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Unit 5Fundamentals
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Unit 5:
Heat Treatment Processes
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 Annealing involves heating the material to a predetermined temperature
and hold the material at the temperature and cool the material to the room
temperature slowly. The process involves:
Annealing: Annealing
1) Heating of the material at the
elevated or predetermined
temperature
2) Holding the material (Soaking) at
the temperature for longer time.
3) Very slowly cooling the material
to the room temperature.
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 The various purpose of these heat treatments is to:
Annealing:
Annealing
1) Relieve Internal stresses developed during solidification,
machining, forging, rolling or welding,
2) Improve or restore ductility and toughness,
3) Enhance Machinability,
4) Eliminate chemical non-uniformity,
5) Refrain grain size, &
6) Reduce the gaseous contents in steel.
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me Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
 TTT diagram is a plot of temperature versus the logarithm of time for a
steel alloy of definite composition.
 It is used to determine when
transformations begin and
end for an isothermal heat
treatment of a previously
austenitized alloy.
 TTT diagram indicates when
a specific transformation
starts and ends and it also
shows what percentage of
transformation of austenite at
a particular temperature is
achieved.
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me Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
 Depending on the type of heat treatment, time and temperature, final
microstructure of the steel, or any Iron carbon will be changed and so does
the properties.
Strength
Ductility
Martensite
T Martensite
Bainite
Fine Pearlite
Coarse Pearlite
Spheroidite
General Trends
Iron-carbon alloy
with Eutectoid
(0.8 % C)
composition.

A: Austenite

P: Pearlite

B: Bainite

M: Martensite
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me Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
Example 1:
 Iron-carbon alloy with
eutectoid composition.
 Specify the nature of the final
microstructure (% bainite,
martensite, pearlite etc) for the
alloy that is subjected to the
following time–temperature
treatments:
 Alloy begins at 760˚C and has
been held long enough to
achieve a complete and
homogeneous austenitic
structure.
 Treatment (a)
 Rapidly cool to 350 ˚C
 Hold for 104
seconds
 Quench to room temperature
Bainite,
100%
Unit 5e Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
Unit 5e Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
Martensite,
100%
Example 2:
 Iron-carbon alloy with
eutectoid composition.
 Specify the nature of the final
microstructure (% bainite,
martensite, pearlite etc) for the
alloy that is subjected to the
following time–temperature
treatments:
 Alloy begins at 760˚C and has
been held long enough to
achieve a complete and
homogeneous austenitic
structure.
 Treatment (b)
 Rapidly cool to 250 ˚C
 Hold for 100 seconds
 Quench to room temperature
Austenite,
100%
Unit 5e Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
Bainite, 50%
 Example 3:
 Iron-carbon alloy with eutectoid
composition.
 Specify the nature of the final
microstructure (% bainite,
martensite, pearlite etc) for the
alloy that is subjected to the
following time–temperature
treatments:
 Alloy begins at 760˚C and has
been held long enough to achieve
a complete & homogeneous
austenitic structure.
 Treatment (c)
 Rapidly cool to 650˚C
 Hold for 20 seconds
 Rapidly cool to 400˚C
 Hold for 103
seconds
 Quench to room temperature
Austenite,
100%
Almost 50% Pearlite,
50% Austenite
Final:
50% Bainite,
50% Pearlite
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 Heat treating is a group of industrial and metalworking processes used
to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material.
The most common application is metallurgical.
 Heat treatment involves the use of heating or chilling, normally to
extreme temperatures, to achieve a desired result such as hardening or
softening of a material.
Heat treatment techniques include:
 Annealing,
 Case hardening,
 Precipitation strengthening,
 Tempering, and
 Quenching.
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 In this treatment, steal (or any material) is heated to a temperature
below the lower critical temperature, and is held at this temperature for
sufficient time and then cooled.
Annealing: Process Annealing
 Cooling rate is of little
importance as the process is
being done at sub critical
temperatures.
 The purpose of this
treatment is to reduce
hardness and to increase
ductility of cold-worked steel
so that further working may
be carried easily.
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 This process is extensively used in the treatment of sheets and wires.
Annealing: Process Annealing
 Parts which are fabricated
by cold forming such as
stamping, extrusion, upsetting
and drawing are frequently
given this treatment as an
intermediate step.
 Scaling or oxidation can be
prevented or minimized by
this process specially if
annealed at lower temperatures
or in non-oxidizing areas.
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 Internal stresses are those stresses which can exist within a body in the
absence of external forces. These are also known as residual stresses are
locked-in stresses.
 These stresses are developed in operations like:
Solidification of castings, welding, machining, grinding, shot peening,
surface hammering, cold working, case hardening, electroplated coatings,
precipitation and phase transformation.
Annealing: Stress Relieving
 As the name suggests, this process is employed to relieve internal
stresses. No microstructural changes occur during the process.
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 These internal stresses under certain conditions can have adverse effects:
example: Steels with residual stresses under corrosive environment fail with stress
corrosion cracking.
Annealing: Stress Relieving
These stresses also enhance the tendency
of steels towards warpage and dimensional
instability.
 Fatigue strength is reduced considerably
when residual tensile stresses are present
in steel.
 The problems associated with internal
stresses are more difficult in brittle
materials than in ductile materials.
Stress – Corrosion Cracking
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 The process of stress relieving consists of heating materials uniformly to a
temperature below the lower critical temperature, holding at this temperature for
sufficient time, followed by uniform cooling.
Annealing: Stress Relieving
 Uniform cooling is of utmost
importance as non-uniform cooling
will itself result in the development of
internal stresses. Thus the very
purpose of stress relieving will be lost.
Stress – Corrosion Cracking
 Plain carbon steels and low alloy
steels generally temperature is limited
to 600 o
C. Higher temperature is used
for high alloy steels.
 The extent of the stresses relieved
depend upon the temperature employed
and holding time.
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 Normalizing is similar to full annealing, except steel is generally cooled
in still air.
Annealing: Normalizing
 The normalizing consists of
heating steel to about 40-55 o
C
above critical temperature
(Ac3 or Accm), and holding for
proper item and then cooling
in still air or slightly agitated
air to room temperature.
 In some special cases,
cooling rates can be controlled
by either changing air
temperature or air volume.
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 After normalizing, the resultant micro-structure should be pearlitic.
Annealing: Normalizing
 Since the temperature involved
in this process is more than that
for annealing , the homogeneity
of austenite increases and it
results in better dispersion of
ferrite and Cementite in the final
structure.
 Results in better dispersion of
ferrite and Cementite in the final
structure.
 The grain size is finer in normalized structure than in annealed structure.
