Alternative Heat and Surface Treatment for

Aerospace applications
Heat Treatment for the Central East European Aviation Industry
9.10.2014, R. Nöbauer
 Despite economic uncertainties, the world
traffic continued to post strong growth…
Revenue Passenger Kilometres

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…and is expected to remain resilient in the
future

= Revenue Passenger Kilometres

 Stabile growth can be expected

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Europe is gaining more market share in
Aerospace Industry

 Growing Heat Treatment demand

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 Airbus order backlog

Backlog of 4.381 aircraft

 Constant, predictable business also during economic crises

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At end of July 2012, percentages are rounded. In addition: undisclosed orders for 2 aircrafts, Source: Airbus
Demand for over 27.000 new passenger
aircrafts

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20 year demand for 28.200 new passenger
and freight aircraft

Program driven business

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Trends in Aerospace Industry

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Business opportunity for Heat Treater

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Certifications like EN 9100 and NADCAP are
cost drivers

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Seed capital is required

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Aerospace Industry
Central and Eastern Europe

By added value(2006)
 31,3% UK
 29,3% Fra
 20,4% De

By turnover (2006)
 42,8% Fra
 23,1% UK
 17,4% De

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The supplier „bullwhip“ effect
CHANCE for innovative Heat Treaters

Heat
Treatment

 Focus on ultimate customer, and use the value chain to see the whole
process
 Anticipate any change by seeing it before it gets to any other – adopt new,
fresh and flexible strategies
 Integrate production, service, design and development
 Manage upcoming risks by assessments and communication
 Embrace that role and use it as a competitive differentiator
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Nitriding - commercial advantage to
case hardening
traditional innovative

Row material / processing (forging)

Turning

Machining (soft machining)

Soft finishing

Carburizing Nitriding

Hard machining

Shot peening

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Target market segments for nitriding
applications in aerospace industry

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 Potential TURBINE
Potential Turbine

Main gear box

Nitrided gears
Partial treatment is
mostly required
Air starters
Nitrided
Fuel pumps
Nitrided Gears

Trust Reverser
Nitrided
Next Generation – geared fan
Main shaft, splines - Nitrided
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PLASNIT® on TURBINE bearing parts

Demands on M50 grade

 Required hardness
 Required case depth
 No white Layer
 No networks of precipitations
 Reproducibility

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 Reproducibility – 35 batches

actual surface hardness actual core hardness actual nitriding depth

specified min. surface hardness specified min. core specified min. nitriding depth
specified max. surface harndess hardness
surface hardness [HV 0.3]
core hardness [HV 0.3]

nitriding depth [mm]

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Potential AIRFRAME and Actuators

Gears
Levers
Shafts
Gear racks

Materials:
PH grades
QT - Nitriding
steels

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AIRFRAME – Refueling System - nitrided

Steel coupling inside Refueling probe

the drogue

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Potential LANDING GEARS

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Potential Helicopter

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INTERIOUR – Nitrided and oxidized gas
springs for first and business class seats

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INTERIOUR
Nitrided actuators, gears and gas springs

Low distortion, high strength, lower costs,

compressive stress, partial treatment,… For your welfare
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