Patent ID: 7161126

Claim:
A heat treating system for a component, the system comprising: a microwave applicator chamber; a processing container placed within the microwave applicator chamber, the processing container including, a casket, the casket being thermally insulating and substantially transparent to microwave energy; a corrosion-resistant heat treating vessel having an exterior surface, the corrosion-resistant heat treating vessel being configured to establish a space between a substantial portion of exterior surface of the corrosion-resistant heat treating vessel and the casket when the corrosion-resistant heat treating vessel is placed within the casket, and the corrosion-resistant heat treating vessel being configured to hold within it the component and a heat treating medium; microwave susceptor material positioned in the space between the casket and the corrosion-resistant heat treating vessel so that a substantial portion of the exterior surface of the corrosion-resistant heat treating vessel is in contact with the microwave susceptor material.