Taylor Emma

A senior editor for The Mars that left the company to join the team of SenseCentral as a news editor and content creator. An artist by nature who enjoys video games, guitars, action figures, cooking, painting, drawing and good music.
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WHAT IS HSLA STEEL?

HSLA stands for high-strength low-alloy steel. It is a type of carbon steel that…

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What is tool steel

Tool steel refers to a variety of carbon and alloy steels that…

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What is a Non-Ferrous Metal?

When a metal is defined as non-ferrous it means that it does…

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What is a Ferrous Metal?

A metal with the descriptor “ferrous” means that it has iron in…

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Thermal Treatments (Heat-Treating)

In the previous pages on the subjects of alloying and the binary…

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Induction/flame hardening

Induction hardening involves using induced electrical currents to very rapidly generate heat…

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Case hardening basics: Nitrocarburizing vs. carbonitriding

It’s easy to get lost in the chemistry—and the nomenclature—behind heat-treating processes.…

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Carbonitriding

Carbonitriding is an austenitic (above A3) case hardening process similar to carburising,…

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Nitriding

Large gear for an industrial application nitrided to a 0.040" case depth.…

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Carburizing

Carburizing Heat Treatment for Machined Gears, Machined Parts and StampingsCarburizing steel produces…

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