Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Introduction
- 2 Early History of Iron and Steel
- 3 Modern Steel Making
- 4 Constitution of Carbon Steels
- 5 Plastic Strength
- 6 Annealing
- 7 Deformation Mechanisms and Crystallographic Textures
- 8 Substitutional Solid Solutions
- 9 Interstitial Solid Solutions
- 10 Diffusion
- 11 Strain Aging
- 12 Austenite Transformation
- 13 Hardenability
- 14 Tempering and Surface Hardening
- 15 Low-Carbon Sheet Steel
- 16 Sheet Steel Formability
- 17 Alloy Steels
- 18 Other Steels
- 19 Stainless Steels
- 20 Fracture
- 21 Cast Irons
- 22 Magnetic Behavior of Iron
- 23 Corrosion
- Appendix I Physical Properties of Pure Iron
- Appendix II Approximate Hardness Conversions and Tensile Strengths of Steels
- Index
- References
13 - Hardenability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Introduction
- 2 Early History of Iron and Steel
- 3 Modern Steel Making
- 4 Constitution of Carbon Steels
- 5 Plastic Strength
- 6 Annealing
- 7 Deformation Mechanisms and Crystallographic Textures
- 8 Substitutional Solid Solutions
- 9 Interstitial Solid Solutions
- 10 Diffusion
- 11 Strain Aging
- 12 Austenite Transformation
- 13 Hardenability
- 14 Tempering and Surface Hardening
- 15 Low-Carbon Sheet Steel
- 16 Sheet Steel Formability
- 17 Alloy Steels
- 18 Other Steels
- 19 Stainless Steels
- 20 Fracture
- 21 Cast Irons
- 22 Magnetic Behavior of Iron
- 23 Corrosion
- Appendix I Physical Properties of Pure Iron
- Appendix II Approximate Hardness Conversions and Tensile Strengths of Steels
- Index
- References
Summary
The influence of alloying elements on the rate of pearlite formation influences whether martensite will be formed when austenite is quenched because martensite can form only from austenite. If the formation of pearlite is delayed, more austenite will be available at the Ms temperature to transform to martensite. The term hardenability is used to describe this effect. We say that alloying elements increase the hardenability of steel, making it possible to harden them to greater depths.
Jominy End-Quench Test
Hardenability may be quantitatively described several ways. One of the simplest is the Jominy end-quench test in which a 4-in.-long, one-inch-diameter bar of the steel is austenitized and then placed in a fixture and cooled from one end with a specified water spray (Figure 13.1). The hardness is then measured as a function of distance from the quenched end. Figures 13.2 and 13.3 show the resulting curves for several steels.
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- Iron and Steel , pp. 137 - 149Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012