Steel Making
Hardening
Steel is hardened by quenching from above the upper critical....
Manganese
Manganese adds considerably to the tensile strength of steel,...
Suggestions For Handling High-speed Steels
The following suggestions for handling high-speed steels are ...
Temperatures To Use
As soon as the temperature of the steel reaches
100 deg.C. (...
Vanadium
Vanadium has a very marked effect upon alloy steels rich in c...
Tool Or Crucible Steel
Crucible steel can be annealed either in muffled furnace or b...
Making Steel Balls
Steel balls are made from rods or coils according to size, st...
Heat Treatment Of Lathe Planer And Similar Tools
FIRE.--For these tools a good fire is one made of hard foundr...
Manganese
MANGANESE is a metal much like iron. Its chemical symbol is M...
Pickling The Forgings
The forgings were then pickled in a hot solution of either ni...
Heating Of Manganese Steel
Another form of heat-treating furnace
is that which is used ...
Carbon Tool Steel
Heat to a bright red, about 1,500 to 1,550 deg.F.
Do not ham...
Placing The Thermo-couples
The following illustrations from the Taylor Instrument Compan...
Application Of Liberty Engine Materials To The Automotive Industry
The success of the Liberty engine program was an engineer...
Application To The Automotive Industry
The information given on the various parts of the Liberty eng...
Hardening
The forgings can be hardened by cooling in still air
or quen...
Robert Mushet
Robert (Forester) Mushet (1811-1891), born in the Forest of D...
Annealing In Bone
Steel and cast iron may both be annealed in granulated bone. ...
Correction By Zero Adjustment
Many pyrometers are supplied with
a zero adjuster, by means ...
A Satisfactory Luting Mixture
A mixture of fireclay and sand will be found very satisfactor...