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Austempering
Austempering is a heat treating process for medium-to-high carbon ferrous metals which produces a metallurgical structure called bainite. It is…
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Jominy End Quench Test of Hardenability
“This is a classic test to evaluate how heat treatments affect steel properties” Steel can be very hard or very…
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Hardenability
A measure of how easy it is to fully harden a steel is known as its hardenability. The higher the…
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Tempering
Tempering is a low temperature (below A1) heat treatment process normally performed after neutral hardening, double hardening, atmospheric carburising, carbonitriding…
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Normalising
Normalising aims to give the steel a uniform and fine-grained structure. The process is used to obtain a predictable microstructure…
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Spheroidizing
Spheroidizing refers to a heat treatment material modification process that is used to convert granular structures of the material into…
Construction Equipments and Techniques 2 min read
PLASTERING
Applying mortar coats on the surfaces of walls, columns, ceiling etc. to get smooth finish is termed as plastering. Mortar…
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Recrystallisation
Recrystallisation is a process accomplished by heating whereby deformed grains are replaced by a new set of grains that nucleate…
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Stress relieving
Stress relieving is carried out on metal products in order to minimise residual stresses in the structure thereby reducing the…
Construction Equipments and Techniques 4 min read
Benefits of Air-entrained Concrete
Air entrained concrete has microscopic air bubbles in the concrete. Air bubbles provide durability for concrete exposed to freezing and…
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Types of Annealing
Annealing is a process by which the properties of steel are enhanced to meet machinability requirements. Annealing is a process…
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What Are The Properties Of Air Entrained Concrete?
Air entrained concrete A major advance in concrete technology in recent years is the introduction of tiny disconnected air bubbles…
