Steel Heat Treating
Your home for Annealing and Heat Treating Services
Derrick Company has been providing metal heat treating services throughout the United States and Canada since 1943. Other furnaces/ovens at Derrick range in size from our large 12 ft. x 12 ft. x 35 ft. long car-bed furnace, down to our smallest 4 ft. x 4 ft. x 6 ft. automatic, electric oven. Our quenching capabilities include forced air, water, boiling water, and press quench.
STRESS RELIEVING
We provide stress relieving for carbon, stainless and other alloy steels.
- Soak Temps: 1050-1250°F
- Soak Time: 1 hour per inch of section thickness, followed by cooling to prevent new stresses.
We handle weldments, castings, machined parts, and flame-cut plate up to 60,000 pounds, and offer quick turnaround for tooling, structural components, and pressure vessel applications.
ANNEALING
We offer full and subcritical annealing for carbon and alloy steels to improve machinability, relieve stresses, and soften material.
- Full annealing: 1500-1650°F with slow furnace cool to refine grain and improve ductility.
- Subcritical: Temp based on alloy; performed below transformation temps to reduce residual stress without changing structure.
Ideal for forgings, weldments, and cold-formed parts. We tailor soak times and cooling rates to meet your spec and end-use.
PRECIPITATION HARDENING
We offer solution and aging treatments for precipitation-hardenable alloys like 17-4 PH, 15-5 PH, and nickel-based grades.
- Solution heat treatment: 1900-2000°F
- Aging Range: 900-1150°F for conditions H900-H1150
Used in aerospace, medical, and high-strength structural components. We ensure tight temp uniformity and consistent mechanical properties.
TYPICAL PRODUCTS FOR HEAT TREATING
PRODUCTS
- Weldments
- Castings
- Forgings
- Fabrications
- Pressure Vessels
- Boiler Shells
- Tanks
- Power Piping
ALLOYS
- Carbon Steel
- Stainless Steel
- Ductile Iron
- Gray Iron
- Aluminum
- Inconel
- Hastelloy
- Nickel
BIG NEWS!
Derrick Co. has a NEW car bottom furnace coming in 2025!
We are investing $2 million in a brand-new furnace to enhance our metal heat treating capabilities and further solidify our position as an industry leader. This new project will replace one of our current furnaces, which is over 40 years old!
Specs:
Working Zone: 12′ W x 35′ L x 14.6″ H
Normal Operating Temp: 300°F-1650°F
Max Operating Temp: 2000°F
Uniformity: +/- 25°F
Payload Capacity: 150,000 lbs
| Furnace | Size (W x H x L) | Max. Temperature |
|---|---|---|
|
6 |
10′ x 7′ x 10′ |
2000°F |
|
7 |
12′ x 11′ x 35′ |
1450°F |
|
8 |
10′ x 11′ x 25′ |
1650°F |
|
New |
12′ x 14.5′ x 35′ |
2000°F |