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    Decarburization is the process of reducing the carbon content in metals like steel. It occurs when the metal is heated above 700°C and the carbon reacts with oxygen or hydrogen gases, removing carbon and softening the metal surface. Decarburization can be beneficial when done intentionally in manufacturing but also occurs incidentally in processes like rolling, where it must be prevented or reversed with carburization. The decarburization mechanism involves the reaction at the surface, carbon atom diffusion, and carbide dissolution within the steel.

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    Decarburization is the process of reducing the carbon content in metals like steel. It occurs when the metal is heated above 700°C and the carbon reacts with oxygen or hydrogen gases, removing carbon and softening the metal surface. Decarburization can be beneficial when done intentionally in manufacturing but also occurs incidentally in processes like rolling, where it must be prevented or reversed with carburization. The decarburization mechanism involves the reaction at the surface, carbon atom diffusion, and carbide dissolution within the steel.

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    Decarburization is the process of reducing the carbon content in metals like steel. It occurs when the metal is heated above 700°C and the carbon reacts with oxygen or hydrogen gases, removing carbon and softening the metal surface. Decarburization can be beneficial when done intentionally in manufacturing but also occurs incidentally in processes like rolling, where it must be prevented or reversed with carburization. The decarburization mechanism involves the reaction at the surface, carbon atom diffusion, and carbide dissolution within the steel.

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    Decarburization

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    Decarburization(ordecarbonization)istheprocessoppositetocarburization,namelythereductionofcarbon
    content.

    Thetermistypicallyusedinmetallurgy,describingthereductionofthecontentofcarboninmetals(usually
    steel).Decarburizationoccurswhenthemetalisheatedtotemperaturesof700Corabovewhencarboninthe
    metalreactswithgasescontainingoxygenorhydrogen.[1]Theremovalofcarbonremoveshardcarbidephases
    resultinginasofteningofthemetal,primarilyatthesurfacewhichareincontactwiththedecarburizinggas.

    Decarburizationcanbeeitheradvantageousordetrimental,dependingontheapplicationforwhichthemetal
    willbeused.Itisthusbothsomethingthatcanbedoneintentionallyasastepinamanufacturingprocess,or
    somethingthathappensasasideeffectofaprocess(suchasrolling)andmustbeeitherpreventedorlater
    reversed(suchasviaacarburizationstep).

    Thedecarburizationmechanismcanbedescribedasthreedistinctevents:thereactionatthesteelsurface,the
    interstitialdiffusionofcarbonatomsandthedissolutionofcarbideswithinthesteel.[2]

    Contents
    1 Chemicalreactions
    2 Electricalsteel
    3 Stainlesssteel
    4 Asasecondaryeffect
    5 Seealso
    6 References
    7 Externallinks

    Chemicalreactions
    Themostcommonreactionsare:

    alsocalledtheBoudouardreaction

    Otherreactionsare[1]

    Electricalsteel
    Electricalsteelisonematerialthatusesdecarburizationinitsproduction.Topreventtheatmosphericgases
    fromreactingwiththemetalitself,electricalsteelisannealedinanatmosphereofnitrogen,hydrogen,and
    watervapor,whereoxidationoftheironisspecificallypreventedbytheproportionsofhydrogenandwater
    vaporsothattheonlyreactingsubstanceiscarbonbeingmadeintocarbonmonoxide.[1]

    Stainlesssteel
    Becausethecomponents(likechromiumandmolybdenum)ofsomestainlesssteelsareveryoxidizable,these
    steelscanonlybedecarburizedbyreactingwithdryhydrogen,whichhasnowatercontent,unlikewet
    hydrogen,whichisproducedinawaythatincludessomewaterandcanotherwisebeusedfor
    decarburization.[1]

    Asasecondaryeffect
    Incidentaldecarburizationcanbedetrimentaltosurfacepropertiesinproducts(wherecarboncontentis
    desirable)whendoneduringheattreatmentorafterrollingorforging,becausethematerialisonlyaffectedtoa
    certaindepthaccordingtothetemperatureanddurationofheating.[1]Thiscanbepreventedbyusinganinertor
    reducedpressureatmosphere,applyingresistiveheatingforashortduration,bylimitingthetimethatmaterial
    isunderhighheat,asisdoneinawalkingbeamfurnace,orthroughrestorativecarburization,whichusesa
    hydrocarbonatmospheretotransfercarbonintothesurfaceofthematerialduringannealing.[1]The
    decarburizedsurfacematerialcanalsoberemovedusingagrindingmachine.[1]

    Seealso
    Historyofferrousmetallurgy
    Steelmaking

    References
    1.Shvartsman,L.A.(1973)."Decarburization".TheGreatSovietEncyclopedia(Print)(3rded.).NewYork:Macmillan.
    AvailableinEnglishhere(http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Decarburization)andintheoriginalRussian
    here.(http://slovari.yandex.ru/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%
    80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%91%D0%A1%D0%AD/%D
    0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%
    D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5)
    2.AlvarengaHD,VandePutteT,VanSteenbergeN,SietsmaJ,TerrynH(Apr2009)."InfluenceofCarbide
    MorphologyandMicrostructureontheKineticsofSuperficialDecarburizationofCMnSteels".MetalMaterTrans
    A.doi:10.1007/s116610142600y.

    Externallinks
    ProtectingAgainstDecarburizationwithCressFurnaces(http://www.epsovens.com/heattreatheadlines/
    protectingagainstdecarburizationwithcressfurnaces/19)

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