机电技术专业英语 教学课件 作者 徐起贺 张庆良pata a Lesson three.pptVIP

* 机电技术专业英语 Lesson Three Text Properties of metals Metals have properties that distinguish them from other materials, the most important of these properties is strength, or the ability to support weight without bending or breaking. This property combined with toughness, or the ability to bend without breaking, is important. Metals also have advantages regarding resistance to corrosion. They are responsive to heat treatment. Metals can be cast into many shapes and sizes. They can be welded, hardened, and softened. Meals also possess another important property—recycling reuse. When a particular product is discarded, it can be cut into convenient sections. These sections can be put into a furnace, remelted, and used in another product. The properties of metals may be classified in three categories: chemical properties, mechanical properties, and physical properties. Here we will emphasize the primary mechanical properties of metals. In understanding the related areas of metal working and methods used today, the mechanical properties of metals are of the utmost importance1. Properties of Metals and Heat Treatment of Steel Lesson Three Heat treatment of steel Steel’s property of hardening when suddenly cooled from a heated condition has been known for many centuries. This field about metal is heat treatment. Heat treatment is a part of metallurgy. It changes the structure of metals by the application of heat. Hardening: In any heattreating operation, the rate of heating is important. Heat flows from the exterior to the interior of steel at a definite maximum rate. If steel is heated too fast, the outside of the part becomes hotter than the interior. A uniform structure is hard to obtain. The hardness that can be obtained from a given treatment depends upon the following three factors. (1) Quenching rate. (2) Carbon content. (3) Workpiece size. New Words and Expressions Lesson Three Lesson Three Notes 1. In understanding t