Steel Making
Annealing
ANNEALING can be done by heating to temperatures ranging from...
Phosphorus
PHOSPHORUS is an element (symbol P) which enters the metal fr...
Tempering Round Dies
A number of circular dies of carbon tool steel for use in too...
Pyrometry And Pyrometers
A knowledge of the fundamental principles of pyrometry, or th...
Tensile Properties
Strength of a metal is usually expressed in the number of pou...
Steel Worked In Austenitic State
As a general rule steel should
be worked when it is in the a...
Steel For Chisels And Punches
The highest grades of carbon or tempering steels are to be re...
High Speed Steel
For centuries the secret art of making tool steel was handed ...
Properties Of Alloy Steels
The following table shows the percentages of carbon, manganes...
Annealing Of Rifle Components At Springfield Armory
In general, all forgings of the components of the arms manufa...
Care In Annealing
Not only will benefits in machining be found
by careful anne...
Surface Carburizing
Carburizing, commonly called case-hardening, is the art of pr...
Correction For Cold-junction Errors
The voltage generated by a thermo-couple of an electric pyrom...
Effects Of Proper Annealing
Proper annealing of low-carbon steels
causes a complete solu...
Carburizing Material
The simplest carburizing substance is charcoal. It is also th...
Tool Or Crucible Steel
Crucible steel can be annealed either in muffled furnace or b...
Carbon-steel Forgings
Low-stressed, carbon-steel forgings include such parts as car...
Restoring Overheated Steel
The effect of heat treatment on overheated steel is shown gra...
Silicon
Silicon prevents, to a large extent, defects such as gas bubb...
Steel Before The 1850's
In spite of a rapid increase in the use of machines and the
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