What is hardened steel used for

Tempering is a low temperature heat treatment process normally performed after a hardening process in order to reach a desired hardness/toughness ratio.

Hardened steel properties

A treatment in which a part is subjected to two complete hardening operations, or first an annealing process followed by a hardening process.

Case hardening process that increases wear resistance, surface hardness and fatigue life via a hardened surface layer while maintaining an unaffected core microstructure.

Heat treating process for medium to high carbon ferrous metals producing a metallurgical structure called bainite, used for strength, toughness, and reduced distortion.

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Types of hardened steel

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The controlled hardening in restraining dies of close tolerance components, such as gears. Ensures good dimensional control and uniform hardening.

Tempering is a low temperature heat treatment process normally performed after a hardening process in order to reach a desired hardness/toughness ratio.

Quenching technique that reduces the residual internal stresses and distortion resulting from non-uniform transformation and thermal shock typical of conventional oil quenching.

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Interrupted quenching of steels, at a temperature just above the martensitic phase. Delayed cooling equalises temperature and minimises distortion, cracking and residual stress.

Interrupted quenching of steels, at a temperature just above the martensitic phase. Delayed cooling equalises temperature and minimises distortion, cracking and residual stress.

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Quenching technique that reduces the residual internal stresses and distortion resulting from non-uniform transformation and thermal shock typical of conventional oil quenching.

Heat treating process for medium to high carbon ferrous metals producing a metallurgical structure called bainite, used for strength, toughness, and reduced distortion.

Hardened steel mechanical properties

Case hardening process that increases wear resistance, surface hardness and fatigue life via a hardened surface layer while maintaining an unaffected core microstructure.

A heat treatment used to achieve high hardness/strength on steel which consists of austenitising, quenching and tempering, in order to retain a tempered martensite or bainite structure.

Case hardening is the process of hardening the surface of a metal by infusing elements into the material’s surface, forming a thin layer of harder alloy.

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The controlled hardening in restraining dies of close tolerance components, such as gears. Ensures good dimensional control and uniform hardening.

Case hardening is the process of hardening the surface of a metal by infusing elements into the material’s surface, forming a thin layer of harder alloy.

A heat treatment used to achieve high hardness/strength on steel which consists of austenitising, quenching and tempering, in order to retain a tempered martensite or bainite structure.

A treatment in which a part is subjected to two complete hardening operations, or first an annealing process followed by a hardening process.