Steel Making
The Packing Department
In Fig. 56 is shown the packing pots where
the work is packe...
Impact Tests
Impact tests are of considerable importance as an indication ...
Sulphur
SULPHUR is another element (symbol S) which is always found i...
Hardening
The forgings can be hardened by cooling in still air
or quen...
Mushet And Bessemer
That Mushet was "used" by Ebbw Vale against Bessemer is, perh...
Heat Treatment Of Axles
Parts of this general type should be heat-treated to show the...
Lathe And Planer Tools
TO FORGE.--Gently warm the steel to remove any chill is parti...
Care In Annealing
Not only will benefits in machining be found
by careful anne...
Liberty Motor Connecting Rods
The requirements for materials for the Liberty motor connecti...
Ebbw Vale And The Bessemer Process
After his British Association address in August 1856, Besseme...
Quenching The Work
In some operations case-hardened work is quenched from the bo...
Hardening High-speed Steels
We will now take up the matter of hardening high-speed steels...
Rate Of Absorption
According to Guillet, the absorption of carbon is favored by ...
The Effect
The heating at 1,600 deg.F. gives the first heat treatment
w...
Calibration Of Pyrometer With Common Salt
An easy and convenient method for standardization and one whi...
Surface Carburizing
Carburizing, commonly called case-hardening, is the art of pr...
Open Hearth Process
The open hearth furnace consists of a big brick room with a l...
Robert Mushet
Robert (Forester) Mushet (1811-1891), born in the Forest of D...
Hardness Testing
The word hardness is used to express various properties of me...
Gears
The material used for all gears on the Liberty engine was sel...