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 Normalized steels are generally stronger and harder than fully annealed
steels.
Annealing: Normalizing
 Steels are soft in annealed
condition and tend to stick during
machining. By normalizing, an
optimum combination of strength
and softness is achieved, which
results in satisfactory level of
Machinability in steels.
 Normalizing is the effective
way to eliminate the carbide
network.
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 Normalized treatment is frequently applied to steel in order to achieve
any one or more of the objectives, namely:
 To refine the grain structure,
 To obtain uniform structure,
 To decrease residual stresses,
 To improve Machinability.
Annealing: Normalizing
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 Hardening and Hardness are two very different things. One is a process
of heat treatment and other is a extrinsic property of a material.
Hardening:
 Hardening is a heat treatment
process in which steel is rapidly cooled
from austenitising temperature. As a
result of hardening, the hardness and
wear resistance of steel are improved.
 Hardening treatment generally
consists of heating to hardening
temperature, holding at that
temperature, followed by rapid cooling
such as quenching in oil or water or salt
baths.
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 The high hardness developed by this process is due to the phase
transformation accompanying rapid cooling. Rapid cooling results in the
transformation of austenite at considerably low temperature into non-
equilibrium products.
Hardening:
 The hardening temperature depends on chemical composition. For plain
carbon steels, it depends on the carbon content alone. Hypoeutectoid steels
are heated to about 30 – 50 o
C above the upper critical temperature, whereas
eutectoid and hyper eutectoid steels are heated to about 30 – 50 o
C above
lower critical temperature.
 Ferrite and pearlite transform to austenite at hardening temperature for
hypoectectoid steel. This austenite transforms to martensite on rapid
quenching from hardening temperature. The presence of martensite
accounts for high hardness of quenched steel.
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 Hardening is applied to cutting tools and machine parts where high hardness and
wear resistance are important.
Hardening:
 The Process Variables:
Hardening Temperature: The steel should be heat treated to optimum austenitising
temperature. A lower temperature results lower hardness due to incomplete
transformation t austenite. If this temperature is too high will also results lower
hardness due to a coarse grained structure.
Soaking Time: Soaking time at hardening temperature should be long enough to
transform homogenous austenite structure. Soaking time increases with increase in
section thickness and the amount of alloying element.
Delay in quenching: After soaking, the steel is immediately quenched. Delay in
quenching may reduce hardness due to partial transformation of austenite.
Type of quenching medium also has a profound effect, which will be discussed briefly.
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 The main purpose of hardening tool steel is to develop high hardness.
This enables tool steel to cut other metals. High hardness developed by
this process also improves wear resistance. Gears, shafts and bearings.
Tensile strength and yield strength are improved considerably y hardening
structural steels.
Hardening:
 Because of rapid cooling, high
internal stresses are developed in
the hardened steel. Hence these
steels are generally brittle.
Hardening in general is followed
by another treatment known as
tempering which reduces internal
stresses and makes the hardened
steel relatively stable,
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 Hardened steels are so brittle that even a small impact will cause
fracture. Toughness of such a steel can be improved by tempering.
However there is small reduction in strength and hardness.
Tempering:
 Tempering is a sub-critical heat
treatment process used to improve
the toughness of hardened steel.
 Tempering consists of reheating
of hardened steel to a temperature
below Lower critical temperature
and is held for a period of time, and
then slowly cooled in air to room
temperature.
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 At tempering temperature, carbon atoms diffuses out and form fine
cementite and softer ferrite structure left behind. Thus the structure of
tempered steel consists of ferrite and fine cementite.
Tempering:
Thus tempering allows to precipitate
carbon as very fine carbide and allow the
microstructure to return to BCC
 The temperatures are related to the
function of the parts. Cutting tools are
tempered between 230 – 300 o
C. If greater
ductility and toughness are desired as in case
of shafts and high strength bolts, the steel is
tempered in the range of 300 – 600 o
C.
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 Tempering temperatures are usually identified by the colour. Tempering
temperatures for tools and shafts along with temper colors.
Tempering:
 Depending on temperatures, tempering processes can be classified as:
1) Low- temperature tempering
(150 – 250 o
C),
2) Medium – temperature
tempering (350 – 450 o
C),
3) High – temperature tempering
(500 – 650 o
C).
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 Tempering temperatures are usually identified by the colour. Tempering
temperatures for tools and shafts along with temper colors.
Tempering:
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Hardenability:
 It is an index of the depth to which
the martensite can be formed in a
given steel as a result of a given
hardening treatment.
 The term Hardenability is used to
measure the depth of hardness
achieved i.e. martensite introduced
into the steel section by quenching
the steel from austenite state.
 The responsibility of a steel to a given hardening treatment is indicated by
the property known as Hardenability.
 Greater the depth of hardness below the surface, higher will be the
Hardenability of steel.
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Hardenability:
 The addition of alloying elements
in steel decreases the critical cooling
rate. Thus the Hardenability of alloy
steels is more than that of the carbon
steels.
 While in the oil quenching, the
cooling rates are lower than water
quenching and thus the hardness
values are lower in case of oil
quenched steels.
 Hardenability of steel depends on composition of steel, method of
quenching and section of steel.
 The larger section shows lower Hardenability because of their increase
mass results in a lower overall rate of cooling.
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ardenability: Jominy End Quench Test
 The Jominy test involves heating a standard test piece of diameter 25 mm
and length 100 mm to the austenite state, fixing it to a frame in a vertical
position and then quenching the lower end by means of a jet of water.
 The most simple and convenient method of determining the Hardenability
is the Jominy End
Quench Test.
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ardenability: Jominy End Quench Test
 After a quenching, a flat of 0.38
mm deep is ground along one side of
the test price, and hardness
measurements are made along the
length of the test piece.
 A bar of steel having good
Hardenability shows higher hardness
readings for greater distance from the
quenched end.
 The mode of quenching results in different rate of cooling along the
length of the test piece.
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 Quenching is a process of rapid cooling of materials from high
temperature to room temperature or even lower. In steels quenching
results in transformation of austenite to martensite (a non-equilibrium
constituent).
Quenching:
 During cooling, heat must be extracted at
a very fast rate from the steel piece. This is
possible only when a steel piece is allowed
to come in contact with some medium which
can absorb heat from the steel piece with in a
short period.
 Under ideal conditions, all the heat
absorbed by the medium should be rejected
to the surroundings immediately.
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 The removal of heat during quenching is complex in the sense that heat
is removed in three stages.
Quenching:
1) Vapor Blanket,
2) Nucleate Boiling,
3) Convection.
