Carburizing/Carbonitriding
1. Herring, D. H., A Quench-and-Temper Technique
for Evaluating Carburized Case Depths, Industrial Heating, September
2009.
2. Herring, D. H., Secrets to Controlling the Carburizing Process,
Industrial Heating, May 2008.
3. Otto, Frederick J. and Herring, D. H., Advancements in Precision
Carburizing of New Aerospace and Motorsports Materials, Heat
Treating Progress, May/June 2007.
4. Carey, S. and Herring, D. H., Low-Pressure Carburizing Process
Development of M50 NiL, Heat Treating Progress, May/June 2007.
5. Herring, D. H., and Frederick J. Otto, Low-Pressure Vacuum
Carburizing, Advanced Materials and Processes, Vol. 165 No.
3, March 2007.
6. Herring. D. H., A Case for Higher Carburizing Temperatures,
Industrial Heating, January 2007.
7. Herring, D. H., A Perspective from the Americas: Low Pressure
Vacuum Carburizing / Carbonitriding and High Pressure Gas Quenching,
White Paper, September 2006.
8. Otto, F.J. and Herring, D.H., Vacuum Carburizing of Aerospace
and Automotive Components, Heat Treating Progress, January/February
2005.
9. Herring, D. H., The Changing Face of Carburizing Alloys,
Industrial Heating, January 2005.
10. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating Processes, Part One: The Carburizing
Process, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 1,
No. 4, April 2004.
11. Yu. T., Wu, T., and Herring. D. H., Low Pressure Vacuum
Carburizing + High-Pressure Gas Quenching, Heat Treating Progress,
August/September 2003.
12. Herring, D. H., Low-Pressure Vacuum Carburizing - Is It
Ready for the Commercial Heat Treater?, Heat Treating Progress,
June/July 2003.
13. Lohrman, M., Grafen, W., Herring, D. H., and Greene, J.,
Acetylene Vacuum Carburizing (AvaC) as the Key to the Integration
of the Case-hardening Process into the Production Line, Heat
Treatment of Metals 2002.2 p 39-43.
14. Herring, D. H., Pros and Cons of Atmosphere and Vacuum Carburizing,
Industrial Heating, January 2002.
15. Herring, D. H., Practical and Scientific Aspects of Low
Pressure Carburizing, 2001 Heat Treating Conference Proceedings,
ASM International
16. Herring, D. H., Carburized Case Depths, Heat Treating Progress,
January/February 2002
17. Herring, D. H., A Comparison of Atmosphere and Vacuum Carburizing
Technology,
Industrial Heating Magazine, January 2002
18. Lindell, G. D., Herring. D. H., Breuer, D. J., and Matlock.
B., Atmosphere Vs. Vacuum Carburizing, Heat Treating Progress,
November 2001
19. Lindell, G. D., Herring. D. H., Breuer, D. J., and Matlock.
B., An Analytical Comparison of Atmosphere and Vacuum Carburizing
Using Residual Stress and Microhardness Measurements, 2001 Heat
Treating Conference Proceedings, ASM International
20. Herring, D. H., Practical Learning Series: Carburizing and
Carbonitriding, Materials Engineering Institute, ASM International
21. Herring, D. H., An Update on Low Pressure Carburizing Techniques
and Experiences, 18th Annual Heat Treating Conference and Exposition
Proceedings, ASM International. 2000.
22. Whitbeck, R., Cabados, E., Lucas, R., Mack, C., Turner,
F., Herring, D. H., and Greene J., High Volume Carburizing Technology,
Advanced Materials and Processes, April 1999.
23. Herring, D. H., Study of Vacuum Carburizing Process Parameters,
Industrial Heating, September 1996.
24. Herring, D. H., and Houghton, R., The Influence of Process
Variables on Vacuum Carburizing, International Conference on
Carburizing and Nitriding with Atmospheres, ASM International,
December 1995.
25. Herring, D. H., Vacuum Carburizing Process Parameters, Industrial
Heating, September 1996.
26. Herring, D. H., Fundamentals of Gas Carburizing and Carbonitriding,
White Paper, March 1994.
27. Herring, D. H., Vacuum Carbonitriding Provides Exact Predictable
Case Depths, Modern Application News, November 1995.
28. Kengott, R. and Herring. D. H., The Benefits of Vacuum Carbonitriding…A
User's Perspective, II, White Paper, October 1995.
29. Herring, D. H., Vacuum Carburizing Process Parameters, Advanced
Materials and Processes, December 1994.
30. Herring, D. H., A Discussion of Vacuum Carburizing Process
Parameters
Heat Treating: Equipment and Processes Proceedings, ASM International,
1994.
31. Kengott, R. and Herring. D. H., Vacuum Carbonitriding Die
Cutting Punches Advantageously, Industrial Heating, September
1994.
32. Kengott, R. and Herring. D. H., Benefits of Vacuum Carbonitriding…A
User's Perspective, White Paper, August 1994.
33. Herring, D. H., A Discussion of Vacuum Carburizing Process
Parameters, International Conference on Equipment and Processes
Proceedings, ASM International, April 1994.
34. Herring, D. H., and St. Pierre, J., Vacuum Carburizing of
P/M Steels, Annual Powder Metallurgy Conference Proceedings,
Volume 43, APMI International, 1989.
