Hardening
In the hardening process, steel is heated to a temperature within the austenitic range, holding it at that temperature for sufficient time to allow it to attain austenitic structure and cooled rapidly by quenching in a suitable medium like water or oil.
Tempering is done to develop the required combination of hardness, strength and toughness or to relieve the brittleness of fully hardened steels.
Steels are never used in the “as quenched” condition. The combination of quenching and tempering is important to make tough parts.
Tempering is done to develop the required combination of hardness, strength and toughness or to relieve the brittleness of fully hardened steels.
Steels are never used in the “as quenched” condition. The combination of quenching and tempering is important to make tough parts.
Why Hardening?
To obtain improved mechanical properties, such as increasing hardness or strength.
This process is specially used for medium and high carbon steels.
As per the material capability the hardness can be achieved by specific tempering temperature.
The treatment time is generally within 2 days. Final timing depends on the desired hardness and size of the steel part.
We charge based on the weight (kg) of material, however, pricing depends on the maximum number of pieces that can be treated at once. For details, please contact us.