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Vapor Blanket (stage 1)
As soon as the work-piece comes into contact with a liquid coolant
(quenchant), the surrounding quenchant layer is instantaneously heated up
to the boiling point of the quenchant and gets vaporized due to the high
temperature of the work- piece.
Quenching:
 This acts as an insulator, preventing
the quenching oil from contacting the
metal surface. As a consequence, the rate
of cooling during this stage is slow.
 At this stage the work piece is cooled
only by conduction and radiation
through the vapor film.
 Only the surface is cooled
considerably prior to the formation of
vapor envelop.
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Nucleate Boiling (stage 2)
This second stage is also called as transport cooling stage or liquid
boiling stage. The temperature of the work-piece comes down, through
very slowly and the vapor blanket is no longer stable and collapses.
Quenching:
 Metal surface comes into contact with the liquid/
quenchant. Violent boiling quickly removes heat
from the quenched component while forming
bubbles and being pushed away, resulting in the
cooler fluid coming into contact with the work
piece.
This happens till the temperature of the work piece
comes down to the boiling point of the liquid.
 Maximum cooling rate is achieved during this
stage.
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Convection (stage 3)
The third stage is called as the liquid cooling stage or the convection stage.
Quenching:
 I starts when the temperature of the
surface becomes equal to the boiling
point of the quenchant.
 Cooling at this stage takes place via
conduction and convection processes.
 The rate of cooling is the slowest at
this stage.
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 Quenching medium has the profound effect on the final phase of the
material. Quenching medium is directly related to the rate of the cooling
of the material.
 Some of the widely employed quenching media are water, aqueous
solutions, oils (mineral, vegetable and even animal oils), molten salts and
air.
uenching: Effect of Quenching Medium
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enching: Effect of Quenching Medium (Water)
 Water has maximum cooling rate
amongst all common quenchants
except few aqueous solutions.
 It is very cheap and easily disposed
off compared to other quenchants.
 Hence water is used for carbon
steels, alloy steels and non-ferrous
alloys.
The layer if scale formed on the
surface during heating is also broken
by water quenching, thus eliminating
an additional process of surface
cooling.
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enching: Effect of Quenching Medium (OIL)
 Most of the Oils used as quenchants
are mineral oils. These are in general
paraffin based and do not possess any
fatty oils.
 Quenching in oil provides slower
cooling rates as compared to those
achieved by water quenching.
 The slower cooling rate reduces the
possibility of hardening defects.
 The temperature difference between
core and the case of work piece is less
for oil quenching than for water
quenching.
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enching: Effect of Quenching Medium (AIR)
 Many alloy steels are capable of
getting hardened by cooling either in still
air or in a blast of air.
 Such steels are popularly known as air
hardening steels.
 These steels are almost free from
distortion problem. However, the
problem of oxidation during cooling
(quenching) may be encountered in
practice. Many grades of tool steels are
subjected to air hardening.
 Cooling rates can be improved by
mixing air and water.
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uenching: Effect of Quenching Medium :
Just the drastic water quench generates a fully martensite structure.
 Although quenched in oil the austensite converts into suitably fine pearlite.
 Accurate pearlite also results if the austenised eutectoid steel is air-cooled.
 Though, if allowed to cool in furnace coarse pearlite is appearance.
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uenching: Effect of Quenching Medium
   Figure: Microstructure resulting
from Different Cooling Rates
Applied to Austenitized Samples of
Eutectoid Steel
- Smaller ∆T:
colonies are
larger
- Larger ∆T:
colonies are
smaller
Coarse Pearlite
Fine Pearlite
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 In many situations hard and wear resistance surface is required with the
tough core. Because of tough core the components can withstand impact
load. The typical applications requiring these conditions include gear
teeth, cams shafts, bearings, crank pins, clutch plate, tools and dies.
 The combination of the these properties can be achieved by the
following methods:
Surface Hardening:
 1. Hardening and tempering the surface layers (surface hardening)
(i) Flame Hardening (ii) Induction Hardening
 2. Changing the composition at surface layers (chemical heat
treatment or case hardening)
(i) Carburising (ii) Nitriding (iii) Carburising and Cyaniding
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 The flame hardening involves heating the surface of a steel to a
temperature above upper critical point (850 o
C) with a oxyacetylene flame
and then immediately quenched the surface with cold water.
 Heating transforms the structure of surface layers to austenite, and the
quenching changes it to martensite.
urface Hardening: Flame Hardening
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 The surface layers are hardened to about 50 – 60 HRC. It is less expensive
and can be easily adopted for large and complex shapes.
Flame hardened parts must be tempered after hardening. The tempering
temperature depends on the alloy composition and desired hardness.
urface Hardening: Flame Hardening
 The flame hardening methods are suitable for the steels with carbon
contents ranging from 0.40 to 0.95% and low alloy steels.
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 Induction hardening involves placing the steel components within a coil
through which high frequency current is passed. The current in the coil
induce eddy current in the surface layers, and heat the surface layers uotp
austenite state.
 Then the surface is immediately quenched with the cold water to
transfer the austenite to martensite. The principle of induction hardening
is:
rface Hardening: Induction Hardening
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 Advantages of induction hardening over flame hardening is its speed
and ability to harden small parts; but it is expensive. Like flame
hardening, it is suitable for medium carbon and low alloy steels.
Typical applications for induction hardening are crank shafts, cam
shafts, connecting rods, gears and cylinders.
rface Hardening: Induction Hardening
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 Carburising is carried out on a steels containing carbon less than 0.2%.
It involves increasing the carbon contents on the surface layers upto 0.7 to
0.8%.
 In this process, the steel is heated in contact with carbonaceous material
from which it absorbs carbon. This method is mostly used for securing
hard and wear resistance surface with tough core carburising is used for
gears, cams, bearings and clutch plates.
urface Hardening: Carburising
2 CO  C + CO2
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 The Following methods are used to diffuse carbon into
surface layers:
1) Pack (solid) Carburising,
2) Gas Carburising,
3) Liquid Carburising.
urface Hardening: Carburising
Gas Carburising
Liquid Carburising
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 Nitriding involves diffusion of nitrogen into the product to form nitrides.
The resulting nitride case can be harder than the carburized steel. This
process is used for alloy steels containing alloying elements (Aluminum,
Chromium and Molybdenum) which form stable nitrides.
 Nitriding consists if heating a component in a retort to a temperature of
about 500 to 600 o
C. Through the retort the ammonia gas is allowed to
circulate. At this temperature the ammonia dissociates by the following
reaction.
