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CAPACITE TREMPE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
  • Metal Quenching
DEF

The fundamental characteristic of a steel which determines the ease of preventing the transformation of austenite to anything else but martensite during the quench.

CONT

The standard test for hardenability is the Jominy test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
  • Trempe (Métal)
DEF

Aptitude d'un acier à subir la transformation martensitique ou bainitique. Un acier est dit d'autant plus trempant que les lois de refroidissement critique pour la transformation bainitique ou martensitique correspondent à des conditions de refroidissement moins sévères. La trempabilité peut être caractérisée par la profondeur de trempe.

CONT

La capacité de trempe ou trempabilité d'un acier exprime la possibilité d'obtenir par trempe une structure martensinique.

Spanish

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