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Heat Treatment

Equipment Overview

Heat treatment is performed to recover the metal structure changed by cold rolling (plastic deformation) and to remove residual stress and strain.
We use either a bell-type furnaces for heat treating coiled materials or continuous furnaces for heat treating non-coiled materials, depending on the material and purpose.

Changes in metallurgical structure and mechanical properties caused by plastic deformation and annealing

Changes in metallurgical structure and mechanical properties caused by plastic deformation and annealing

BELL型焼鈍炉


Annealing Furnace(BELL Type)

Features of TOKKIN

We control the internal structure of metals with our proprietary cold rolling and heat treatment know-how that we have cultivated over many years.

By controlling the metallurgical structure, workability, strength, and ductility can be adjusted.

  • Cold rolled carbon steels : Raw material(Hot rolled) vs. TOKKIN(Cold rolled)
      • hot rolled-cold rolled carbide structure

        a) Carbide Structure


    • 熱延鋼帯(原材料)と当社製品の炭化物の板厚分布比較

      b) Thickness distribution

  • Austenitic Stainless Steels : Nomal Grain vs. nanoSUS(Ultra fine grain)
    • 通常粒と超微細粒の組織の比較

      a) Metal Structure


    • 通常粒と超微細粒の曲げ部の表面状態の比較

      b) Surface Comparizon after Bending

Equipment List

Type/Method Temperature Atmosphere Gas Remarks
Annealing Furnace
BELL Type/Electric heating
~  760℃ H2/N2  2Bell-4Base
Annealing Furnace
BELL Type/Gas heating
~ 700℃ H2/N2  1Bell-1Base
Bright Annealing
Continuous furnaces
~ 1150℃ H2/N2  Manufacturing Range:
t0.030 ~ 1.00mm
×w340mmMAX
t0.200 ~ 2.20mm
×w340mmMAX
~  850℃ H2/N2  Manufacturing Range:
t0.040 ~ 1.70mm
×w130mmMAX


Type/Method Temperature Atmosphere Gas Remarks
Tension Annealing
Continuous furnaces
~  550℃ N2 Manufacturing Range:
t0.030 ~ 0.70mm
×w340mmMAX

We welcome your questions and inquiries regarding materials.