 The atomic nitrogen diffuses into steel surface, and combines with the
alloying elements (Cr, Mo, W, V etc) to form hard nitrides. The depth to
which nitrides are formed in the steel depends on the temperature and the
time allowed for the reaction. After the nitriding the job is allowed to cool
slowly. Since there is no quenching involved, chances of cracking and
distortion of the component are less.
urface Hardening: Nitriding
2 NH3  2N + 3H2
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 The depth of nitrided case ranges from 0.2 to 0.4 mm and no machining is
done after nitriding.
 Nitriding increase wear and corrosion resistance and fatigue strength of
the steel. Since nitriding is done at low temperature, it requires more time
than carburising, and also the capital cost if the plant is higher than
carburising.
urface Hardening: Nitriding
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 Similar to carbonitriding, cyaniding also involves the diffusion of carbon
and nitrogen into the surface of steel. It is also called liquid carbonitriding.
The components are heated to the temperature of about 800 – 900 oC in a
molten cyanide bath consisting of sodium cyanide, sodium carbonate and
sodium chloride.
 After allowing the components in the bath for about 15 – 20 minutes, they
are quenched in oil or water. Cyaniding is normally used for low-carbon
steels, and case depths are usually less than 0.25 mm.
 It produces hard and wear resistance surface on the steels. Because of
shorter time cycles, the process is widely used for the machine components
subjected to moderate wear and service loads.
 The process is particularly suitable for screws, small gears, nuts and bolts.
urface Hardening: Cyaniding
End of UNIT - 5
MEC208LPU
Please read the book.
Hardenability
 One of the important properties of (processed) metals is
hardenability
 Hardenability is the capability of an alloy to be
hardened by heat treatment
 Measures the depth of hardness obtained by heat
treatment/quenching
 Hardenability is not the same as hardness.
 The Hardness of a steel refers to its ability to resist deformation when a
load is applied, whereas hardenability refers to its ability to be
hardened to a particular depth under a particular set of conditions.
Jominy Test
 The Jominy End Quench Test measures
Hardenability of steels.
 As we already discussed, hardenability is a measure of
the capacity of a steel to be hardened in depth when
quenched from its austenitizing temperature.
Why Jominy Test?
 Information gained from this test is necessary in
selecting the proper combination of alloy steel and
heat treatment to minimize thermal stresses and
distortion when manufacturing components of various
sizes.
Steps to conduct Jominy Test
1. First, a sample specimen cylinder either 100mm in length and 25mm
in diameter, or alternatively, 102mm by 25.4mm is obtained
2. Second, the steel sample is normalized to eliminate differences in
microstructure due to previous forging, and then it is austenitised.
This is usually at a temperature of 800 to 900°C.
3. Next, the specimen is rapidly transferred to the test machine, where
it is held vertically and sprayed with a controlled flow of water onto
one end of the sample
4. This cools the specimen from one end, simulating the effect of
quenching a larger steel component in water
(Because the cooling rate decreases as one moves further from the quenched
end, one can measure the effects of a wide range of cooling rates from very
rapid at the quenched end to air cooled at the far end.)
Steps to conduct Jominy Test
….. Contd…
5. Next, the specimen is ground flat along its
length to a depth of .38mm (15 thousandths of an
inch) to remove decarburized material.
6. The hardness is measured at intervals along its length
beginning at the quenched end. For alloyed steels an
interval of 1.5mm is commonly used where as with carbon
steels an interval of .75mm is typically employed.
24°C water
specimen
(heated to g
phase field)
flat ground
Rockwell C
hardness tests
Steps to conduct Jominy Test
….. Contd…
7. And finally the Rockwell or Vickers hardness values are plotted
versus distance from the quenched end.
Hardness versus distance from the quenched end
 The Jominy Test data illustrates the effect of alloying and
microstructure on the hardenability of steels.
Hardness,HRC
Distance from quenched end
End-Quench hardenability test
(Jominy Test) - Summary
 Quenching media
 Water
 Brine
 Oil
 Molten salts
 Air
 Caustic solutions
 Polymer solutions
 gases
 Round test bar is
austenized (heated to
the proper temperature
to form 100% austenite)
 Bar then quenched at
one end
 Hardness decreases away
from the quenched end
of the bar
Commonly used elements that affect the hardenability of steel are
carbon, boron, Chromium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Silicon, and
Nickel.
 Carbon is primarily a
hardening agent in
steel, although to a
small degree it also
increases hardenability
by slowing the formation
of pearlite and ferrite.
But this affect is too
small to be used as a
control factor for
hardenability.
 Boron can be an
effective alloy for
improving
hardenability at levels
as low as 0005%.
 Boron is most effective in
steels of 0.25% Carbon or
less.
And Finally
 Slowing the phase transformation of austenite to
ferrite and pearlite increases the hardenability of
steels.
 Chromium, Molybdenum, Manganese, Silicon,
Nickel and Vanadium all effect the hardenability of
steels in this manner.
 Chromium, Molybdenum and Manganese being used
most often.
11
Why Hardness Changes with Position
• The cooling rate varies with position.
Adapted from Fig. 11.13, Callister 7e.
(Fig. 11.13 adapted from H. Boyer (Ed.)
Atlas of Isothermal Transformation and
Cooling Transformation Diagrams,
American Society for Metals, 1977, p.
376.)
distance from quenched end (in)
Hardness,HRC
20
40
60
0 1 2 3
600
400
200
A M
0.1 1 10 100 1000
T(°C)
M(start)
Time (s)
0
0%
100%
M(finish)
Hardenability vs Alloy Composition
12
• Jominy end quench
results, C = 0.4 wt% C
• "Alloy Steels"
(4140, 4340, 5140, 8640)
--contain Ni, Cr, Mo
(0.2 to 2wt%)
--these elements shift
the "nose".
--martensite is easier
to form.
Adapted from Fig. 11.14, Callister 7e.
(Fig. 11.14 adapted from figure furnished
courtesy Republic Steel Corporation.)
Cooling rate (°C/s)
Hardness,HRC
20
40
60
100 20 30 40 50
Distance from quenched end (mm)
210100 3
4140
8640
5140
50
80
100
%M4340
T(°C)
10-1
10 103
1050
200
400
600
800
Time (s)
M(start)
M(90%)
shift from
A to B due
to alloying
BA
TE
Jominy Test Dimensioning Jominy Test Apparatus
Jominy Results exmapleUsed Jominy Test Piece

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Heat Treatment Process

  • 1. Unit 5Fundamentals 2 Unit 5: Heat Treatment Processes
  • 2. Unit 5Heat Treatment 3  Annealing involves heating the material to a predetermined temperature and hold the material at the temperature and cool the material to the room temperature slowly. The process involves: Annealing: Annealing 1) Heating of the material at the elevated or predetermined temperature 2) Holding the material (Soaking) at the temperature for longer time. 3) Very slowly cooling the material to the room temperature.
