Heat Treating of Tool Steels – Quenching

Quenching
The 3rd term to be discussed is quenching and the desired outcome from this process.

The quenching operation is extremely important in setting up the proper microstructure of the steel.  There are many mediums that can be used to quench steel such as oil, air, salt and steam to name a few.

The purpose of quenching is […]

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Heat Treating of Tool Steels – Hardening

The 2nd term to discuss is the hardening process and what transformation the steel goes through during the hardening process.

Hardening (A specific heating and cooling process based on the chemistry of the material) is performed on all ferrous steels to develop the proper microstructure and optimal properties of the material.

The 1st stage of hardening is […]

By |December 8th, 2015|heat treating, Tool Steel|Comments Off on Heat Treating of Tool Steels – Hardening
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