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HARDENING ROOM [3 records]

Record 1 2003-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
  • Heat Treatment of Metals
  • Steel
DEF

Absorption and diffusion of carbon into solid ferrous alloys by heating... in contact with suitable carbonaceous material. A form of case hardening that produces a carbon gradient extending inward from the surface, enabling the surface layer to be hardened either by quenching directly from the carburizing temperature or by cooling to room temperature, then reaustenitizing and quenching.

Key term(s)
  • carburising

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements de surface des métaux
  • Traitement à chaud des métaux
  • Acier
DEF

Opération chimique qui consiste à enrichir en carbone, par diffusion, la surface d'un acier doux ou extra-doux, et à durcir ensuite par trempe le métal obtenu.

OBS

Souvent appelé "cémentation" tout court. C'est le type de cémentation le plus couramment utilisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de superficie de los metales
  • Tratamiento térmico de metales
  • Acero
DEF

Caldeo de una pieza metálica, en presencia de un producto llamado cemento que, al penetrar por difusión en la capa superficial del metal, le confiere nuevas propiedades.

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Record 2 2003-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Quenching
DEF

A form of interrupted quenching in which the steel is quenched rapidly from its hardening temperature to about 450°F, held at 450°F until the temperature is uniform, then cooled in air to room temperature. Actual hardening does not occur until the air cooling starts and is accomplished with a minimum temperature differential.

OBS

Martempering is indicated for low to medium alloy steels when distortion may be a problem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trempe (Métal)
OBS

trempe étagée : Trempe au cours de laquelle le refroidissement est momentanément interrompu par un maintien dans un milieu à une température convenablement choisie. Pour les aciers, selon que ce maintien a lieu dans le domaine bainitique ou martensitique, les locutions trempe étagée bainitique ou trempe étagée martensitique sont employées.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)
DEF

A mill for cold rolling of sheet or strip.

OBS

cold rolling or cold working : deforming metal plastically under conditions of temperature and strain rate that induce strain hardening. Usually, but not necessarily, conducted at room temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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