Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloys
Unalloyed, commercially pure titanium has a tensile strength ranging from 275 to 590 MPa, and…
EFFECTS OF ALLOYING ELEMENTS IN STEEL
Steel is basically iron alloyed to carbon with certain additional elements to…
MARAGING STEELS
Maraging steels (from martensitic and aging) are steels (iron alloys) which are…
WHAT IS HSLA STEEL?
HSLA stands for high-strength low-alloy steel. It is a type of carbon steel that…
What is a Non-Ferrous Metal?
When a metal is defined as non-ferrous it means that it does…
What is a Ferrous Metal?
A metal with the descriptor “ferrous” means that it has iron in…
Thermal Treatments (Heat-Treating)
In the previous pages on the subjects of alloying and the binary…
Induction/flame hardening
Induction hardening involves using induced electrical currents to very rapidly generate heat…


