Atmosphere Annealing, a division of Premier Thermal Solutions (PTS), recently added Ferritic Nitrocarburizing (FNC) to its process offerings in Lansing MI.
FNC is widely used in the markets Atmosphere Annealing supports, including agriculture, automotive, energy, heavy equipment, heavy truck, rail and wire rope.
“Our goal is to be the primary solution provider of thermal processes for our customers,” said Sara McMurray, director of sales and marketing for PTS. “Offering FNC capabilities in Lansing brings us one step closer.”
FNC, a low-temperature process, typically is used on plain carbon steel components. FNC is known for providing a high level of wear resistance, low distortion, improved fatigue properties and greater corrosion resistance. Depending on requirements, FNC often is used as an alternative to carburizing and carbonitriding.
Typically, FNC is a preferred alternative to chrome plating, not only due to its greater corrosion resistance but also as a “green” alternative.
“The FNC capacity that we have added will benefit customers with FNC requirements both large and small,” said Steve Wyatt, PTS president. “With our flexible equipment and team of experienced metallurgists, we are offering better economics to customers with high-volume FNC requirements, while at the same time retaining the flexibility to offer competitively priced FNC to customers producing smaller batch sizes.”