Case hardening of steel

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:7006452

The first chapter lays the groundwork for an understanding by covering absorption and diffusion of carbon, and the application of equilibrium data. Gas carburizing methods are presented, followed by other gaseous case hardening methods. Then, liquid case-hardening methods are discussed. Vacuum carburizing and pack carburizing are treated in a separate chapter. The second half of the volume deals with specific topics in relation to case hardening. First, heat-treatment considerations are presented, including chapters on cleaning and handling of parts, heat treatment, and furnaces and furnace parts and fixtures used in case hardening. The next chapter presents information on instrumentation and control the first section discussing temperature measurement and the second dealing with instrumentation for controlling carbonaceous atmospheres. Testing inspection and quality control are covered in sections detailing inspection and quality control, hardness testing of case-hardened parts, and methods of measuring case depth. The final chapter is an atlas of microstructures and macrostructures of case hardened parts.

• OSTI ID: 7006452
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
STEELS
HARDENING
ABSORPTION
CARBON
CLEANING
DIFFUSION
EQUILIBRIUM
FURNACES
HEAT TREATMENTS
INSPECTION
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MICROSTRUCTURE
QUALITY CONTROL
REVIEWS
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
TESTING
ALLOYS
CONTROL
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
NONMETALS
360101* - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication