List of Career Duties Under Heat Treating Business Sector

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Assist Heat Treater heat treating I or Heat Treater heat treating Ii in annealing, hardening, or tempering metal objects by performing any combination of the following duties
Clean foreign matter, like scale, rust, or grease, from metal objects, using solvents, wire brushes, scrapers, or hammer chisel
Hang parts on racks, hooks, or fixture, or places them on handtrucks or conveyors and charges them into furnace manually or using hoist
Adjust controls to maintain specified temperature in furnace
Immerse objects in chemical bath or places objects in containers packs carbonaceous material around them
Quench heated objects in liquid, like oil or water
Mark identification on parts
Perform other duties as described under Helper any industry Master Title.

Control furnace to harden surface of steel objects, using any of following methods
1 Places objects in wire basket immerses them in heated chemical bath, like sodium cyanide
2 Packs objects in metal boxes filled with carbonaceous material, like coke, coal, bone charcoal, or barium carbonate and charges boxes into furnace
3 Charges objects into furnace opens valves to circulate carbon-rich gas, like methane, around objects during heating process
Remove objects from bath or furnace quenches objects in oil, water, or brine, or allows objects to cool to predetermined temperature before quenching, depending on metal properties specified
May be designated according to article case-hardened as Die Case Hardener heat treating , or by process used as Cyanide Furnace Operator heat treating .

Assist Heat Treater heat treating I or Heat Treater heat treating Ii in annealing, hardening, or tempering metal objects by performing any combination of the following duties
Clean foreign matter, like scale, rust, or grease, from metal objects, using solvents, wire brushes, scrapers, or hammer chisel
Hang parts on racks, hooks, or fixture, or places them on handtrucks or conveyors and charges them into furnace manually or using hoist
Adjust controls to maintain specified temperature in furnace
Immerse objects in chemical bath or places objects in containers packs carbonaceous material around them
Quench heated objects in liquid, like oil or water
Mark identification on parts
Perform other duties as described under Helper any industry Master Title.

Operate gas furnace that heats metal gun parts to rustproof impart decorative nonreflecting blue finish
Spray parts with steam to remove grease, grit and dirt
Place parts in barrel of gas furnace & covers parts with mixture of bone chips whale or pine tar oil
Close furnace door moves lever to rotate barrel
Turn gas valves observes pyrometer to regulate temperature of furnace
Open door after furnace cools, and pulls lever to tilt barrel dump contents into sieve
Sift parts from bone mixture quenches parts in oil
Blow oil chips from blued parts, using airhose
Examine parts to make sure shade and color conform to specifications, utilizing knowledge of heat-treating methods metal properties.

Tend electronic induction machine, according to set procedures, to harden, braze, or anneal metal objects
Position fastens part in fixture of machine
Press button on control panel to start electric current flowing through induction coil for prescribed time
May load automatic machine by dumping parts into hopper
May test parts for hardness, using preset hardness testing equipment, and stamp heat treatment identification mark on casting, using hammer punch.

Sets up battery of machines that anneal sidewalls of metal cartridge shell cases preparatory to further processing
Light gas burners and turns valves to regulate flow of gas coolant water
Start conveyors dial feeder plates and turns setscrews in burner nozzles to direct flames which anneal specific area of cartridge case
Replace worn dial-feed, burner conveyor parts, using handtools
Instruct new workers in machine operation
Observe color and area of dullness of annealed cases to define flame temperature coverage of cases
Crush random samples between fingers to define degree of annealing attained
May test cases for hardness [Hardness Inspector heat treating ] examine cases to define grain size of metal, using microscope.

Tend flame-hardening machine, according to set procedures, to case-harden metal objects
Position fastens part in fixture, on arbor, or between centers of machine
Press buttons on control panel to light burners that direct flame against part start automatic feeding or spinning mechanism
Observe machine operation removes finished part
May anneal metal cartridge or shell cases be designated Flame-Annealing-Machine Operator heat treating .

Sets up flame-hardening machines for Flame-Hardening-Machine Operators heat treating according to metallurgical work order specifications, utilizing knowledge of heat-treating methods metal properties
Position fixture for holding workpiece fastens fixture to machine, using wrenches
Mount workpiece in fixture, on arbor, or between centers of machine
Estimate flame temperature and heating time cycle based on degree of hardness required metal to be treated
Move controls to light burners adjust flame of oxyacetylene, propane, or other gas to prescribed temperature, judging temperature by flame color
Start automatic feeding or rotating mechanism that moves part through hardening flame
Test hardness of sample part [Hardness Inspector heat treating ]
Adjust automatic feeding or rotating mechanism flame temperature until sample parts meet specifications.

Assist Heat Treater heat treating I or Heat Treater heat treating Ii in annealing, hardening, or tempering metal objects by performing any combination of the following duties
Clean foreign matter, like scale, rust, or grease, from metal objects, using solvents, wire brushes, scrapers, or hammer chisel
Hang parts on racks, hooks, or fixture, or places them on handtrucks or conveyors and charges them into furnace manually or using hoist
Adjust controls to maintain specified temperature in furnace
Immerse objects in chemical bath or places objects in containers packs carbonaceous material around them
Quench heated objects in liquid, like oil or water
Mark identification on parts
Perform other duties as described under Helper any industry Master Title.

Assist Heat Treater heat treating I or Heat Treater heat treating Ii in annealing, hardening, or tempering metal objects by performing any combination of the following duties
Clean foreign matter, like scale, rust, or grease, from metal objects, using solvents, wire brushes, scrapers, or hammer chisel
Hang parts on racks, hooks, or fixture, or places them on handtrucks or conveyors and charges them into furnace manually or using hoist
Adjust controls to maintain specified temperature in furnace
Immerse objects in chemical bath or places objects in containers packs carbonaceous material around them
Quench heated objects in liquid, like oil or water
Mark identification on parts
Perform other duties as described under Helper any industry Master Title.

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