35. Herring, D. H., Symposium on Vacuum Carburizing, International
Lecture Series, Moscow, Minsk, and Kiev, May 1988 and November
1998 (in Russian)
36. Herring, D. H., Pulse/Pump-Introducing a Significant Improvement
for Vacuum Carburizing Users, White Paper, 1988.
37. Herring, D. H., Why Vacuum Carburizing is Effective for
Today and Tomorrow, I, II, and III
Industrial Heating, June/September/October 1985.
38. Herring, D. H., and Read, G., Vacuum Carburizing Developments,
Metallurgia, May 1986.
39. Herring, D. H., America's Technology Leader…Vacuum
Carburizing, White Paper, 1984.
40. Kawka, R., Herring. D. H., Roth, P. and Sitko, R.,Vacuum
Carburizing Steel, US Patent No. 4,386,973 , June 1983.
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Chemistry
1. Herring, D. H., Boron in Steel, Industrial Heating, May
2007.
2. Herring, D. H. and Herring, T.D., Facts About the Elements:
Molybdenum, Heat Treating Hints, Vol. 1 No. 1, August 2005.
3. Herring. D. H., Facts About the Elements: Carbon, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 7, July 2004.
4. Herring. D. H., Facts About the Elements: Niobium, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 6, June 2004.
5. Herring. D. H., Facts About the Elements: Aluminum, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 5, May 2004.
6. Herring. D. H., Facts About the Elements: Copper, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 4, April 2004.
7. Herring. D. H., Facts About the Elements: Indium, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 3, June 2004.
8. Herring. D. H., Facts About the Elements: Niobium, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 2, February 2004.
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Fasteners
1. Sisson Jr., Richard D. and D. H. Herring, Fastener Materials
& Applications, Fastener World (FW 119), Nov/Dec 2009.
2. Herring, D. H., and Richard D. Sisson, Basic Principles of
Annealing Wire Products, Wire Forming Technology, Fall 2009.
3. Sisson Jr., Richard D. and D. H. Herring, The Heat Treating
of Fasteners - Practice, Fastener World (FW 118), September/October
2009.
4. Sisson Jr., Richard D. and D. H. Herring, D. H., Fundamental
Principles of Heat-Treating Steel, Fastener World (FW 117),
July/August 2009.
5. Herring, D. H. and Richard D. Sisson Jr., How Heat Treating
Can Contribute to Fastener Failures & Methods of Prevention,
Fastener Technology International, August/September 2009.
6. Herring, D. H. and Richard D. Sisson Jr., What is Heat Treating
and Why Do We Do It? Fastener World (FW 116), May/June 2009.
7. Herring, D. H. and Richard D. Sisson Jr., Series 2, Part
One: Furnace Atmosphere Considerations for Fasteners, Fastener
Technology International, April 2009.
8. Herring, D. H. and Richard D. Sisson Jr., Series 1, Part
Seven: The Heat Treatment of Fasteners - Embrittlement Issues,
Fastener Technology International, December 2008/January 2009.
9. Sisson Jr., Richard D. and D. H. Herring, D. H. Series 1,
Part Six: The Heat Treatment of Fasteners - Tips for Operation,
Fastener Technology International, June/July 2008.
10. Herring, D. H. and Richard D. Sisson Jr., Series 1, Part
Five: The Heat Treatment of Fasteners - Tips of the Trade, Fastener
Technology International, June/July 2008.
11. Herring, D. H., and Richard D. Sisson, Series 1, Part Four:
The Heat Treatment of Fasteners - Materials and Metallurgy,
Fastener Technology International, April 2008.
12. Herring, D. H. and Richard D. Sisson Jr., Series 1, Part
Three: The Heat Treatment of Fasteners - Practice, Fastener
Technology International, December 2007.
13. Herring. D. H., The Heat Treatment of Fasteners - The Practical
Side, Industrial Heating, October 2007.
14. Sisson, Richard D., and D. H. Herring, Series 1, Part Two:
Fundamental Principles of Heat Treating Steel, Fastener Technology
International, October 2007.
15. Herring, D. H., and Richard D. Sisson, Series 1, Part One:
What Is Heat Treating and Why Do We Do It?, Fastener Technology
International, August/September 2007.
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Ferrous
Metallurgy
1. Herring. D. H., Tool Steel Heat Treatment, Industrial Heating,
March 2007.
2. Herring, D. H., Stainless Steels Part Two: Heat Treatments,
Industrial Heating, June 2006.
3. Herring, D. H., Stainless Steels Part One: Classification
and Selection, Industrial Heating, May 2006.
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Gears
1. Herring, D. H. and Gerald D. Lindell, Heat Treating Heavy
Duty Gears, Heat Treating Progress, July/August 2008.
2. Herring, D. H. and Gerald D. Lindell, Heat Treating Heavy
Duty Gears, Gear Solutions, October 2007.
3. Herring, D. H., Oil Quenching Technologies for Gears, Gear
Solutions, July 2007.
4. Herring, D. H., and Gerald D. Lindell, Reducing Distortion
in Heat Treated Gears, Gear Solutions, June 2004.
5. Herring, D. H., Gear Heat Treatment: The Influence of Materials
and Geometry, Gear Technology Magazine, March/April 2004.
6. Herring, D. H., Gear Heat Treatment: The Influence of Materials
and Geometry, SME Conference: Heat Treating and Hardening of
Gears, Chicago, IL, March 2004.
7. Otto. F. and Herring. D.H., Gear Heat Treatment, Part I &
II, Heat Treating Progress, June 2002, July/August 2002.
