How does Cryogenic treatment affect the hardness of my steel cutters?
A. Cryogenic treatment does not affect the hardness of an object. Instead, it affects the entire object to make is stronger throughout. The process actually realigns the atomic substructure of the material to make it more uniform. It increases the objects density to improve wear resistance, bending strength, and to reduce friction and the heat generated by it. Q. How long does the treatment process usually take? A. Typically, our process takes 3-4 days. If we have the items to be treated by late afternoon on Thursday, we can usually treat them and have them ready for a Monday afternoon pickup. At present, we run our freezers once a week – usually over the weekend.
