The properties of steel can be improved in terms of fatigue, weldability, hardness, wear and corrosion resistance, ductility, and tensile strength by either alloy addition or heat treatment processes.

Whether heat treatment is carded out in-house or subcontracted, procedures must be drawn up and adhered to if the heat treatment process is to be properly controlled. Subcontract heat treatment should ...

THE third edition of this well-known treatise has been greatly improved, and it is now almost indispensable to the steel metallurgist, on account of the detailed records of the heat treatment and ...

This article was updated April 26, 2023. It was originally published Oct. 12, 2018. Heat treatments let engineers and metallurgists tailor the properties of metal parts so that they are a better fit ...

"Essentials of Heat Treatment" provides a through introduction to steel heat treatment, including a discussion of how heat and carbon content impact a steel's microstructure. This class also describes ...

• Martensitic stainless steels are strong, wear resistant, and cost less than other stainless-steel grades. • Controlling weld cooling with induction heating minimizes fusion and heat-affected zone ...

Back in 2011, we wrote about a fascinating new way to heat-treat regular, cheap steel to endow it with an almost miraculous blend of characteristics. Radically cheaper, quicker and less ...

Swagelok Company (www.swagelok.com) has developed a new form of stainless steel that the company says maintains its hardness and corrosion resistance at the same time. The company has formed a new, ...

Why Quality Matters in Seamless Steel Pipes A seamless steel pipe is widely used in applications where reliability is ...

THE heat treatment of steels is an art of recent growth. Twenty years ago it could scarcely be said to exist. Such as it was, it usually consisted in “heating to a red heat” for annealing, or perhaps ...