8. Herring, D. H., Gear Heat Treatment: Today and Tomorrow,
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Technical Paper No. CM03-147,
March 2003.
9. Lindell, G. D., Breuer, D. J., and Herring. D. H., Selecting
the Best Carburizing Method for the Heat Treatment of Gears,
American Gear Manufacturers Association Technical Paper No.
02FTM7, October 2002.
10. Lindell, G. D., Herring. D. H., Breuer, D. J., and Matlock.
B., Atmosphere vs. Vacuum Carburizing, Gear Technology, April/May
2002
11. Herring. D. H., Lindell, G. D., Breuer, D. J., and Matlock.
B An Evaluation of Atmosphere and Vacuum Carburizing Methods
for the Heat Treatment of Gears, Off-Highway Conference Proceedings,
SAE International, 2002.
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General
1. Herring, D. H., Quest for Fire - Combustion Basics, Industrial
Heating, October 2009.
2. Sisson Jr., Richard and D. H. Herring, Fundamental Principles
of Heat Treating Steels, Wire Forming Technology International,
Summer 2009.
3. Herring, D. H., Health and Safety in the Heat Treat Shop,
Industrial Heating, April 2009.
4. Herring. D. H. and Richard D. Sisson, Jr., What is Heat Treating
and Why Do We Do It? Wire Forming Technology International,
Spring 2009.
5. Herring, D. H., What is Good Heat Treatment?, Industrial
Heating, January 2009.
6. Herring, D. H., Electric Heating Elements, Part Two: Metal
Alloys, Industrial Heating, October 2008.
7. Herring, D. H., Electric Heating Elements, Part One: Silicon
Carbide, Industrial Heating, September 2008.
8. McInnerney, Thomas and Daniel H. Herring, Simplified Temperature
Uniformity Surveys Utilizing Ceramic Technology for the Metals
Industry, Industrial Heating, April 2008.
9. Herring. D. H., What Do We Really Know About Tempering?,
Industrial Heating, July 2007.
10. Heat Treat Consultants Roundtable, Industrial Heating, April
2007.
11. Herring. D. H., How to Conduct a Heat Treat Audit, Industrial
Heating, September 2006.
12. Herring, D. H., A Tutorial on Shot Blasting and Shot/Laser
Peening, Industrial Heating, August 2006.
13. Herring, D. H., A Heat Treater's Book Guide, Industrial
Heating, July 2006.
14. Herring, D. H., Sewing Needles, Industrial Heating, June
2006
15. Herring, D. H., All About Scissors, Industrial Heating,
June 2006.
16. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating…Putting the "Spring"
in Springs,, Industrial Heating, May 2006.
17. Herring, D. H., Rare Earth Magnets: Making the World A Better,
Safer, Faster Place, Industrial Heating, April 2006.
18. Herring, D. H., The Hammer…Man's Next Best Friend,
Industrial Heating, March 2006.
19. Herring, D. H., All About Scissors, Industrial Heating,
February 2006.
20. Herring, D. H., The Paperclip…Just Wire Without Heat
Treat, Industrial Heating, January 2006.
21. Herring, D. H., Improving the Heat Treating Process, Industrial
Heating, October 2005.
22. Herring, D. H., Cold and Cryogenic Treatment, Industrial
Heating, May 2005.
23. Herring, D. H., Inherent Dangers Associated with Industrial
Furnace Equipment, White Paper.
24. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating & The Internet, White
Paper
25. Herring, D. H., Induction Heating For The Rest Of Us, Industrial
Heating, May 2004.
26. Herring, D. H., Energy Conservation in Heat Treating, Industrial
Heating, March 2004.
27. Herring, D. H., The Fundamentals of Heat Treating, Part
Two: Heat Treating Terminology, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment
and Metallurgy, Vol. 2, No. 1, April 2004.
28. Herring, D. H., The Fundamentals of Heat Treating, Part
One: What is Heat Treating and Why Do We Do It?, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2004
29. Herring, D. H., Energy, Part One: Energy Saving Tips, HOT
TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 1, No. 2, December
2003
30. Herring, D. H., How to Load Parts in Furnace Baskets, Heat
Treating Progress, November/December 2003.
31. Herring, D. H., A Reference Library for Heat Treaters, Heat
Treating Progress, April/May 2003.
32. Herring, D. H., Where Have All the Heat Treaters Gone?,
Heat Treating Progress, January/February 2003.
33. Herring, D. H., Manufacturing Engineering Handbook; Chapter
5: Heat Treatment, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
34. Lohrmann, M. and Herring, D. H., Heat Treating Challenges
in the 21st Century Heat Treating Progress Magazine, June/July
2001
35. Herring, D. H., A Look at the U.S. Process Heating Industry:
Today and Tomorrow, Metallurgia Magazine, April 2002.
36. Herring, D. H., Using Applications to Select and Optimize
Furnace Design, Automotive Furnaces and Heat Treating Technology
Clinic Proceedings, SME International, September 1996.
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Heat
Treating, Atmosphere
1. Herring, D. H., Considerations in Glass-to-Metal and Ceramic-to-Metal
Sealing, Part One, Industrial Heating, December 2009.
2. Herring, D. H., Considerations in Heat Treatment (Part One:
Furnace Atmospheres), Industrial Heating, October 2009.
3. Herring. D. H., and Gerald D. Lindell, Periodic Atmosphere
Furnace Maintenance: Part One Preventative Maintenance Plans,
Heat Treating Progress, July/August 2009.
