Heat Treat Chemicals

Molten Salt Heat Treat Chemistry

We supply heat treat salts and quenching oils for ferrous and non-ferrous metal processing, including austempering and martempering, tempering, neutral salt hardening and annealing, aluminum heat treating and brazing, blackening, rubber curing, and heat transfer.

Use the catalog below to compare product families by application. Our technical service team can help match chemistry, operating range, bath maintenance, and equipment requirements to your process.

Quench and Temper

Compare salts for austempering, martempering, marquenching, tempering, and non-ferrous heat treatment.

High-Temperature Processing

Review neutral salts for hardening, annealing, normalizing, preheating, and high-speed tool applications.

Specialty Heat Treat

Find chemistry for rubber curing, heat transfer, aluminum brazing, blackening, and quenching oil needs.

Products

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Quench salts

Iso-Therm® 135

A eutectic nitrate-nitrite salt mixture that is used for the interrupted or isothermal quenching of austenitized steels (austempering, martempering, marquenching, etc.). Iso-Therm 135 can also be used for tempering or drawing hardened steels.

Melt point
135 °C (275 °F)
Working range
149–593 °C (300–1,100 °F)

Quench salts

Iso-Therm® 142

A eutectic nitrate-nitrite salt mixture that is used for the interrupted or isothermal quenching of austenitized steels (austempering, martempering, marquenching, etc.). Iso-Therm 142 can also be used for tempering or drawing hardened steels.

Melt point
142 °C (288 °F)
Working range
149–593 °C (300–1,100 °F)

Quench salts

Iso-Therm® 149

A eutectic nitrate-nitrite salt mixture that is used for the interrupted or isothermal quenching of austenitized steels (austempering, martempering, marquenching, etc.). Iso-Therm 149 can also be used for tempering or drawing hardened steels.

Melt point
149 °C (300 °F)
Working range
163–593 °C (325–1,100 °F)

Quench salts

Iso-Therm® 165

A eutectic nitrate-nitrite salt mixture that is used for the interrupted or isothermal quenching of austenitized steels (austempering, martempering, marquenching, etc.). Iso-Therm 165 can also be used for tempering or drawing hardened steels.

Melt point
165 °C (330 °F)
Working range
190–593 °C (375–1,100 °F)

Quench salts

Iso-Therm® 177

A eutectic nitrate-nitrite salt mixture that is used for the interrupted or isothermal quenching of austenitized steels (austempering, martempering, marquenching, etc.). Iso-Therm 177 can also be used for tempering or drawing hardened steels. Contact us for current specifications.

Quench salts

Iso-Therm® 191

A eutectic nitrate-nitrite salt mixture that is used for the interrupted or isothermal quenching of austenitized steels (austempering, martempering, marquenching, etc.). Iso-Therm 191 can also be used for tempering or drawing hardened steels.

Melt point
191 °C (375 °F)
Working range
204–593 °C (400–1,100 °F)

Quench salts

Iso-Therm® 220

A eutectic sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate mixture that is used for the heat treatment of non-ferrous alloys such as aluminum, copper, and brass. Iso-Therm 220 can also be used for tempering of steels. It conforms to Military Specification MIL-S-10699B (Class 2).

Melt point
220 °C (430 °F)
Working range
249–593 °C (480–1,100 °F)

Rubber curing

Iso-Therm® 135 Rubber Curing Salts

A nitrate-nitrite salt used in the continuous curing (vulcanization) of rubber extrusions.

Melt point
135 °C (275 °F)
Working range
149–302 °C (300–575 °F)

Heat transfer

Iso-Therm® 135 Heat Transfer Salts

Used for chemical processing, energy production, and energy recovery. Can also be used in the production of materials such as melamine, acrylonitrile, caustic soda, chlorine, methyl ethyl ketone, and alkyl amine.

Melt point
135 °C (275 °F)
Working range
149–593 °C (300–1,100 °F)

Heat transfer

Iso-Therm® 142 Heat Transfer Salts

Used for chemical processing, energy production, and energy recovery. Can also be used in the production of materials such as melamine, acrylonitrile, caustic soda, chlorine, methyl ethyl ketone, and alkyl amine.