  • 3. Unit 5Heat Treatment 4  The various purpose of these heat treatments is to: Annealing: Annealing 1) Relieve Internal stresses developed during solidification, machining, forging, rolling or welding, 2) Improve or restore ductility and toughness, 3) Enhance Machinability, 4) Eliminate chemical non-uniformity, 5) Refrain grain size, & 6) Reduce the gaseous contents in steel.
  • 4. Unit 5Heat Treatment 5 me Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:  TTT diagram is a plot of temperature versus the logarithm of time for a steel alloy of definite composition.  It is used to determine when transformations begin and end for an isothermal heat treatment of a previously austenitized alloy.  TTT diagram indicates when a specific transformation starts and ends and it also shows what percentage of transformation of austenite at a particular temperature is achieved.
  • 5. Unit 5Heat Treatment 6 me Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:  Depending on the type of heat treatment, time and temperature, final microstructure of the steel, or any Iron carbon will be changed and so does the properties. Strength Ductility Martensite T Martensite Bainite Fine Pearlite Coarse Pearlite Spheroidite General Trends
  • 6. Iron-carbon alloy with Eutectoid (0.8 % C) composition.  A: Austenite  P: Pearlite  B: Bainite  M: Martensite Unit 5Heat Treatment me Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
  • 7. Example 1:  Iron-carbon alloy with eutectoid composition.  Specify the nature of the final microstructure (% bainite, martensite, pearlite etc) for the alloy that is subjected to the following time–temperature treatments:  Alloy begins at 760˚C and has been held long enough to achieve a complete and homogeneous austenitic structure.  Treatment (a)  Rapidly cool to 350 ˚C  Hold for 104 seconds  Quench to room temperature Bainite, 100% Unit 5e Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram:
  • 8. Unit 5e Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram: Martensite, 100% Example 2:  Iron-carbon alloy with eutectoid composition.  Specify the nature of the final microstructure (% bainite, martensite, pearlite etc) for the alloy that is subjected to the following time–temperature treatments:  Alloy begins at 760˚C and has been held long enough to achieve a complete and homogeneous austenitic structure.  Treatment (b)  Rapidly cool to 250 ˚C  Hold for 100 seconds  Quench to room temperature Austenite, 100%
  • 9. Unit 5e Temperature Transformation (TTT) Diagram: Bainite, 50%  Example 3:  Iron-carbon alloy with eutectoid composition.  Specify the nature of the final microstructure (% bainite, martensite, pearlite etc) for the alloy that is subjected to the following time–temperature treatments:  Alloy begins at 760˚C and has been held long enough to achieve a complete & homogeneous austenitic structure.  Treatment (c)  Rapidly cool to 650˚C  Hold for 20 seconds  Rapidly cool to 400˚C  Hold for 103 seconds  Quench to room temperature Austenite, 100% Almost 50% Pearlite, 50% Austenite Final: 50% Bainite, 50% Pearlite
  • 10. Unit 5Heat Treatment 11  Heat treating is a group of industrial and metalworking processes used to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material. The most common application is metallurgical.  Heat treatment involves the use of heating or chilling, normally to extreme temperatures, to achieve a desired result such as hardening or softening of a material. Heat treatment techniques include:  Annealing,  Case hardening,  Precipitation strengthening,  Tempering, and  Quenching.
  • 11. Unit 5Heat Treatment 12  In this treatment, steal (or any material) is heated to a temperature below the lower critical temperature, and is held at this temperature for sufficient time and then cooled. Annealing: Process Annealing  Cooling rate is of little importance as the process is being done at sub critical temperatures.  The purpose of this treatment is to reduce hardness and to increase ductility of cold-worked steel so that further working may be carried easily.
  • 12. Unit 5Heat Treatment 13  This process is extensively used in the treatment of sheets and wires. Annealing: Process Annealing  Parts which are fabricated by cold forming such as stamping, extrusion, upsetting and drawing are frequently given this treatment as an intermediate step.  Scaling or oxidation can be prevented or minimized by this process specially if annealed at lower temperatures or in non-oxidizing areas.
  • 13. Unit 5Heat Treatment 14  Internal stresses are those stresses which can exist within a body in the absence of external forces. These are also known as residual stresses are locked-in stresses.  These stresses are developed in operations like: Solidification of castings, welding, machining, grinding, shot peening, surface hammering, cold working, case hardening, electroplated coatings, precipitation and phase transformation. Annealing: Stress Relieving  As the name suggests, this process is employed to relieve internal stresses. No microstructural changes occur during the process.
  • 14. Unit 5Heat Treatment 15  These internal stresses under certain conditions can have adverse effects: example: Steels with residual stresses under corrosive environment fail with stress corrosion cracking. Annealing: Stress Relieving These stresses also enhance the tendency of steels towards warpage and dimensional instability.  Fatigue strength is reduced considerably when residual tensile stresses are present in steel.  The problems associated with internal stresses are more difficult in brittle materials than in ductile materials. Stress – Corrosion Cracking
  • 15. Unit 5Heat Treatment 16  The process of stress relieving consists of heating materials uniformly to a temperature below the lower critical temperature, holding at this temperature for sufficient time, followed by uniform cooling. Annealing: Stress Relieving  Uniform cooling is of utmost importance as non-uniform cooling will itself result in the development of internal stresses. Thus the very purpose of stress relieving will be lost. Stress – Corrosion Cracking  Plain carbon steels and low alloy steels generally temperature is limited to 600 o C. Higher temperature is used for high alloy steels.  The extent of the stresses relieved depend upon the temperature employed and holding time.
  • 16. Unit 5Heat Treatment 17  Normalizing is similar to full annealing, except steel is generally cooled in still air. Annealing: Normalizing  The normalizing consists of heating steel to about 40-55 o C above critical temperature (Ac3 or Accm), and holding for proper item and then cooling in still air or slightly agitated air to room temperature.  In some special cases, cooling rates can be controlled by either changing air temperature or air volume.
  • 17. Unit 5Heat Treatment 18  After normalizing, the resultant micro-structure should be pearlitic. Annealing: Normalizing  Since the temperature involved in this process is more than that for annealing , the homogeneity of austenite increases and it results in better dispersion of ferrite and Cementite in the final structure.  Results in better dispersion of ferrite and Cementite in the final structure.  The grain size is finer in normalized structure than in annealed structure.
  • 18. Unit 5Heat Treatment 19  Normalized steels are generally stronger and harder than fully annealed steels. Annealing: Normalizing  Steels are soft in annealed condition and tend to stick during machining. By normalizing, an optimum combination of strength and softness is achieved, which results in satisfactory level of Machinability in steels.  Normalizing is the effective way to eliminate the carbide network.
