Heat Treatment Capabilities

If We Can Forge It, We Can Heat Treat It

Each Scot Forge facility houses its own heat treat capabilities. Our dedicated employee-owners work around the clock to deliver a superior product meeting demanding standard requirements for our customers. Our custom-designed quenchant systems work in tandem with more than 50 furnaces and specialized material handing equipment.

We are able to heat treat parts up to 76' long, 20' in diameter, including vertical heat treatment up to 110" long.

Forging Heat Treatment Services

Scot Forge has the ability to apply Nadcap heat treat process controls and procedures to aluminum materials when contracted.

Normalizing
Annealing
Quenching
Tempering
Stress relieving
Spheroidize annealing
Solution annealing/solution heat treating
Straightening
Aging

Forgings Requiring Nadcap Heat Treat

Scot Forge’s Nadcap Heat Treat certification applies to Aluminum Forgings only. Scot Forge can provide Nadcap heat treatment for non-aluminum grades through use of externally approved suppliers. If Nadcap Heat Treat is required, it must be specified on the purchase order.

Metallurgy & Testing

Finish Machining Capabilities

Thermal Treating Equipment

51 - Car bottom, tip-up, and pit furnaces with capacities to 76 ft long or 20 ft in diameter
4 - Specialized aluminum heat treating furnaces, handling shapes to 20 ft wide by 65 inches tall
1 - Drop bottom furnace specializing in aluminum product 21 ft in diameter and 53 inches tall with a load capacity of 30,000 lbs.

Polymer & Water Quench Facilities

1 - 50,000 gallon water quench tank, specializing in bars and hollows up to 30ft.
1 - 156,000 gallon polymer quench tank, specializing in bars and hollows up to 30ft.
1 - 42,000 gallon polymer & water quench pit tank, specializing in rings to 20 ft diameter
1 - 52,000 gallon polymer & water quench tank, handling all shapes to 6 ft wide by 45 ft long
1 - 8,000 gallon water quench tank, handling shapes up to 12 ft diameter
1 - 6,000 gallon polymer quench tank, handling up to 10 ft diameter
2 - 75,000 gallon quench tanks (1 water & 1 polymer), handling up to 21 ft in diameter for aluminum product heated in drop bottom furnace
2 - Quench tanks (1 water & 1 polymer) for 60,000 gallons each or 127,000 gallons combined and 436 inches wide each or 978 inches combined.

Scot Forge Difference

At Scot Forge, we know the importance of getting your parts on time, as expected. However, for customers new to procuring forgings, ordering a forging that will meet all specifications for end-use applications may be challenging, so finding a trusted supplier and partner is essential. Our employee-owners are here to ensure your project stays on track with our forgings by offering:

Pro Tip - Did you know near-net shapes can save you time and money? Oftentimes, a customer calls to order a disc, which they will later machine down to a more shaped part. By working with our technically trained sales team, you can get your finished product shape as close as possible to optimize your production process.

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8001 Winn Rd.
Spring Grove, IL 60081

1(800)435-6621

Heat Treatment Capabilities & Thermal Processing Requirements