Cooling Fan Module
  • Gas Flow Distribution Chamber
  • Heat Exchanger Cooling System
  • Diffusion / Molecular Vacuum Pump
  • Automatic Pressure Regulation System
  • PLC + Touchscreen Control
  • Custom Chamber Orientation (Horizontal / Vertical)

Selection, acceptance and RFQ checklist

Select the best-fit gas and cooling configuration from the published pressure options, alloy, section thickness, workload and acceptance target.

  • alloy grade, drawing, section thickness and starting condition;
  • target properties, distortion limit and inspection method;
  • part and fixture envelope, batch mass and loading density;
  • preferred gas, cooling target, cycle time and production volume;
  • utilities, site limits, traceability and acceptance evidence.

Compare nitrogen and argon selection factors, then submit your gas-quenching RFQ.

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