Diffusion hardening — Schematic cutaway view of a diffusion hardened metal gear Diffusion hardening is a process used in manufacturing that increases the hardness of steels. In diffusion hardening, diffusion occurs between a steel with a low carbon content and a… … Wikipedia
Precipitation hardening — Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel and titanium, and some stainless steels … Wikipedia
Case hardening — or surface hardening is the process of hardening the surface of a metal, often a low carbon steel, by infusing elements into the material s surface, forming a thin layer of a harder alloy. Case hardening is usually done after the part in question … Wikipedia
Bake-hardening-Stahlblech — Bake Hardening Stahl ist ein Werkstoff, der eine Festigkeitsteigerung durch Erwärmen auf Temperaturen um 200 °C erfährt. Der Name bezeichnet diesen Vorgang: bake > backen und hardening > verfestigen. Dieser Stahl wird oft für… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cryogenic hardening — is a cryogenic heat treating process where the material is cooled to approximately −185 °C (−301 °F), usually using liquid nitrogen. It can have a profound effect on the mechanical properties of certain steels, provided their composition and … Wikipedia
Bake-hardening-Stahl — ist ein Werkstoff, der eine Festigkeitsteigerung durch Erwärmen auf Temperaturen um 200 °C erfährt. Der Name bezeichnet diesen Vorgang: bake→ backen und hardening → verfestigen. Dieser Stahl wird oft für Karosserieteile verwendet, da er gut in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chromate conversion coating — Not to be confused with Chrome plating or Diffusion hardening. Zinc chromate conversion coating on small steel parts. Chromate conversion coating is a type of conversion coating used to passivate aluminum, zinc, cadmium, copper … Wikipedia
metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… … Universalium
Plasma nitriding — or ion nitriding (sometimes also called plasma ion nitriding) or glow discharge nitriding, is an industrial surface hardening treatment for metallic materials.DescriptionA plasma is the fourth state of matter, the other three being solid, liquid… … Wikipedia
Annealing (metallurgy) — Annealing, in metallurgy and materials science, is a heat treatment wherein a material is altered, causing changes in its properties such as strength and hardness. It is a process that produces conditions by heating to above the recrystallization … Wikipedia
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