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Heatmasters Group
Heatmasters  Group is selection of heat treatment companies in seven countries.  The  Group 
has  its  roots  in  Finland  and  has  over  35  years  of  experience  in  heat  treatments,  so  they 
understand the demands made on high performance heat treatment equipment and services. 

Strong investments on heat treatment control systems with computer‐based technology and 
use  of  GSM  data  transfer  has  made  Heatmasters  one  of  the  leading suppliers  of  heat 
treatment equipment. They design, manufacture, sell and service heat treatment equipment 
and accessories. Productivity, accuracy and reliability are the key properties of our products.

Furthermore Heatmasters Group offers heat treatment services in its own workshops in seven 
countries  and  at  clients  project  sites.  First‐class  performance  and  accurate  temperature 
measurements are essential for their heat treatment works.

Heatmasters  specialists  serve  clients  on  several  industries,  helping  them  to  find  suitable, 
effective and economical solutions in heat treatment.

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QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAT TREATMENT IN CONNECTION

WITH WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES

EN ISO 17663:2009

Tapio Finnström
HEATMASTERS SWEDEN AB
Tagenevägen 34B
425 37 Hisings Kärra
Tel +46 31 572 141
Fax +46 31 572 120

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QUALITY

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EN ISO17663:2009
SCOPE

This international standard provides guidance for manufacturers that perform heat
treatment or produce heat-treated products or components

This standard can also be used as a basis for assessing the manufacturer or
heat treatment company in respect to its heat treatment capability

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EN ISO 17663:2009
NORMATIVE REFERENCES

ISO 13916 Welding – Guidance on the measurement of

preheating temperature, interpass temperature and
preheating maintenance temperature

IEC 60584-2 Thermocouples – Part 2: Tolerances

EN 10052 Vocabulary of heat treatment terms for ferrous

products

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EN ISO17663:2009
EN ISO 13916
Standard defines different temperatures and the measurement

(Tp) preheating temperature
(Ti)  interpass temperature
(Tm)  maintenance temperature

Distance of measuring point
e < 50 mm A=4 x e, min. 50 mm
e > 50 mm A = 75 mm

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EN ISO17663:2009
IEC 60584-2

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EN ISO17663:2009
EN 10052

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EN ISO 17663:2009
SUBCONTRACTING

The manufacturer shall ensure that the subcontractor can comply with the quality 
requirements the specifications

Any subcontractor shall work under the orders and responsibility of the manufacturer and 
shall comply with the relevant requirements of the standard

Message of these sentences means that the company that is ordering heat treatment services 
from other company must have knowledge to evaluate subcontractor
=
Know basic content of this standard 

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EN ISO 17663:2009
PERSONNEL

The manufacturer shall appoint a sufficient number of competent personnel for the 
planning, performing and supervising of the heat‐treatment work according to specified 
requirements

The competence of personnel shall be confirmed by the manufacturer

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EN ISO 17663:2009
EQUIPMENT

For an evaluation of capacity and capability, the manufacturer shall maintain a list of 
essential equipment used for heat treatment

The equipment shall be adequate for the application concerned.

All devices used for adjusting, measuring and recording the temperature shall be suitably 
validated at specified intervals by calibrated measuring instruments.

A file shall be kept on validated equipment including the validity. 

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EN ISO 17663:2009
HEAT TREATMENT ACTIVITIES

Heat treatment shall, as appropriate, be carried out in furnaces

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HEAT TREATMENT STAGES AND PARAMETERS

The manufacturer of the product or component is responsible for determining the heat 
treatment parameters

Use of right heat 
treatment parameters 
has direct influence to 
the result of the process

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EN ISO 17663:2009
LOADING AND TIMING OF THE PROCESS

In some cases loading temperature 
should be specified

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HEATING RATE

Heating rate is related to 
type and thickness of the 
material.

The given value is 
maximum heating rate

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HOLDING STAGE

Holding temperature and 
time is related to type 
and thickness of the 
material.

Value of holding 
temperature is normally 
given as a temperature 
range

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COOLING RATE & UNLOADING TEMPERATURE

Cooling rate is related to 
type and thickness of the 
material.

The given value is the 
maximum value for 
cooling rate

After unloading 
temperature the product 
can be cooled 
uncontrolled 
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HOLDING TIME
Holding time starts when the temperature of all measuring points has reached 
minimum value of the range of the holding temperature

Holding time stops when one 
of the measuring points falls 
below the minimum value of 
the range of the holding 
temperature

The holding time depends on the type of heat treatment, material and material 
thickness
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INFLUENCE TO HARDNESS

Place of the welding seam

Black diagram
Heat treatment not used

Yellow diagram
Preheating in 300 °C

Red diagram
Stress relieving done in 680 °C

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INFLUENCE OF HOLDING TIME

Extended holding time does not

have important meaning in stress
relieving
Meaning of the holding time is to
guarantee uniform temperature in
heated object

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INFLUENCE OF THE RIGHT HOLDING TEMPERATURE

Holding temperature has direct

influence to the result of the process
Right holding temperature in the
example is 680 °C

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EN ISO 17663:2009
MINIMUM NUMBER OF MEASURING POINTS

Local heat treatment of circumferential components

D [mm] MP’s Pitch
D< 170 1 -
170 ≤ D < 370 2 180°
370 ≤ D < 550 3 120°
D ≥ 550 4 90o

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EN ISO 17663:2009
HEATING ZONE & INSULATION ZONE

Width of the heating 
zone (A)is determined 
with a formula 

2,5 (2 Du  4e)e ,maximum 12e

Du = outside diameter,
e = wall thickness
Width of the insulation heating zone (B)
is 2 x A

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HEATED BAND-WIDTH

L1 ≥ 1 ,25 (2D1  4 t 1)t 1

L2 ≥ 2 ,5 (2D2  4 t 2)t 2

L3 ≥ 2 ,5 (2D3  4 t 3)t 3

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EN ISO 17663:2009
HEAT TREATMENT RECORD

The heat-treatment personnel shall prepare heat-

treatment record for each product or component
that has been heat treated

The standard includes information that shall be

given in the heat treatment record

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EXAMPLES
SHOULD RING YOUR BELLS

If you can see serial connected measuring circuits, it

means cheating in temperature measurement

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EXAMPLES
SHOULD RING YOUR BELLS

Should be installation for preheating?

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