Despite the growth of alloy steels and special means of surface hardening, the ancient art of carburizing steel remains one of the fundamental operations in the manufacture of machine parts.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Influence of Chromium on Ferritic Stainless Steels
Ferritic stainless steels are quite similar in their mechanical behavior to carbon steel.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Effects of Different Cooling Rates on Corrosion-Resistant Tool Steels
The graph shows the effects of different cooling rates on the toughness properties (un-notched samples) of AISI 420 and nitrogen-alloyed M333 tool steels.
Continue readingHeat treat 2015 finishes with a “bang!”
The ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2015) took place in late October in Detroit. The three-day event, co-located with the American Gear Manufacturer’s Association Gear Expo, attracted over 7000 heat treating and gear professionals from all over the world, including an equipment exhibition featuring 202 companies in 288 booths.
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