  • 19. Unit 5Heat Treatment 20  Normalized treatment is frequently applied to steel in order to achieve any one or more of the objectives, namely:  To refine the grain structure,  To obtain uniform structure,  To decrease residual stresses,  To improve Machinability. Annealing: Normalizing
  • 20. Unit 5Heat Treatment 21  Hardening and Hardness are two very different things. One is a process of heat treatment and other is a extrinsic property of a material. Hardening:  Hardening is a heat treatment process in which steel is rapidly cooled from austenitising temperature. As a result of hardening, the hardness and wear resistance of steel are improved.  Hardening treatment generally consists of heating to hardening temperature, holding at that temperature, followed by rapid cooling such as quenching in oil or water or salt baths.
  • 21. Unit 5Heat Treatment 22  The high hardness developed by this process is due to the phase transformation accompanying rapid cooling. Rapid cooling results in the transformation of austenite at considerably low temperature into non- equilibrium products. Hardening:  The hardening temperature depends on chemical composition. For plain carbon steels, it depends on the carbon content alone. Hypoeutectoid steels are heated to about 30 – 50 o C above the upper critical temperature, whereas eutectoid and hyper eutectoid steels are heated to about 30 – 50 o C above lower critical temperature.  Ferrite and pearlite transform to austenite at hardening temperature for hypoectectoid steel. This austenite transforms to martensite on rapid quenching from hardening temperature. The presence of martensite accounts for high hardness of quenched steel.
  • 22. Unit 5Heat Treatment 23  Hardening is applied to cutting tools and machine parts where high hardness and wear resistance are important. Hardening:  The Process Variables: Hardening Temperature: The steel should be heat treated to optimum austenitising temperature. A lower temperature results lower hardness due to incomplete transformation t austenite. If this temperature is too high will also results lower hardness due to a coarse grained structure. Soaking Time: Soaking time at hardening temperature should be long enough to transform homogenous austenite structure. Soaking time increases with increase in section thickness and the amount of alloying element. Delay in quenching: After soaking, the steel is immediately quenched. Delay in quenching may reduce hardness due to partial transformation of austenite. Type of quenching medium also has a profound effect, which will be discussed briefly.
  • 23. Unit 5Heat Treatment 24  The main purpose of hardening tool steel is to develop high hardness. This enables tool steel to cut other metals. High hardness developed by this process also improves wear resistance. Gears, shafts and bearings. Tensile strength and yield strength are improved considerably y hardening structural steels. Hardening:  Because of rapid cooling, high internal stresses are developed in the hardened steel. Hence these steels are generally brittle. Hardening in general is followed by another treatment known as tempering which reduces internal stresses and makes the hardened steel relatively stable,
  • 24. Unit 5Heat Treatment 25  Hardened steels are so brittle that even a small impact will cause fracture. Toughness of such a steel can be improved by tempering. However there is small reduction in strength and hardness. Tempering:  Tempering is a sub-critical heat treatment process used to improve the toughness of hardened steel.  Tempering consists of reheating of hardened steel to a temperature below Lower critical temperature and is held for a period of time, and then slowly cooled in air to room temperature.
  • 25. Unit 5Heat Treatment 26  At tempering temperature, carbon atoms diffuses out and form fine cementite and softer ferrite structure left behind. Thus the structure of tempered steel consists of ferrite and fine cementite. Tempering: Thus tempering allows to precipitate carbon as very fine carbide and allow the microstructure to return to BCC  The temperatures are related to the function of the parts. Cutting tools are tempered between 230 – 300 o C. If greater ductility and toughness are desired as in case of shafts and high strength bolts, the steel is tempered in the range of 300 – 600 o C.
  • 26. Unit 5Heat Treatment 27  Tempering temperatures are usually identified by the colour. Tempering temperatures for tools and shafts along with temper colors. Tempering:  Depending on temperatures, tempering processes can be classified as: 1) Low- temperature tempering (150 – 250 o C), 2) Medium – temperature tempering (350 – 450 o C), 3) High – temperature tempering (500 – 650 o C).
  • 27. Unit 5Heat Treatment 28  Tempering temperatures are usually identified by the colour. Tempering temperatures for tools and shafts along with temper colors. Tempering:
  • 28. Unit 5Heat Treatment 29 Hardenability:  It is an index of the depth to which the martensite can be formed in a given steel as a result of a given hardening treatment.  The term Hardenability is used to measure the depth of hardness achieved i.e. martensite introduced into the steel section by quenching the steel from austenite state.  The responsibility of a steel to a given hardening treatment is indicated by the property known as Hardenability.  Greater the depth of hardness below the surface, higher will be the Hardenability of steel.
  • 29. Unit 5Heat Treatment 30 Hardenability:  The addition of alloying elements in steel decreases the critical cooling rate. Thus the Hardenability of alloy steels is more than that of the carbon steels.  While in the oil quenching, the cooling rates are lower than water quenching and thus the hardness values are lower in case of oil quenched steels.  Hardenability of steel depends on composition of steel, method of quenching and section of steel.  The larger section shows lower Hardenability because of their increase mass results in a lower overall rate of cooling.
  • 30. Unit 5Heat Treatment 31 ardenability: Jominy End Quench Test  The Jominy test involves heating a standard test piece of diameter 25 mm and length 100 mm to the austenite state, fixing it to a frame in a vertical position and then quenching the lower end by means of a jet of water.  The most simple and convenient method of determining the Hardenability is the Jominy End Quench Test.
  • 31. Unit 5Heat Treatment 32 ardenability: Jominy End Quench Test  After a quenching, a flat of 0.38 mm deep is ground along one side of the test price, and hardness measurements are made along the length of the test piece.  A bar of steel having good Hardenability shows higher hardness readings for greater distance from the quenched end.  The mode of quenching results in different rate of cooling along the length of the test piece.
  • 32. Unit 5Heat Treatment 33  Quenching is a process of rapid cooling of materials from high temperature to room temperature or even lower. In steels quenching results in transformation of austenite to martensite (a non-equilibrium constituent). Quenching:  During cooling, heat must be extracted at a very fast rate from the steel piece. This is possible only when a steel piece is allowed to come in contact with some medium which can absorb heat from the steel piece with in a short period.  Under ideal conditions, all the heat absorbed by the medium should be rejected to the surroundings immediately.
  • 33. Unit 5Heat Treatment 34  The removal of heat during quenching is complex in the sense that heat is removed in three stages. Quenching: 1) Vapor Blanket, 2) Nucleate Boiling, 3) Convection.
