Advantages and limitations of flame hardening Flame hardening can be performed in many small machine shops or mechanic shops. In the simplest case, steel can be flame hardened with a welding or ...

The Cr-Mo alloy electrode is preferable for welding structural steel. While welding in order to harden soft annealed O1 tool steel, the steel should be heated to hardening temperature, cooled to 500°C ...

The TEC Torch – a small, hand-held thermal erosive cutting (TEC) torch that can cut through steel bars in two seconds. Current systems require large oxygen tanks, hoses and separate ignition systems.

AISI 1045 steel has limited through-hardening capability, with sections up to approximately 60 mm suitable for tempering and through-hardening. However, it can be effectively flame or ...

This steel hardening technique, rarely taught in schools, reveals how to make a sharp spiral tap at home for quick repairs. The process uses a simple DIY approach, where saltwater is employed as ...

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW), a company of The Schmolz + Bickenbach Group, has developed the hot work tool steel Thermodur 2383 Supercool. It combines excellent mechanical properties and wear ...

George Sr. explained manufacturers send steel products out for hardening because it is a long process. Doing it in-house would create a bottleneck. Companies like theirs specialize, so they can run ...

Ten Eurofer97 steel variants, produced by non-standard fabrication-processing routes and modified alloying chemistries, were studied by neutron irradiations in the high flux isotope reactor. The ...