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hide. Differential heat treatment (also called selective heat treatment or local heat treatment) is a technique used during heat treating of steel to harden or soften certain areas of an object, creating a difference in hardness between these areas. There are many techniques for creating a difference in properties, but most can be defined as ...
Case-hardening. Colt Peacemaker, showing discoloration from case-hardening. Case-hardening or carburization is the process of introducing carbon to the surface of a low carbon iron or much more commonly low carbon steel object in order to enable the surface to be hardened. Iron which has a carbon content greater than ~0.02% is known as steel.
Tempering (metallurgy) Differentially tempered steel. The various colors produced indicate the temperature the steel was heated to. Light straw indicates 204 °C (399 °F) and light blue indicates 337 °C (639 °F). [1][2] Tempering is a process of heat treating, which is used to increase the toughness of iron -based alloys.
Work hardening, also known as strain hardening, is the process by which a material's load-bearing capacity (strength) increases during plastic (permanent) deformation. This characteristic is what sets ductile materials apart from brittle materials. [1] Work hardening may be desirable, undesirable, or inconsequential, depending on the application.
The original 12-foot skeleton retailed for $399, but not only does the newer version have upgraded eyes, it also has a lower price tag of $299, making it slightly more affordable. Overall, I think ...
Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening or particle hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel, titanium, and some steels, stainless steels, and duplex stainless steel. In superalloys, it is known to cause yield ...
Nothing is worse than a store having limited hours and you show up five minutes after they have closed. Fortunately, Home Depot will be open all day with regular hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Because lucky for you, Home Depot stores will be open on Memorial Day for regular business hours. 🙌 This year, that's Monday, May 27, 2024. You should be able to stop by the retailer from 6 a.m ...