KNOW MORE INDUSTRY NEWS & KNOWLEDGE
Understanding Heat Treatment in Crawler Crane Parts Manufacturing
Jul 02,2025
In the manufacturing of crawler crane undercarriage parts—such as track shoes, rollers, idlers, and sprockets—heat treatment plays a vital role in ensuring durability, performance, and safety on the job site. At Yantai Evergrowing, we apply advanced thermal processing techniques to enhance the mechanical properties of our components, ensuring they meet the rigorous demands of heavy-duty lifting equipment.
What Is Heat Treatment?
Heat treatment is a controlled process of heating and cooling metals to alter their physical and mechanical properties without changing their shape. It is essential for improving the strength, hardness, toughness, and wear resistance of steel components.
Let’s explore the four major types of heat treatment we commonly apply in our production:
1. Quenching – For High Hardness and Wear Resistance
Quenching involves heating steel parts to high temperatures and then cooling them rapidly—usually in oil or water. This hardens the steel by changing its internal structure.
2. Tempering – Balancing Strength and Toughness
After quenching, the steel can become too brittle. To reduce this brittleness, we temper the parts by reheating them at a lower temperature and cooling them again. This improves toughness and makes the parts more reliable.
3. Normalizing – Refining Grain Structure
Normalizing is a process of heating the steel and then allowing it to cool naturally in air. It refines the grain structure, improving strength and ductility. For forged or cast undercarriage components, normalizing helps eliminate internal stress and improves machinability before further processing.
4. Annealing – Enhancing Machinability and Stability
Annealing involves slow heating and slow cooling. It softens the steel, making it easier to machine and form while relieving stress caused by earlier processing steps.
Why It Matters
In crawler crane operations, undercarriage components face extreme working conditions—abrasion, heavy loads, temperature variation, and shock. High-quality heat treatment ensures our parts:
* Last longer under continuous wear
* Maintain structural stability
* Improve safety and reliability of equipment
At Yantai Evergrowing, our heat treatment processes are strictly monitored and customized to material grades and part functions, ensuring our customers receive not just parts—but long-term performance and peace of mind.
Keyword:
PREVIOUS:
Related Posts
Holiday Notice for Dragon Boat Festival
May 30,2025
Comparison of major crawler crane brands
May 13,2025
Apr 30,2025
Related Products
There is no relevant data for the time being, please add it backstage!
undercarriage parts we offered
Contact with us
YANTAI EVERGROWING IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD.
ADD: A508, NO 133-1 YINGCHUN ROAD, LAISHAN DISTRICT, YANTAI CITY, CHINA
ZIP CODE: 264003
TEL: +86-535-6724921
FAX: +86-535-6724922
EMAIL: info@crawlercranesparts.com