Steel Making
Vanadium
Vanadium has a very marked effect upon alloy steels rich in c...
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is one of the impurities in steel, and it has been...
Heat Treatment Of Punches And Dies Shears Taps Etc
HEATING.--The degree to which tools of the above classes shou...
The Thermo-couple
With the application of the thermo-couple, the measurement of...
Annealing Work
With the exception of several of the higher types
of alloy s...
The Influence Of Size
The size of the piece influences the physical properties obta...
Temperature Recording And Regulation
Each furnace is equipped
with pyrometers, but the reading an...
Quenching
It is considered good practice to quench alloy steels from th...
Machineability
Reheating for machine ability was done at 100 deg. less than ...
Crankshaft
The crankshaft was the most highly stressed part of the entir...
Non-shrinking Oil-hardening Steels
Certain steels have a very low rate of expansion and contract...
Temperatures To Use
As soon as the temperature of the steel reaches
100 deg.C. (...
Steel Can Be Worked Cold
As noted above, steel can be worked cold,
as in the case of ...
Tungsten
Tungsten, as an alloy in steel, has been known and used for a...
Detrimental Elements
Sulphur and phosphorus are two elements known
to be detrimen...
Annealing To Relieve Internal Stresses
Work quenched from a high temperature and not afterward tempe...
Introduction Of Carbon
The matter to which these notes are primarily directed is the...
Carburizing Low-carbon Sleeves
Low-carbon sleeves are carburized
and pushed on malleable-ir...
Steel Before The 1850's
In spite of a rapid increase in the use of machines and the
...
Hardening
The forgings can be hardened by cooling in still air
or quen...