Chapter 8: Heat Treatment of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels
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Published:2020
Abstract
Heat treatment of steel involves a number of processes to condition the microstructure and obtain desired properties. This includes various methods namely, annealing, normalizing, and hardening by quenching and tempering. This chapter focuses on general heat treatment procedures and the applications of particular types or grades of carbon and low-alloy steels. The discussion covers carbon steel classification for heat treating, tempering of quenched carbon steels, and austempering of steel. In addition, the chapter discusses the effects of alloying and hardenability on steel and provides information on martempering of steel.
Heat Treatment of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, Practical Heat Treating: Basic Principles, By Jon L. Dossett, ASM International, 2020, p 203–231, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.phtbp.t59310203
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