Melt point
142 °C (288 °F)
Working range
149–593 °C (300–1,100 °F)

Heat transfer

Iso-Therm® 220 Heat Transfer Salts

Used for chemical processing, energy production, and energy recovery. Can also be used in the production of materials such as melamine, acrylonitrile, caustic soda, chlorine, methyl ethyl ketone, and alkyl amine. Contact us for current specifications.

Aluminum brazing

Iso-Braze® 460

Aluminum brazing salt used in the fabrication of items such as heat exchangers, wave guides, and aircraft parts.

Melt point
460 °C (860 °F)
Working range
482–649 °C (900–1,200 °F)

Aluminum brazing

Iso-Braze® 520

Aluminum brazing salt used in the fabrication of items such as heat exchangers, wave guides, and aircraft parts.

Melt point
516 °C (960 °F)
Working range
538–649 °C (1,000–1,200 °F)

Blackening

Iso-Blackening

Produces a black oxide finish on steel parts at low temperatures. This makes it suitable for tools, gauges, and other finished parts.

Working range
132–146 °C (270–295 °F)

Blackening

Iso-D-Blackening

Produces a black oxide finish on steel parts. Also used for isothermal quenching or tempering and for removing rubber from steel molds. Contact us for current specifications.

Quenching oils

PT Quench Oil 100

A quenching oil that gives faster cooling rates than straight quenching oils. Normal operating range: 60–88 °C (140–190 °F).

Quenching oils

Park Martemp Oil

A martempering oil with medium viscosity and a medium quenching speed throughout its range. It is formulated to give extended life during its use as a martempering and tempering oil. Contact us for current specifications.

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 454

A chloride salt mixture that is used for many steel heat treating operations, solution heat treating of non-ferrous alloys, and quenching/tempering for high-speed steels.

Melt point
454 °C (850 °F)
Working range
490–677 °C (914–1,251 °F)

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 454 MPR

A chloride salt mixture that is used by itself or as a melt point reducer for Iso-Heat 454 and Iso-Heat 493 salt.

Melt point
510 °C (950 °F)
Working range
524–677 °C (975–1,251 °F)

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 482

A chloride salt mixture that is used for quenching and/or tempering high-speed steels and annealing non-ferrous alloys. Contact us for current specifications.

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 493

A chloride salt mixture that is used for many steel treating operations such as hardening, annealing, high-temperature drawing, hot quenching of alloy tool steels, and tempering. Contact us for current specifications.

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 549

A chloride salt mixture that is used for hardening, annealing, and normalizing carbon and alloy steels. It is also suited for preheating high-speed steel tools.

Melt point
549 °C (1,020 °F)
Working range
593–927 °C (1,100–1,700 °F)

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 635

A chloride salt mixture that is used for hardening, annealing, and normalizing carbon and alloy steels. It is also suited for preheating high-speed steel tools.

Melt point
635 °C (1,175 °F)
Working range
704–1,038 °C (1,300–1,900 °F)

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 665

A chloride salt mixture that is the most economical and commonly used neutral salt for heat treating within its working range.

Melt point
665 °C (1,229 °F)
Working range
705–900 °C (1,301–1,652 °F)

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 788

A chloride salt mixture that is used for preheating high-speed tool steels, hardening high carbon-high chromium steels, and hardening or annealing stainless steels.

Melt point
788 °C (1,450 °F)
Working range
843–1,149 °C (1,550–2,100 °F)

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 871

A chloride salt mixture that is used for forging, normalizing, annealing, hardening, or brazing alloy steels. It conforms to Military Specification MIL-S-10699B (Class 6).

Melt point
871 °C (1,600 °F)
Working range
927–1,260 °C (1,700–2,300 °F)

Neutral salts

Iso-Heat® 955

A chloride salt mixture that is used for high-speed tool hardening and forging heating steels. It conforms to Military Specification MIL-S-10699B (Class 7A).

Melt point
955 °C (1,750 °F)
Working range
1,038–1,316 °C (1,900–2,400 °F)

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