  • 34. Unit 5Heat Treatment 35 Vapor Blanket (stage 1) As soon as the work-piece comes into contact with a liquid coolant (quenchant), the surrounding quenchant layer is instantaneously heated up to the boiling point of the quenchant and gets vaporized due to the high temperature of the work- piece. Quenching:  This acts as an insulator, preventing the quenching oil from contacting the metal surface. As a consequence, the rate of cooling during this stage is slow.  At this stage the work piece is cooled only by conduction and radiation through the vapor film.  Only the surface is cooled considerably prior to the formation of vapor envelop.
  • 35. Unit 5Heat Treatment 36 Nucleate Boiling (stage 2) This second stage is also called as transport cooling stage or liquid boiling stage. The temperature of the work-piece comes down, through very slowly and the vapor blanket is no longer stable and collapses. Quenching:  Metal surface comes into contact with the liquid/ quenchant. Violent boiling quickly removes heat from the quenched component while forming bubbles and being pushed away, resulting in the cooler fluid coming into contact with the work piece. This happens till the temperature of the work piece comes down to the boiling point of the liquid.  Maximum cooling rate is achieved during this stage.
  • 36. Unit 5Heat Treatment 37 Convection (stage 3) The third stage is called as the liquid cooling stage or the convection stage. Quenching:  I starts when the temperature of the surface becomes equal to the boiling point of the quenchant.  Cooling at this stage takes place via conduction and convection processes.  The rate of cooling is the slowest at this stage.
  • 37. Unit 5Heat Treatment 38  Quenching medium has the profound effect on the final phase of the material. Quenching medium is directly related to the rate of the cooling of the material.  Some of the widely employed quenching media are water, aqueous solutions, oils (mineral, vegetable and even animal oils), molten salts and air. uenching: Effect of Quenching Medium
  • 38. Unit 5Heat Treatment 39 enching: Effect of Quenching Medium (Water)  Water has maximum cooling rate amongst all common quenchants except few aqueous solutions.  It is very cheap and easily disposed off compared to other quenchants.  Hence water is used for carbon steels, alloy steels and non-ferrous alloys. The layer if scale formed on the surface during heating is also broken by water quenching, thus eliminating an additional process of surface cooling.
  • 39. Unit 5Heat Treatment 40 enching: Effect of Quenching Medium (OIL)  Most of the Oils used as quenchants are mineral oils. These are in general paraffin based and do not possess any fatty oils.  Quenching in oil provides slower cooling rates as compared to those achieved by water quenching.  The slower cooling rate reduces the possibility of hardening defects.  The temperature difference between core and the case of work piece is less for oil quenching than for water quenching.
  • 40. Unit 5Heat Treatment 41 enching: Effect of Quenching Medium (AIR)  Many alloy steels are capable of getting hardened by cooling either in still air or in a blast of air.  Such steels are popularly known as air hardening steels.  These steels are almost free from distortion problem. However, the problem of oxidation during cooling (quenching) may be encountered in practice. Many grades of tool steels are subjected to air hardening.  Cooling rates can be improved by mixing air and water.
  • 41. Unit 5Heat Treatment 42 uenching: Effect of Quenching Medium : Just the drastic water quench generates a fully martensite structure.  Although quenched in oil the austensite converts into suitably fine pearlite.  Accurate pearlite also results if the austenised eutectoid steel is air-cooled.  Though, if allowed to cool in furnace coarse pearlite is appearance.
  • 42. Unit 5Heat Treatment 43 uenching: Effect of Quenching Medium    Figure: Microstructure resulting from Different Cooling Rates Applied to Austenitized Samples of Eutectoid Steel - Smaller ∆T: colonies are larger - Larger ∆T: colonies are smaller Coarse Pearlite Fine Pearlite
  • 43. Unit 5Heat Treatment 44  In many situations hard and wear resistance surface is required with the tough core. Because of tough core the components can withstand impact load. The typical applications requiring these conditions include gear teeth, cams shafts, bearings, crank pins, clutch plate, tools and dies.  The combination of the these properties can be achieved by the following methods: Surface Hardening:  1. Hardening and tempering the surface layers (surface hardening) (i) Flame Hardening (ii) Induction Hardening  2. Changing the composition at surface layers (chemical heat treatment or case hardening) (i) Carburising (ii) Nitriding (iii) Carburising and Cyaniding
  • 44. Unit 5Heat Treatment 45  The flame hardening involves heating the surface of a steel to a temperature above upper critical point (850 o C) with a oxyacetylene flame and then immediately quenched the surface with cold water.  Heating transforms the structure of surface layers to austenite, and the quenching changes it to martensite. urface Hardening: Flame Hardening
  • 45. Unit 5Heat Treatment 46  The surface layers are hardened to about 50 – 60 HRC. It is less expensive and can be easily adopted for large and complex shapes. Flame hardened parts must be tempered after hardening. The tempering temperature depends on the alloy composition and desired hardness. urface Hardening: Flame Hardening  The flame hardening methods are suitable for the steels with carbon contents ranging from 0.40 to 0.95% and low alloy steels.
