TEMPERING
Tempering is essential after most hardening operations to restore some toughness to…
ANNEALING
Annealing is a heat treatment procedure involving heating the alloy and holding…
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HEAT TREATMENT
Heat treatment of a metal or alloy is a technological procedure, including…
Classification of Cast Iron
The term cast iron, like the term steel, identifies a large family…
Casting Alloy Solidification
The phenomenon of solidification takes an important role in various fields since…
Casting Alloy Characteristics
Based on various studies, the most favorable composition of alloys used in…
Eutectic phase diagrams
Materials showing a eutectic phase diagram often are technically highly relevant. Figure…
METAL TYPES
The metals that Steelworkers work with are divided into two general classifications:…


