carburizing steel

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• steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …   Universalium

• carburizing — Oldest method for surface hardening steel, by heat or mechanical means to increase the hardness of the outer surface while leaving the core relatively soft. The combination of hard surface and soft interior withstands very high stress and fatigue …   Universalium

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• Case hardening — or surface hardening is the process of hardening the surface of a metal, often a low carbon steel, by infusing elements into the material s surface, forming a thin layer of a harder alloy. Case hardening is usually done after the part in question …   Wikipedia

• metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …   Universalium

• surface hardening — ▪ metallurgy       treatment of steel by heat or mechanical means to increase the hardness of the outer surface while the core remains relatively soft. The combination of a hard surface and a soft interior is greatly valued in modern engineering… …   Universalium

• Carbonitriding — is a metallurgical surface modification technique that is used to increase the surface hardness of a metal, thereby reducing wear. During the process, atoms of carbon and nitrogen diffuse interstitially into the metal, creating barriers to slip,… …   Wikipedia

• Diffusion hardening — Schematic cutaway view of a diffusion hardened metal gear Diffusion hardening is a process used in manufacturing that increases the hardness of steels. In diffusion hardening, diffusion occurs between a steel with a low carbon content and a… …   Wikipedia

• History of ferrous metallurgy — Iron (material) redirects here. For the chemical element Fe, see Iron. Bloomery smelting during the Middle Ages. The history of ferrous metallurgy began far back in prehistory. The earliest surviving iron artifacts, from the 5th millennium BC in… …   Wikipedia

• Carburization — (often referred to as carburizing) is a heat treatment process which iron or steel is heated to below the melting point in the presence of a solid, liquid, or gaseous material which decomposes so as to liberate carbon when heated to the… …   Wikipedia

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