  • 46. Unit 5Heat Treatment 47  Induction hardening involves placing the steel components within a coil through which high frequency current is passed. The current in the coil induce eddy current in the surface layers, and heat the surface layers uotp austenite state.  Then the surface is immediately quenched with the cold water to transfer the austenite to martensite. The principle of induction hardening is: rface Hardening: Induction Hardening
  • 47. Unit 5Heat Treatment 48  Advantages of induction hardening over flame hardening is its speed and ability to harden small parts; but it is expensive. Like flame hardening, it is suitable for medium carbon and low alloy steels. Typical applications for induction hardening are crank shafts, cam shafts, connecting rods, gears and cylinders. rface Hardening: Induction Hardening
  • 48. Unit 5Heat Treatment 49  Carburising is carried out on a steels containing carbon less than 0.2%. It involves increasing the carbon contents on the surface layers upto 0.7 to 0.8%.  In this process, the steel is heated in contact with carbonaceous material from which it absorbs carbon. This method is mostly used for securing hard and wear resistance surface with tough core carburising is used for gears, cams, bearings and clutch plates. urface Hardening: Carburising 2 CO  C + CO2
  • 49. Unit 5Heat Treatment 50  The Following methods are used to diffuse carbon into surface layers: 1) Pack (solid) Carburising, 2) Gas Carburising, 3) Liquid Carburising. urface Hardening: Carburising Gas Carburising Liquid Carburising
  • 50. Unit 5Heat Treatment 51  Nitriding involves diffusion of nitrogen into the product to form nitrides. The resulting nitride case can be harder than the carburized steel. This process is used for alloy steels containing alloying elements (Aluminum, Chromium and Molybdenum) which form stable nitrides.  Nitriding consists if heating a component in a retort to a temperature of about 500 to 600 o C. Through the retort the ammonia gas is allowed to circulate. At this temperature the ammonia dissociates by the following reaction.  The atomic nitrogen diffuses into steel surface, and combines with the alloying elements (Cr, Mo, W, V etc) to form hard nitrides. The depth to which nitrides are formed in the steel depends on the temperature and the time allowed for the reaction. After the nitriding the job is allowed to cool slowly. Since there is no quenching involved, chances of cracking and distortion of the component are less. urface Hardening: Nitriding 2 NH3  2N + 3H2
  • 51. Unit 5Heat Treatment 52  The depth of nitrided case ranges from 0.2 to 0.4 mm and no machining is done after nitriding.  Nitriding increase wear and corrosion resistance and fatigue strength of the steel. Since nitriding is done at low temperature, it requires more time than carburising, and also the capital cost if the plant is higher than carburising. urface Hardening: Nitriding
  • 52. Unit 5Heat Treatment 53  Similar to carbonitriding, cyaniding also involves the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the surface of steel. It is also called liquid carbonitriding. The components are heated to the temperature of about 800 – 900 oC in a molten cyanide bath consisting of sodium cyanide, sodium carbonate and sodium chloride.  After allowing the components in the bath for about 15 – 20 minutes, they are quenched in oil or water. Cyaniding is normally used for low-carbon steels, and case depths are usually less than 0.25 mm.  It produces hard and wear resistance surface on the steels. Because of shorter time cycles, the process is widely used for the machine components subjected to moderate wear and service loads.  The process is particularly suitable for screws, small gears, nuts and bolts. urface Hardening: Cyaniding
  • 53. End of UNIT - 5 MEC208LPU Please read the book.
  • 54. Hardenability  One of the important properties of (processed) metals is hardenability  Hardenability is the capability of an alloy to be hardened by heat treatment  Measures the depth of hardness obtained by heat treatment/quenching  Hardenability is not the same as hardness.  The Hardness of a steel refers to its ability to resist deformation when a load is applied, whereas hardenability refers to its ability to be hardened to a particular depth under a particular set of conditions.
  • 55. Jominy Test  The Jominy End Quench Test measures Hardenability of steels.  As we already discussed, hardenability is a measure of the capacity of a steel to be hardened in depth when quenched from its austenitizing temperature.
  • 56. Why Jominy Test?  Information gained from this test is necessary in selecting the proper combination of alloy steel and heat treatment to minimize thermal stresses and distortion when manufacturing components of various sizes.
  • 57. Steps to conduct Jominy Test 1. First, a sample specimen cylinder either 100mm in length and 25mm in diameter, or alternatively, 102mm by 25.4mm is obtained 2. Second, the steel sample is normalized to eliminate differences in microstructure due to previous forging, and then it is austenitised. This is usually at a temperature of 800 to 900°C. 3. Next, the specimen is rapidly transferred to the test machine, where it is held vertically and sprayed with a controlled flow of water onto one end of the sample 4. This cools the specimen from one end, simulating the effect of quenching a larger steel component in water (Because the cooling rate decreases as one moves further from the quenched end, one can measure the effects of a wide range of cooling rates from very rapid at the quenched end to air cooled at the far end.)
  • 58. Steps to conduct Jominy Test ….. Contd… 5. Next, the specimen is ground flat along its length to a depth of .38mm (15 thousandths of an inch) to remove decarburized material. 6. The hardness is measured at intervals along its length beginning at the quenched end. For alloyed steels an interval of 1.5mm is commonly used where as with carbon steels an interval of .75mm is typically employed. 24°C water specimen (heated to g phase field) flat ground Rockwell C hardness tests
  • 59. Steps to conduct Jominy Test ….. Contd… 7. And finally the Rockwell or Vickers hardness values are plotted versus distance from the quenched end. Hardness versus distance from the quenched end  The Jominy Test data illustrates the effect of alloying and microstructure on the hardenability of steels. Hardness,HRC Distance from quenched end
  • 60. End-Quench hardenability test (Jominy Test) - Summary  Quenching media  Water  Brine  Oil  Molten salts  Air  Caustic solutions  Polymer solutions  gases  Round test bar is austenized (heated to the proper temperature to form 100% austenite)  Bar then quenched at one end  Hardness decreases away from the quenched end of the bar
  • 61. Commonly used elements that affect the hardenability of steel are carbon, boron, Chromium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Silicon, and Nickel.  Carbon is primarily a hardening agent in steel, although to a small degree it also increases hardenability by slowing the formation of pearlite and ferrite. But this affect is too small to be used as a control factor for hardenability.  Boron can be an effective alloy for improving hardenability at levels as low as 0005%.  Boron is most effective in steels of 0.25% Carbon or less.
  • 62. And Finally  Slowing the phase transformation of austenite to ferrite and pearlite increases the hardenability of steels.  Chromium, Molybdenum, Manganese, Silicon, Nickel and Vanadium all effect the hardenability of steels in this manner.  Chromium, Molybdenum and Manganese being used most often.
  • 63. 11 Why Hardness Changes with Position • The cooling rate varies with position. Adapted from Fig. 11.13, Callister 7e. (Fig. 11.13 adapted from H. Boyer (Ed.) Atlas of Isothermal Transformation and Cooling Transformation Diagrams, American Society for Metals, 1977, p. 376.) distance from quenched end (in) Hardness,HRC 20 40 60 0 1 2 3 600 400 200 A M 0.1 1 10 100 1000 T(°C) M(start) Time (s) 0 0% 100% M(finish)
  • 64. Hardenability vs Alloy Composition 12 • Jominy end quench results, C = 0.4 wt% C • "Alloy Steels" (4140, 4340, 5140, 8640) --contain Ni, Cr, Mo (0.2 to 2wt%) --these elements shift the "nose". --martensite is easier to form. Adapted from Fig. 11.14, Callister 7e. (Fig. 11.14 adapted from figure furnished courtesy Republic Steel Corporation.) Cooling rate (°C/s) Hardness,HRC 20 40 60 100 20 30 40 50 Distance from quenched end (mm) 210100 3 4140 8640 5140 50 80 100 %M4340 T(°C) 10-1 10 103 1050 200 400 600 800 Time (s) M(start) M(90%) shift from A to B due to alloying BA TE
  • 65. Jominy Test Dimensioning Jominy Test Apparatus Jominy Results exmapleUsed Jominy Test Piece