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Case Hardening Steel PDF
Case Hardening Steel PDF
Case Hardening Steel PDF
http://www.imoa.info/moly_uses/moly_grade_alloy_steels_irons/case_ha...
This way the surface layer is carburised up to 0.7% carbon, while the carbon content of the core material is limited to about 0.25%. Quenching and tempering following the carburisation produces a high carbon martensitic structure near the surface, with great hardness and wear resistance, while the core retains its original strength and toughness properties. Standard case hardening Steels % Alloy content SAE/ASTM C Cr Mo 5120 0.2 1.2
Other 1.3 Mn
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Molybdenum (0.15 - 0.50%) is used in carburising steels to simultaneously increase the hardenability of the low carbon core and toughen the high carbon case. It is especially effective in large cross sections, such as in gears. Molybdenum is not oxidised during carburisation, making it an effective hardening agent which does not cause increased surface cracking and spalling.
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