4. Herring, D. H., Furnace Atmosphere Considerations During
Heat Treatment, Furnaces International, March/April 2009.
5. Herring, D. H. and Richard D. Sisson, Jr., Furnace Atmosphere
Considerations for Fasteners, Fastener Technology International,
April/May 2009.
6. Herring, D. H., The Importance of Normalizing, Industrial
Heating, April 2008.
7. Herring, D. H., The Flame Curtain - Function, Adjustment
and More, Industrial Heating, March 2008.
8. Herring, D. H., Understanding the Benefits of Austempering,
Industrial Heating, December 2005.
9. Herring, D. H., Exothermic Gas Generators: Forgotten Technology?
Industrial Heating, June 2005.
10. Herring, D. H., Furnace Atmosphere Analysis by the Shim
Stock Method, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol.
2, No. 6, June 2004.
11. Braziunas, V. and Herring, D. H., A Flowmeter Primer, Heat
Treating Progress, March/April 2004
12. Herring, D. H., Peak Shaving: What Impact Does It Have on
the Heat Treater?, Industrial Heating, January 2004.
13. Herring, D. H., Frequently Asked Questions About Flowmeters,
Heat Treating Progress, October 2002
14. Herring, D. H., Purging of Furnaces: Is it Safe? Heat Treating
Progress, September 2002
15. Herring, D. H., Comparing Carbonitriding and Nitrocarburizing,
Heat Treating Progress, April/May 2002
16. Herring, D. H., Fundamentals of Brazing, Materials Engineering
Institute, ASM International.
17. Herring, D. H., Safety and Atmospheres, Heat Treating Progress,
November 2001
18. Herring, D. H., Practical Learning Series: Furnace Atmospheres,
Materials Engineering Institute, ASM International
19. Herring, D. H., Endothermic Gas Generators, Heat Treating
Progress, February 2000
20. Herring, D. H., Principles and Use of Endothermic Gas Generators,
1999 Heat Treating Conference Proceedings, ASM International,
Advanced Materials and Processes, February 2000
21. Herring, D. H., and Hansen, P., Heat Treating of Ferrous
P/M Parts, Advanced Materials and Processes, April 1998
22. Herring, D. H., and Hansen, P., Heat Treating Ferrous P/M
Parts, Powder Metallurgy Clinic Proceedings, SME International,
September 1998
23. Herring, D. H., and Hansen, P., Key Considerations in the
Heat Treatment of Ferrous P/M Alloys, 17th Annual Heat Treating
Conference and Exposition Proceedings, ASM International, September,
1997
24. O'Neill, R. and Herring, D. H., The Use of Dissociated Ammonia
in Heat Treating Industrial Heating, August 1998
25. O'Neill, R,. and Herring, D. H., Principles and Use of Dissociated
Ammonia 17th Annual Heat Treating Conference and Exposition
Proceedings, ASM International, September, 1997
26. Herring, D. H., Technical Considerations in the Use of Dissociated
Ammonia or Nitrogen/Propane as a Brazing Furnace Atmosphere,
White Paper, 1997.
27. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating Atmospheres, Institute of
Gas Technology, CICGI II Lecture, June 1984 - June 1999
28. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating and Atmosphere Generation,
Institute of Gas Technology, CICGI II Lecture, June 1978 - June
1999
29. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating of Ferrous P/M Materials,
Sintering Conference Proceedings, APMI International, 1985.
30. Herring, D. H., Seven Key Considerations in Heat Treating,
White Paper, 1987.
31. Herring, D. H., Let's Stop and Consider…The Not So
Obvious Disadvantages of Atmosphere Carburizing, White Paper,
1984.
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Heat
Treating, Vacuum
1. Herring, D. H., Vacuum Pumping Systems - Part Two, Industrial
Heating (Online Exclusive), December 2009.
2. Herring. D. H., The Ubiquitous "O" Ring, Industrial
Heating, November 2009.
3. Herring, D. H., Vacuum Pumping Systems - Part One, Industrial
Heating (Online Exclusive), November 2009.
4. Herring, D. H., The Theory of Gases, Industrial Heating (Online
Exclusive), October 2009.
5. Herring, D. H., All About Vacuum, Industrial Heating (Online
Exclusive), September 2009.
6. Herring. D. H., Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating,
Part Three: New Technologies and Future Developments, Industrial
Heating, January 2009.
7. Herring. D. H., The Molecule Counters, Part Two: More About
Vacuum Gauges, Industrial Heating, December 2008.
8. Herring. D. H., Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating,
Part Two: Processes and Applications, Industrial Heating, November
2008.
9. Herring. D. H., The Molecule Counters, Part One: Vacuum Gauges,
Industrial Heating, November 2008.
10. Herring. D. H., Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating,
Part One: Markets, Processes and Applications, Industrial Heating,
October 2008.
11. Herring, D. H., How to Move Molecules in Vacuum Systems,
Part Two: Diffusion Pumps and Troubleshooting Tips, Industrial
Heating, December 2007.
12. Herring, D. H., How to Move Molecules in Vacuum Systems,
Part One: Mechanical and Booster Pumps, Industrial Heating,
November 2007.
13. Herring, D. H., A Perspective from the Americas: Advanced
Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, White Paper, May
2007.
14. Herring. D. H., What is Vacuum?, Industrial Heating, November
2006.
