OGDEN — Cryocon Inc. said Monday that Thiokol Propulsion has agreed to use Cryocon's proprietary deep cryogenic tempering process to increase wear resistance and durability in parts.
The computer-controlled process can be used on various metals, alloys and synthetic materials. Thiokol's facility near Promontory is using it to extend the wear life of its tooling.
The process involves subjecting objects to a cryogenics process with temperatures of minus 170 to minus 320 degrees and then post-tempering to 175 to 1,100 degrees above zero.
Cryocon also announced that Honeywell and its facility in Phoenix is negotiating to incorporate Cryocon's technology in a program focused on defense manufacturing. Honeywell is considering the Cryocon process to increase tooling wear resistance and is researching the use of the process in the manufacture of aerospace component parts.