KNIFE BLADE PROCESSING

Metalex Thermal Specialties provides several heat treatment services for knife blades. We process thousands of blades each month. As a result, we are an industry leader in hardening knife blades. Our experience is unmatched.

Vacuum Heat Treating

We process a wide variety of knife blades in our vacuum furnace. Our proprietary racking system keeps the blades straight reducing scrap and costs.

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Oil Hardening

We also process knife blades requiring oil hardening. Our experience ensures proper racking to prevent warping during the quench.

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Annealing

Annealing is a critical step for some steels before machining and hardening. We can anneal thousands of blades quickly.

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KNIFE STEELS PROCESSED

We process a wide variety of knife blade steels, including the “exotic” steels. Not all materials we process are listed here. If you have a question about any of our processes, please give us a call or send us an email.

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Exotic Knife Steels

We vacuum harden a range of specialty and exotic steels: CPM154, CRU-WEAR, M390, S30V, S45V, S90V, S110V, MAXAMET, LC200N, MAGNACUT and more!

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Stainless Steels

We harden 400 series stainless steel knife blades in our vacuum furnace such as: 440C.

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Oil Quench Steels

We can harden knife steels that require an oil quench: 4140, 1080, O-series, and W-series. We are able to keep these knives from warping.

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WHY CHOOSE US?

KNOWLEDGE

Metalex Thermal Specialties heat treaters have combined for over 30 years of heat treating experience. Additionally, we are constantly building on that knowledge foundation. Our heat treaters regularly take part in heat treating courses to reinforce and expand their knowledge and capabilities.

CERTIFICATIONS

Metalex Thermal Specialties is currently building on their reputation for quality. We are fully AS9100:2016 and ISO9001:2015 certified. We will continue to add certifications in the future, including NADCAP, & MedAccred.

COMMITMENT TO YOU

Metalex Thermal Specialties is committed to providing the highest quality heat treating services. We will handle your parts with care and ensure they meet all required specs. Additionally, we will be in touch with you through every step of the process. Therefore, you will always know when your parts will be completed.

OFFICE LINE

970.532.3796

LOCATION

BERTHOUD, CO USA

WORKING HOURS

7:00am – 5:00pm

OFFICE LINE

970.532.3796

LOCATION

BERTHOUD, CO USA

WORKING HOURS

9:00am – 6:00pm