15. Herring, D. H., Using Partial Pressure in Vacuum Furnaces,
Industrial Heating, November 2005.
16. Herring, D. H., Understanding the Principles of Vacuum and
Vacuum Furnaces, Part Two: The Molecule Counters, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2, No. 6, January 2004.
17. Herring, D. H., Understanding the Principles of Vacuum and
Vacuum Furnaces, Part One: What is a Vacuum? (D. Herring)*,
HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 1, No. 1,
November 2003.
18. Herring, D. H., Plasma Assisted Surface Treatments, Heat
Treating Progress, March 2002.
19. Edenhofer, B., Bouman, D. and Herring. D. H., Chapter 7:
Vacuum Heat Treatment, Steel Heat Treatment Handbook, 2nd Edition.
20. Edenhofer, B., Bouman, D. and Herring. D. H., Chapter 7:
Vacuum Heat Processing, IHEA Home Study Course, Industrial Heating
Equipment Association.
21. Mitchell, J., Herring, D. H., and Gornicki, W., Small Batch
Processing of Tools Advantageously, SME Vacuum Heat Treating
Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 1999.
22. Herring. D. H., and Hansen. P., Low Temperature Vacuum Heat
Treating, 17th Annual Heat Treating Conference and Exposition
Proceedings, ASM International, September, 1997.
23. Herring, D. H., Low Temperature Vacuum Heat Treating, Vacuum
Heat Treating Clinic Proceedings, SME International, June 1997.
24. Herring, D. H., Key Considerations in Low Temperature Vacuum
Processing, Furnaces North America '96 Conference Proceedings,
September 1996.
25. Herring, D. H., Continuous Design Allows High Pressure Quenching
at 6 Bar and Beyond Vacuum Technology Seminar, ASM International,
May 1994.
26. Herring, D. H., Increased Productivity Through The Use of
Continuous Vacuum Designs, Heat Treating, January 1985.
27. Herring, D. H., The Vacuum Process…Is It Right For
Me? Quest '86 Conference Proceedings, ASM International.
28. Herring, D. H., Understanding Vacuum, Quest '86 Conference
Proceedings, ASM International.
29. Herring, D. H., Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces for Vacuum Heat
Treating, Industrial Heating, August 1985.
30. Herring, D. H., A Glimpse Into The Future of Vacuum Heat
Treating, White Paper, 1985.
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Industrial Heating Blogs (The Experts
Speak)
1. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Flame Hardening 101, The
Experts Speak, 16 December 2009.
2. (Sintering) Herring, D. H., Vacuum Hot-Zone Construction
for the Heat Treatment of MIM Materials.
3. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Bending Fish Hooks, The Experts
Speak, 2 December 2009.
4. (Brazing) Herring. D. H., Tips for Nickel Brazing Two Inconel
625 Parts Using BNi-3 Filler Metal, Part Two, The Experts Speak,
25 November 2009.
5. (Brazing) Herring. D. H., Tips for Nickel Brazing Two Inconel
625 Parts Using BNi-3 Filler Metal, Part One, The Experts Speak,
18 November 2009.
6. (Atmospheres) Herring. D. H., Tips for a Successful Ammonia
Installation, The Experts Speak, 11 November 2009.
7. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Nitriding of Hot-Forming
and Blanking Dies, The Experts Speak, 4 November 2009.
8. (Equipment Design) Herring, D. H., Considerations in Cooling
Large Loads, The Experts Speak, 28 October 2009.
9. (Furnace Atmospheres) Herring, D. H., Precautions When Using
Hydrogen for Partial Pressure and Quenching, The Experts Speak,
21 October 2009.
10. (Furnace Atmospheres) Herring, D. H., Experience with Helium
and Hydrogen for Partial Pressure and Quenching, The Experts
Speak, 14 October 2009.
11. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Understanding the Bauschinger
Effect, The Experts Speak, 7 October 2009.
12. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Annealing Ductile Iron,
The Experts Speak, 30 September 2009.
13. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., How to Achieve Different
Mechanical Properties on SAE 4340 at 30 HRC, The Experts Speak,
23 September 2009.
14. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Heat Treating 440C Stainless
Steels, The Experts Speak, 16 September 2009.
15. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Critical Temperatures for
Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels, The Experts Speak,
9 September 2009.
16. (Nonferrous) Herring, D. H., Annealing Platinum-Iridium
Alloys, The Experts Speak, 2 September 2009.
17. (Nonferrous) Herring, D. H., Annealing Copper and Copper
Alloys, The Experts Speak, 26 August 2009.
18. (Coatings) Herring, D. H., Titanium Nitride Coating for
Tools (Part 2), The Experts Speak, 19 August 2009.
19. (Coatings) Herring, D. H., Titanium Nitride Coating for
Tools (Part 1), The Experts Speak, 12 August 2009.
20. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Segregation and Banding in
Steel Revisited, The Experts Speak, 5 August 2009.
21. (Basics) Herring, D. H., Understanding Pressure Scales,
The Experts Speak, 29 July 2009.
22. (Safety) Herring, D. H., NFPA 86 and Furnaces Operating
Below 1400 F, The Experts Speak, 22 July 2009.
23. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Decarburization Protection
for M-Series High-Speed Steel, The Experts Speak, 15 July 2009.
24. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Materials Science 101: The
Polymorphic Nature of Iron, The Experts Speak, 8 July 2009.
25. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Nitriding Stop Off, The
Experts Speak, 1 July 2009.
26. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Austempering SAE 1050 Steel,
The Experts Speak, 24 June 2009.
27. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., H-Band Boron Steels, The Experts
Speak,17 June 2009.
28. (Induction) Herring, D. H., Induction Heating of Forgings,
The Experts Speak, 10 June 2009.
29. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Stress Relief, Part 2: Alternative
Techniques, The Experts Speak, 3 June 2009.
30. (Nonferrous) Herring, D. H., Heat Treatment of Copper-Beryllium
Alloys, The Experts Speak, 27 May 2009.
31. (Sintering) Herring, D. H., Sinterhardening Part 1I: Hardenability
Calculations, The Experts Speak, 20 May 2009.
32. (Sintering) Herring, D. H., Sinterhardening Part 1: Alloy
Additions, The Experts Speak, 13 May 2009.
33. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Stress Relief, Part 1: Steel
Components, The Experts Speak, 6 May 2009.
34. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Stead's Brittleness (Embrittlement),
The Experts Speak, 29 April 2009.
35. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Widmanstätten Structures,
The Experts Speak, 22 April 2009.
36. (Testing) Herring, D. H., Charpy V-Notch Values, The Experts
Speak, 15 April 2009.
37. (Nonferrous) Herring, D. H., The Importance of Soak Time
in Magnesium Heat Treatment (Part 2), The Experts Speak, 1 April
2009.
38. (Nonferrous) Herring, D. H., The Importance of Soak Time
in Magnesium Heat Treatment (Part 1), The Experts Speak, 25
March 2009.
39. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Grinding Burns, The Experts
Speak, 18 March 2009.
40. Herring, D. H., Rubber Bands, The Experts Speak, 11 March
2009.
41. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., The Influence of Alloying Elements
in Steel: Part 1, The Experts Speak, 4 March 2009.
42. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Benefits of Heat Treating (Part
5): Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) Diagrams, The Experts
Speak, 25 February 2009.
43. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Soft Spots in Carburizing,
The Experts Speak, 18 February 2009.
44. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Soft Annealing, The Experts
Speak, 11 February 2009.
45. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Normalizing, The Experts
Speak, 4 February 2009.
46. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Benefits of Heat Treating (Part
4): Martensite Formation and Tempering, The Experts Speak ,
28 January 2009.
47. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Benefits of Heat Treating (Part
3): Pearlite Formation, The Experts Speak, 21 January 2009
48. (Heat Treating) Herring, D. H., Induction Tempering of Cast
Iron, The Experts Speak, 14 January 2009.
49. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Benefits of Heat Treating (Part
2): Phases of Steel, The Experts Speak, 23 December 2008.
50. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., Benefits of Heat Treating (Part
1): Introduction to Metallurgy, The Experts Speak, 4 November
2008.
51. (Quenching, Oil) Herring, D. H., Delayed Quenching, The
Experts Speak, 16 December 2008.
52. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., The Heat Treat Doctor Talks
About Alloy Steel, The Experts Speak, 1 October 2008.
53. (Nitriding, Gas) Herring, D. H., Tips on Gas Nitriding (Part
2): The Experts Speak,16 October 2008.
54. (Metallurgy) Herring, D. H., The Heat Treat Doctor Talks
About Plain Carbon Steel, The Experts Speak, 4 September 2008.
55. (Nitriding, Gas) Herring, D. H., Tips on Gas Nitriding (Part
1): The Experts Speak, 25 July 2008.
56. (General) Herring, D. H., How to Avoid Hydrogen Embrittlement,
The Experts Speak, 15 July 2008.
57. (General) Herring, D. H., Purging of Furnaces, The Experts
Speak, 30 June 2008.
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Maintenance
1. Herring, D. H., and Gerald D. Lindell, Periodic Atmosphere
Furnace Maintenance Part Two: Lessons Learned, Heat Treating
Progress, November/December 2009.
2. Herring, D. H., and Gerald D. Lindell, Periodic Atmosphere
Furnace Maintenance Part One: Preventative Maintenance Plans,
Heat Treating Progress, July/August 2009.
3. Herring, D. H., Proper Care and Feeding of Furnace Mesh Belts,
Industrial Heating, August 2008.
4. Herring, D. H., Its Time to Clean Up Our Act!, Industrial
Heating, January 2008.
5. Herring, D. H., Experience with Alloy Fan Problems, Industrial
Heating, March 2006.
6. Herring, D. H., Setting Up A Planned Preventative Maintenance
Program, Industrial Heating, April 2004.
7. Herring, D. H., Fan Problems and Their Solutions, Part One:
Types of Fans, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy,
Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2004.
8. Herring, D. H. and Pye, D., Understanding the Endothermic
Gas Generator: Maintenance and Safety Checklists, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2004.
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Manufacturing,
Cellular
1. Herring, D. H., Symposium on Just-In-Time Heat Treatment,
International Lecture Series, Moscow, Minsk, and Kiev, May 1988
and November 1998 (in Russian).
2. Herring, D. H., Applying Just-In-Time Manufacturing Techniques
to Heat Treating, Metallurgia Magazine, April 1988.
3. Herring, D. H., Applying Just-In-Time Manufacturing Techniques
to Heat Treating, White Paper, 1988.
4. Herring, D. H., and Mowry, R., Just-In-Time Heat Treatment,
Advanced Materials and Processes, September 1987.
5. Herring, D. H., Applying Just-In-Time Economics to Heat Treatment,
White Paper, 1987.
