Masters Theses
Abstract
"The purpose of the thesis was to evaluate the quenching speed of different quenching media by studying their behaviour in relation to hardenabilities of steels, using the standard A.S.T.M. End-quench Test. At the outset an understanding of the term "Hardenability", so extensively used in industrial heat-treatment, is necessary, The property of a steel, of hardening on quenching to various depths beneath the surface is referred to as the 'Hardenability". It may simply be called the "susceptibility to hardening". Hardenability should be distinguished from the "Hardening capacity", which represents the magnitude of the hardness achieved. The chief factors which affect the inherent hardenability of a steel are: 1. Amount of carbon in the steel. 2. Nature and amount of alloying element. 3. Austenitic grain size. 4. Method of manufacture. Besides these, there are other external factors which should be considered in performing any hardenability test"--Introduction, pages 1-2.
Advisor(s)
Eppelsheimer, Daniel S., 1909-1988
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1949
Pagination
vi, 81 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-87).
Rights
© 1949 Subodh C. Das Gupta, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Steel -- Quenching -- AnalysisMetals -- Hardenability
Thesis Number
T 862
Print OCLC #
5979934
Electronic OCLC #
856013249
Recommended Citation
Das Gupta, Subodh C., "Evaluation of quenching media using the end-quench hardenability test" (1949). Masters Theses. 7109.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7109
