HeatTreatmentofSteel-machiningbymorley.pptVIP

Heat Treatment of Steel Unit 86 Objectives Select the proper grade of tool steel for a workpiece Harden and temper a carbon-steel workpiece Case-harden a piece of machine steel Heat Treatment of Steel Process of heating and cooling metal in its solid state in order to obtain desired changes in its physical properties Important mechanical properties of steel Hardened to resist wear and abrasion Softened to improve ductility and machinability Heat treated to remove internal stresses, reduce grain size or increase toughness Heat Treating Equipment Done in specially controlled furnaces which ma