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Metallurgy
1. Herring, D. H., H-Band and RH-Band Steels, Industrial Heating,
March 2009.
2. Herring, D. H., What Happens to Steel During Heat Treatment?
Part Two: Cooling Transformations, Industrial Heating, June
2007.
3. Herring, D. H., What Happens to Steel During Heat Treatment?
Part One: Phase Transformations, Industrial Heating, April 2007.
4. Herring, D. H., The Embrittlement Phenomena in Hardened and
Tempered Steel, Industrial Heating, October 2006.
5. Herring, D. H., Fundamentals of Heat Treating: Ideal Diameter,
Industrial Heating, September 2005.
6. Herring, D. H., Grain Size and Its Influence on Materials
Properties, Industrial Heating, August 2005.
7. Herring, D. H., Metallic Glasses, Industrial Heating, April
2005.
8. Herring. D. H., Retained Austenite, Industrial Heating, March
2005.
9. Herring. D. H., Heat Treatment of Cast Irons, Industrial
Heating, December 2004.
10. Herring, D. H., Iron, Part 1: Overview, HOT TOPICS in Heat
Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 1, No. 2, February 2004
11. Herring, D. H., Stainless Steel, Part 1: Overview, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 2003.
12. Herring, D. H., What to Do About Metal Dusting, Heat Treating
Progress, August 2003.
13. Herring, D. H., Understanding the Differences Between Soldering,
Brazing, and Welding, Heat Treating Progress, June/July 2003.
14. Herring, D. H., Surface Oxidation Effects, Heat Treating
Progress, December 2001.
15. Herring, D. H., Failure Analysis From the Heat Treater's
Perspective, Heat Treating Progress, July/August 2002.
16. Herring, D. H., Part Discoloration in Continuous Furnaces,
Heat Treating Progress, November 2002.
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Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing
1. Braziunas, Vtyas, Leo Porkka, and D. H. Herring, Automated
Measurement System for Gas Nitriding/Nitrocarburizing, Industrial
Heating, January 2005.
2. Herring, D. H., Modern Gas Nitriding - The Right Choice of
Surface Treatment, White Paper, 1980.
3. Herring, D. H., Process and Metallurgical Considerations
in Gas Nitriding, White Paper, 1980.
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Nonferrous
Metallurgy
1. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating of Aluminium Castings, Aluminium
International Today, July/August 2009.
2. Herring, D. H., Understanding Magnesium Heat Treatment, Industrial
Heating, February 2009.
3. Herring. D. H., The Heat Treatment of Light Metals, Industrial
Heating, February 2008.
4. Herring, D. H., Practical Aspects Related to the Heat Treatment
of Titanium and Titanium Alloys, Industrial Heating, February
2007.
5. Herring, D. H., Understanding Copper & Copper Alloy Heat
Treatment, Industrial Heating, February 2006.
6. Herring, D. H., Heat Treating of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys,
Industrial Heating, February 2005.
7. Herring. D. H., Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, Part One, HOT
TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2. No. 5, May
2004.
8. Herring, D. H., Brazing of Nonferrous Materials, Industrial
Heating, February 2004.
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Quenching,
High Gas Pressure
1. Herring, D. H., A Review of High Pressure Gas Quenching
from the Perspective of the Heat Transfer Coefficient, Industrial
Heating, February 2006.
2. Herring, D. H., Sizing a Surge Tank, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment
and Metallurgy, Vol. 2, No. 2, February 2004.
3. Herring, D. H., Quenching, A Review of High Pressure Gas
Quenching Technology, Part One: The Heat Transfer Coefficient,
HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 1, No. 2,
December 2003
4. Herring, D. H., Cold Chamber Gas Pressure Quenching Optimizes
Vacuum Furnace Performance, Vacuum Heat Treating Clinic Proceedings,
SME International, June 1997.
5. Herring, D. H., A Review of High Pressure Gas Quenching in
Semi-Continuous Vacuum Furnaces, International Conference on
Equipment and Processes Proceedings, ASM International, April
1994.
6. Herring, D. H., Update on Pressure Quenching, White Paper,
1985.
7. Herring, D. H., A Practical Guide to Understanding Pressure
Quenching, White Paper, 1985.
8. Herring, D. H., Pressure Quench, Furnace Design Extends Range
of Applications, Heat Treating, September 1985.
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Quenching,
Oil
1. Herring, D. H., Oil Quenching Part Two: What is Your Quench
Oil Analysis Telling You?, Industrial Heating, September 2007.
2. Herring, D. H., Oil Quenching Part One: How to Interpret
Cooling Curves, Industrial Heating, August 2007.
3. Herring, D. H., Fundamentals of Press Quenching, Industrial
Heating, December 2006.
4. Herring, D. H., Secrets of Effective Hot Oil Quenching, Industrial
Heating, April 2006.
5. Herring, D. H. and Balme, S., A Review of Oil Quenching Technology,
White Paper, 2004.
6. Herring, D. H., Sources of Quench Oil-Related Fires, Industrial
Heating, November 2004.
7. Herring, D. H., Quenching, A Review of Oil Quenching Technology,
Part One: Factors That Influence Quenching, HOT TOPICS in Heat
Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 3, No. 3, March 2004.
8. Herring, D. H., Review of Factors Affecting Distortion in
Quenching, Heat Treating Progress Magazine, December 2002.
9. Herring, D. H., Sugiyama, M. and Uchigaito, M., Controlling
Oil Surface Pressure in Vacuum Oil Quenching Heat Treating,
July 1987.
