The 2020 edition of ECHT will bring the focus back on this essential element. Its role is well
established in the treatment of steel as well as in the treatment of tools and for obtaining special
properties under specific conditions. The technological and environmental evolution put new
challenges for the further development.
The conference will address all aspects of carburizing and carbonitriding, from structural process
conditions to properties and applications, including modelling and simulation. Sessions will also be
dedicated to carbon-based surface engineering methods including DLC coatings and graphene-based
treatments.
Next to the sessions dedicated to carbon-based treatments, other aspects of heat treating of
materials will be discussed, such as control of distortions, environmental impact, failure analysis and,
most significantly, integration of heat treatments in industry 4.0.