Cryogenic Processing

Every metal has a particular grain pattern at the time of casting, forging, heat treating, or machining. The stresses of these necessary production processes creates an uneven and random grain pattern at the molecular level of the metal. As you use these metal parts in machines, whether it be a space shuttle, or a go-kart, the heat generated causes the metal to expand. As a result of these uneven grain patterns in the metal, this causes uneven expansion and creates instability and wear and tear on your components.

Heat treated steel, or "tempered steel" uses a rudimentary form of processing that allows for a more even grain dispersion in metals and allows for a stronger steel. When heated steel is rapidly cooled to room temperature, it undergoes a molecular change which changes more of the austenite (large unstable particles of carbon carbide), into martensite (a more uniform grain structure).

Cryogenic processing takes this centuries old process leaps further. By cooling metals to near absolute zero temperatures, the metals contract to their smallest possible volume, filling in molecular holes and empty space, and creating a uniform molecular pattern. By warming the metals slowly, this pattern is kept and what you are left with is a metal with an uniform molecular pattern. This allows for reduced residual stresses, decreased harmonic vibration, and increases the longevity of your metal component.