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DECARBURISATION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Treatment of Metals
DEF

The loss of carbon from the surface of a ferrous alloy as a result of heating in a medium that reacts with the carbon.

OBS

During the rolling of steel hot surfaces are exposed to the decarburising effects of oxygen in the atmosphere and as a result the surface is depleted of carbon. In steels where the components are to be subsequently heat treated, it is necessary to remove the decurbarised surface by maching.

Key term(s)
  • decarburisation
  • decarbonisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement à chaud des métaux
DEF

Perte superficielle de carbone subie par une pièce de métal ferreux à la suite d'un chauffage en atmosphère riche en oxygène.

Spanish

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