Steel Making
Tempering Round Dies
A number of circular dies of carbon tool steel for use in too...
Steel Can Be Worked Cold
As noted above, steel can be worked cold,
as in the case of ...
Restoring Overheated Steel
The effect of heat treatment on overheated steel is shown gra...
The Influence Of Size
The size of the piece influences the physical properties obta...
Annealing Method
Forgings which are too hard to machine are put
in pots with ...
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is one of the impurities in steel, and it has been...
Correction By Zero Adjustment
Many pyrometers are supplied with
a zero adjuster, by means ...
Cutting-off Steel From Bar
To cut a piece from an annealed bar, cut off with a hack saw,...
The Forging Of Steel
So much depends upon the forging of steel that this operation...
Surface Carburizing
Carburizing, commonly called case-hardening, is the art of pr...
Pyrometers
Armor plate makers sometimes use the copper ball or Siemens' ...
Optical System And Electrical Circuit Of The Leeds & Northrup Optical Pyrometer
For extremely high temperature, the optical pyrometer is
lar...
Steel Before The 1850's
In spite of a rapid increase in the use of machines and the
...
Refining The Grain
This is remedied by reheating the piece to a temperature slig...
Chromium
Chromium when alloyed with steel, has the characteristic func...
Blending The Compound
Essentially, this consists of the sturdy, power-driven separa...
Composition Of Transmission-gear Steel
If the nickel content of this steel is eliminated, and the pe...
Hardening
Steel is hardened by quenching from above the upper critical....
Mushet And Bessemer
That Mushet was "used" by Ebbw Vale against Bessemer is, perh...
Protective Screens For Furnaces
Workmen needlessly exposed to the flames, heat and glare from...