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Nitriding
Plasma nitriding (Ion nitriding) is a plasma supported thermochemical case hardening process used to increase…
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WHAT IS CARBURISING
Carburising is a thermochemical process in which carbon is diffused into the surface of low…
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What Is Case Hardening
Case hardening is a technique in which the metal surface is reinforced by the adding…
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Martempering/Marquenching
Marquenching/Martempering is a form of heat treatment applied as an interrupted quench of steels typically…
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Austempering
Austempering is a heat treating process for medium-to-high carbon ferrous metals which produces a metallurgical…
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Jominy End Quench Test of Hardenability
“This is a classic test to evaluate how heat treatments affect steel properties” Steel can…
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Hardenability
A measure of how easy it is to fully harden a steel is known as…
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Tempering
Tempering is a low temperature (below A1) heat treatment process normally performed after neutral hardening,…
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Normalising
Normalising aims to give the steel a uniform and fine-grained structure. The process is used…
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Spheroidizing
Spheroidizing refers to a heat treatment material modification process that is used to convert granular…