Steel Making
The Electric Process
The fourth method of manufacturing steel is by the electric f...
Annealing Of High-speed Steel
For annealing high-speed steel, some makers recommend using g...
Composition Of Transmission-gear Steel
If the nickel content of this steel is eliminated, and the pe...
Manganese
Manganese adds considerably to the tensile strength of steel,...
Heat Treatment Of Milling Cutters Drills Reamers Etc
THE FIRE.--Gas and electric furnaces designed for high heats ...
Forging High-speed Steel
Heat very slowly and carefully to from 1,800
to 2,000 deg.F....
Application To The Automotive Industry
The information given on the various parts of the Liberty eng...
Air-hardening Steels
These steels are recommended for boring,
turning and planing...
Annealing Of Rifle Components At Springfield Armory
In general, all forgings of the components of the arms manufa...
Shrinking And Enlarging Work
Steel can be shrunk or enlarged by proper heating and cooling...
Hardening
The forgings can be hardened by cooling in still air
or quen...
Brown Automatic Signaling Pyrometer
In large heat-treating plants it has been customary to mainta...
Restoring Overheated Steel
The effect of heat treatment on overheated steel is shown gra...
Effect Of Different Carburizing Material
[Illustrations: FIGS. 33 to 37.]
Each of these different p...
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is one of the impurities in steel, and it has been...
Open Hearth Process
The open hearth furnace consists of a big brick room with a l...
Quenching The Work
In some operations case-hardened work is quenched from the bo...
The Theory Of Tempering
Steel that has been hardened is generally
harder and more br...
Annealing
ANNEALING can be done by heating to temperatures ranging from...
Annealing
There is no mystery or secret about the proper annealing of d...