10. Herring, D. H., Sugiyama, M. and Uchigaito, Vacuum Furnace
Oil Quenching - Influence of Oil Surface Pressure on Steel Hardness
and Distortion, Industrial Heating, June 1986.
11. Herring, D. H., Liquid Quenching in Vacuum, Quest '86 Conference
Proceedings, ASM International.
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Science
1. Herring. D. H., Understanding pH, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment
and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 5, May 2004.
2. Herring. D. H., Understanding Density, HOT TOPICS in Heat
Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 6, June 2004.
3. Herring. D. H., Understanding Chemical Bonds, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 7, July 2004.
4. Herring,. D. H., Time Conversion Chart, HOT TOPICS in Heat
Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2 No. 4, April 2004.
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Sensors and Controls
1. Herring. D. H., Applying Intelligent Sensor Technology to
Problems Related to Distortion, Quenching and Distortion Clinic
Proceedings, SME International, 1997.
2. Herring. D. H., Practical Computer Control of Atmosphere
and Vacuum Sintering Furnaces, Chicago Chapter Meeting, APMI
International, February 1994.
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Sintering
1. Herring, D. H., Sintering Atmospheres for Improved Properties,
Advances in Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials-2005,
2005 PM2TEC Conference, Montreal, Quebec Canada, June 2005
2. Herring. D. H., Heat Treating P/M Parts, Heat Treating Progress,
June 2002.
3. Herring. D. H., High Temperature Sintering Applications Using
Vacuum Technology, 17th Annual Heat Treating Conference and
Exposition Proceedings, ASM International, September, 1997.
4. Herring. D. H., Using Vacuum Sintering Technology for Both
Conventional and High Temperature Powder Metallurgy Applications,
Sintering Seminar Proceedings, Metal Powder Industries Federation,
Fall 1996.
5. Herring. D. H., Selection Guide to Atmosphere Furnace Designs
for High Temperature Sintering, Furnaces North America '96 Conference
Proceedings, September 1996.
6. Herring. D. H., Setting up a PLANNED Preventative Maintenance
Program for High Temperature Sintering Furnaces, Maintenance
Seminar Proceedings, APMI International, September 1996.
7. Herring. D. H., Vacuum Sintering for Special Powder Metallurgy
Applications, Bulletin of the Powder Metallurgy Association,
PMAROC, Taiwan, August 1996.
8. Herring. D. H., Cost Effective Walking Beam Furnaces, Metal
Powder Report Magazine, September 1995.
9. Herring. D. H., Choices Make Walking Beam Furnaces Cost Effective,
White Paper, October 1995.
10. Herring. D. H., Considerations in Sintering Furnace Atmospheres,
White Paper, Fall 1993.
11. Herring. D. H., Design and Selection of P/M Sintering Furnaces,
Metallurgia Magazine, January 1994.
12. Herring. D. H., Symposium on P/M Sintering, International
Lecture Series, Moscow, Minsk, and Kiev, May 1988 and November
1998 (in Russian)
13. Herring. D. H., Considerations in Atmosphere and Vacuum
Sintering, Industrial Heating, August 1987.
14. Herring. D. H., and Mowry, R., Continuous Vacuum Sintering
and Heat Treating Integrally by Innovative Process, Industrial
Heating, June 1986.
15. Herring, D. H., and Mowry, R., Innovations in High Temperature
Sintering, Annual Powder Metallurgy Conference, Volume 41, 1985,
APMI International.
16. Herring. D. H., Considerations in Sintering Furnace Atmospheres,
White Paper, 1985.
17. Herring. D. H., Production Vacuum Sintering on Critical
P/M Materials, Industrial Heating, August 1984.
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Testing
1. Herring, D. H., Temperature Uniformity Survey Tips, Part
Three: Ovens, Industrial Heating, July 2009.
2. Herring, D. H., Temperature Uniformity Survey Tips, Part
Two: Vacuum Furnaces, Industrial Heating, June 2009.
3. Herring, D. H., Temperature Uniformity Survey Tips, Part
One: Atmosphere Furnaces, Industrial Heating, May 2009.
4. Herring, D. H., Hardness and Hardenability, Part One: Tips
and Techniques for Hardness Testing, Industrial Heating, June
2008.
5. Herring, D. H., Failure Analysis: Nondestructive Testing
Methods, Industrial Heating. April 2007.
6. Stone, A. and Herring, D. H, Practical Considerations for
Successful Hardness Testing, Industrial Heating, April 2006.
7. Herring, D. H., The Do's and Don'ts of Field Failure Analysis,
Industrial Heating, January 2006.
8. Herring. D. H., Basics of Mechanical Testing, Heat Treating
Progress, March/April 2005.
9. Herring, D. H., Basics of Mechanical Testing, HOT TOPICS
in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy, Vol. 2, No. 12, December 2004.
10. Herring. D. H., Trends in Mechanical Testing Methods, Industrial
Heating, June 2004.
11. Herring. D. H., Principles of Failure Analysis, Part Two:
Nondestructive Testing, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy,
Vol. 2, No. 2, February 2004.
12. Herring. D. H., The Do's and Don'ts of Failure Analysis,
Part One: Field Failures, HOT TOPICS in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy,
Vol. 1, No. 1, November 2003.
13. Herring. D. H., Jominy Testing: The Practical Side, Industrial
Heating, October 2000.
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