Quiz4–QuenchandTemperofSteel,AgeHardeningYouShould.pdfVIP

Quiz 4 – Quench and Temper of Steel,Age Hardening You Should Be Able to: • For Iron-Carbon alloys: • state the composition, structure, and relative properties of austenite, ferrite, cementite, pearlite, bainite, and martensite; know how each is formed, where the carbon is, and in what form the carbon is. • explain the effect of cooling rate on equilibrium structures and the effect on properties (e.g. ferrite grain size, lamellar spacing of pearlite). • name the processing steps required to produce a quenched and tempered steel, the microstructures present at each step, and the relative mechanical properties resulting from those microstructures. • use a TTT diagram to predict microstructure for nonequilibrium conditions. • state what hardenability is, how hardenability can be increased, and how it can be measured. • state what is measured in the Jominy test and explain how results are used. • be able to use Jominy results and cooling rate as a function of diameter graphs to predict properties throughout a quenched cylinder. • Within the context of phase formation and change, you should know the importance of diffusion and what factors affect the diffusion of atoms in a solid. As an example, what is the role of carbon diffusion in the formation of martensite? • In the area of age hardening (precipitation hardening) : • State the factors necessary for age hardening to be possible. • Name the three steps in the age hardening process, the microstructural changes associated with each step, and the relative mechanical properties which result from those microstructures. • compare and contrast age hardening and quench and tempering in terms of procedure, microstructure and properties. V