Wathen audiophile, LLC is known for the innovative cryogenically treated vacuum tubes it introduced to the music industry in 2014. The impact was powerful and Wathen CryoTone™ Tubes were born. Wathen is excited to share with you the same treatment that can be applied to your business and offer you a means of waste reduction and increased profits with very little cost on your part. Every cryo treatment transaction is backed by an unconditional 100% money-back guarantee.
Why do you need Deep Cryo?
When an object is cast or formed for the first time, its microstructure is randomly set while cooling. Resetting the jumbled molecular structure to become more uniform and evenly dispersed leads to a wide range of benefits for the part.
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What is Deep cryogenics?
Deep Cryogenics is the process of treating workpieces to cryogenic temperatures (i.e. below −190 °C (−310 °F)) using flashed Liquid Nitrogen (LN2). The LN2 is measured and injected by a proprietary computer-controlled processing system. This process takes an average of 72 hours to modify the molecular structure. At that time they are brought back to room temperature or further enhanced through heat tempering in one of our ovens.
Wathen Deep Cryogenic treatment permanently and significantly increases yield strength, corrosion resistance, multiple wear properties and coating bond strength on most metals, metal-matrix and composites from 20-70%.. The DCT process is non-toxic, uses no chemicals and generates no hazardous or environmental waste. The process is currently at TRL 4-5 and is supported by over 25 years of quantitative scientific research from leading international universities.
The process has a wide range of applications from industrial tooling to the improvement of musical signal transmission. Some of the benefits of cryogenic treatment include:
Applicable Industries
Deep Cryogenics is the process of treating workpieces to cryogenic temperatures (i.e. below −190 °C (−310 °F)) using flashed Liquid Nitrogen (LN2). The LN2 is measured and injected by a proprietary computer-controlled processing system. This process takes an average of 72 hours to modify the molecular structure. At that time they are brought back to room temperature or further enhanced through heat tempering in one of our ovens.
Wathen Deep Cryogenic treatment permanently and significantly increases yield strength, corrosion resistance, multiple wear properties and coating bond strength on most metals, metal-matrix and composites from 20-70%.. The DCT process is non-toxic, uses no chemicals and generates no hazardous or environmental waste. The process is currently at TRL 4-5 and is supported by over 25 years of quantitative scientific research from leading international universities.
The process has a wide range of applications from industrial tooling to the improvement of musical signal transmission. Some of the benefits of cryogenic treatment include:
- Improve wear resistance on steels
- Remove residual stresses
- Stabilization and improved material properties
- Improve corrosion resistance
- Longer part life
- Less failure due to cracking
- Easier more consistent machining
- Improved thermal properties and transconductance
- Better electrical properties, less electrical resistance, cleaner signal conductivity
Applicable Industries
- Sports: Firearms, knives, fishing equipment, auto racing, tennis rackets, golf clubs, mountain climbing gear, archery, skiing, aircraft parts, high pressure lines, bicycles, motor cycles.
- Automotive: brake rotors, transmissions, clutches, brake parts, ring and pinions, rods, crank shafts, camshafts axles, bearings, heads, valve trains, engine blocks,
- differentials, springs, nuts, bolts, washers.
- Cutting tools: cutters, knives, blades, drill bits, end mills, turning and milling inserts.
- Forming tools: roll form dies, progressive dies, stamping dies.
- Mechanical industry: pumps, motors, nuts, bolts, washers.
- Medical: tooling, scalpels.
- Motorsports and Fleet Vehicles: Brake rotors, pads and other automotive components.
- Musical: Brass instruments, guitar strings and fret wire, piano wire, amplifiers, magnetic pickups, cables, connectors’ printed circuit boards.