Applied research on deep cryogenic treatment
Since May 2025, DCI Chief Technologist Jack Cahn has written the Cryotreatment column in Cold Facts, the magazine of the Cryogenic Society of America. A new column appears about every two months. Each one is summarized here and free to download as published.
The Cryotreatment columns
The Physics of Cryogenic Treatment
Thermal inertia, heat leaks and process control: how a multi-ton load is cooled safely.
Mechanisms Behind Deep Cryogenic Treatment in Ground Engagement Tools
How DCT fights fatigue cracking and impact fracture in shovel teeth and other GET.
Mechanisms Behind the Cryogenic Effect in High Manganese Steels
Why DCT works on manganese steel: earlier, denser twinning and higher toughness.
Cryogenic Treatment Opportunities in the Heat Treat Market
Where DCT can go beyond hardness: power, offshore, mining, defense and more.
Cryogenic Treatment Standards, Testing and Certification
Why missing standards hold DCT back, and how X-ray diffraction can verify treatment.
Cryogenic Treatment Equipment
Who buys treatment chambers, rectangular vs. round designs, and what they cost.
The Science of Deep Cryogenic Treatment
Shallow vs. deep treatment, the mechanisms behind each, and which metals benefit.
The Cold Cure
What DCT is, the gains reported, and the four barriers that have slowed its adoption.
Working on applied DCT research?
DCI shares the research it can publish (work that isn't under a customer confidentiality agreement) and works with universities, polytechnics and labs on applied deep cryogenic treatment. To talk about a collaboration, email Jack Cahn at jack@deepcryogenics.com.
Tell us the part, the alloy and how it fails. Quotes go out within two business days.