Precipitation hardening stainless steels, like the martensitic types, can be strengthened by heat treatment. The mechanism is metallurgically different to the process in the martensitic types. This means that either martensitic or austenitic precipitation hardening structures can be produced. This family of stainless alloys utilizes a thermal treatment to intentionally precipitate phases, which cause a strengthening of the alloy. The principle of precipitation hardening is that a supercooled solid solution changes its metallurgical structure on aging. The advantage is that products can be fabricated in the annealed condition and then strengthened by a relatively low temperature treatment, minimizing the problems associated with high temperature treatment. Precipitation hardening stainless steel has high strength and relatively good ductility and corrosion resistance at high temperature. They reach these high strengths by precipitation of intermetallic compounds.

Preheat Plates feature CPU closed loop temperature control, digital display and zero voltage heater switching. It has an even temperature distribution. The temperature range from 50 degree Celsius to 300 degree Celsius. The plate has a hinged hood that creates an oven like environment for reflow.

Refractory metals are metals that have resistant to heat, wear, and corrosion. These are used in lighting, tools, lubricants, nuclear reaction control rods, as catalysts, and for their chemical or electrical properties. These are characterized by their extremely high melting points, which range well above those of iron and nickel. The five refractory metals are tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum and rhenium. Physical properties of refractory metals, such as molybdenum, tantalum and tungsten, their strength, and high-temperature stability make them suitable material for hot metalworking applications and for vacuum furnace technology.