Commercial Steel Treating Corporation, ©2013
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CSTC News

We are very excited to announce the opening of Curtis Thermal Processing in Machesney Park, IL. CTP has the ability to neutral harden approximately 250,000 pounds of fasteners and stampings per day

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Quality

Our Laboratory is staffed 24 Hours, Seven days per week with degreed Metallurgical Engineers. We are registered to ISO9001:2000, A2LA Laboratory Accreditation and NADCAP.

Laboratory Capabilities Include:

  • Wet Cutoff Machines
  • Sample Mounting Units
  • Rough and Fine Polishing Equipment
  • Metallurgical Microscope (1000x)
  • Hardness Testing Equipment (Standard Superficial & Micro Hardness)
  • Fastener Tensile Testing Equipment

Accredited Hardness Testing Methods

  • Hardness Rockwell (B, C, N) - ASTM E18
  • Fastener (internal / external threads) - ASTM F606, F606M (sections 3.1, 4.1, 5.2, 6.1)
  • File Hard - SAEJ864
  • Micro hardness (Knoop) - ASTM E384
  • Tensile & Axial & wedge - ASTM F606, F606M (sections 3.4 & 3.5)

Metallographic Evaluation

  • Preparation - ASTM E3, SAE J423
  • Carburization/decarburization - GM 6104M, SAE J121, J423 (section 6.3)
  • Microstructure/case depth - GM 6104M, SAE J121, J419, J423.