CFC Fixture Advantages and Challenges in Vacuum Heat Treatment, Part 1

Joerg Demmel • November 14, 2022

This article in Heat Treat Today is about CFC Fixtures as a great opportunity for Heat Treaters. Part 1.


“What happens when a lead engineer sticks his head in new advancements in materials from NASA? For the author of this article, it means the successful research and development of a new generation of workpiece carriers and fixtures made from “a high-tech ceramic matrix composite of very strong carbon fiber,” that is, CFC.


The Original HEAT TREAT TODAY Article from myself you find here:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/d134310e-9b2b-44ff-88c9-a7fb4edb4664?startpage=19

The HEAT TREAT TODAY Nov. VACUUM HEAT TREAT issue here: 
https://indd.adobe.com/view/d134310e-9b2b-44ff-88c9-a7fb4edb4664

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