Define heat treatment of steel.

1 Answer

Answer :

Heat treatment:- The process of heating steel to a certain high temperature and then cooling it at a controlled rate in order to develop certain physical properties without changing its chemical composition is known as heat treatment of steel.

Related questions

Description : Write composition of steel. Explain its classification based on percentage of carbon.

Last Answer : Composition: Iron(Fe) - 98.5 to 99.95, Carbon(C) - 0.05 to 1.5 OR Steel consists Iron and Carbon Classification: 1) Mild or low carbon steel - (0.05-0.3%) - The variety of plain carbon ... - The variety of plane carbon steel, which consists of 0.6-1.5% of carbon, is known as high carbon steel.

Description : Define following: i) Oiliness ii) Volatility iii) Cloud point iv)Pour point

Last Answer : i) Oiliness: -It is defined as the power of an oil to maintain a continuous film under pressure while used a lubricant. ii) Volatility: - Volatility of oil is its tendency to vaporize with the ... iv) Pour point: It is defined as the temperature at which oil ceases to flow or pour on cooling

Description : Define lubricants. Gives its types.

Last Answer : Lubricant:- Any substance introduced between two moving or sliding surfaces to reduce the frictional resistance between them is known as a lubricant. Types of Lubricant:- i) Solid lubricant ii) Semi-solid lubricant iii) Liquid lubricant.

Description : Define fuel. Give its types.

Last Answer : Fuel: A fuel can be defined as any combustible substance which during combustion gives large amount of heat energy. Types: 1) Solid Fuels 2) Liquid Fuels 3) Gaseous Fuels.

Description : Define corrosion. Give its types.

Last Answer : Corrosion: “Any process of chemical or electrochemical decay or destruction of a metal due to the action of surrounding medium is called as corrosion.” Types of corrosion: i) Atmospheric corrosion / Direct chemical / Dry corrosion ii) Immersed corrosion / Electrochemical corrosion / Wet corrosion

Description : Explain following: i) Saponification ii) Emulsification.

Last Answer : i) Saponification:- It is the number of milligrams of KOH required to saponify 1 gm of oil.  A good lubricant should have moderate saponification value.  ii) Emulsification:- Certain oils have the ... in the refined form because in that case, the chances, of emulsion formation would be minimum. 

Description : Explain fluid - film lubrication with diagram.

Last Answer : Fluid film lubrication:  i) It is carried out by introducing the liquid lubricants in between the moving or sliding surface. The lubricant film covers the irregularities of the sliding or moving surface ... like watches, clocks, guns, sewing machines, scientific instrument etc.  Diagram

Description : Distinguish between Galvanizing and tinning. 

Last Answer : Galvanizing Tinning A process of covering iron or steel with a thin coat of Zinc to prevent it from rusting. A process of covering iron or steel with a thin coat of Tin to ... food stuff since Tin is nontoxic and protects the metal from corrosion and does not causes food poisoning.

Description : Explain metal cladding with labeled diagram.

Last Answer : Method : Metal cladding Process : i) Base metal is sandwiched or cladded between the two sheets of coating metal. ii) This sandwich is then passed through two heavy rollers maintained at high temp & ... Ni alloys, Cu & pb alloys & Pb alloys are used as cladding materials.

Description :  advantages and disadvantages of gaseous fuel.

Last Answer : Advantages:- 1) They have higher calorific value as compared to solid & liquid fuels. 2) They are easy to ignite & extinguish. 3) There combustion can readily controlled by the use of ... hence storage becomes costly. 4) They have very low ignition temp. Hence dangerous in storing & transporting

Description : Explain: i) Normalizing ii) Tempering

Last Answer : Normalizing:- It is similar to annealing. The process consists of heating the steel to a definite temperature about 500C above the critical temperature. Then it is allowed to cool freely in air. The cooling ... to a definite temperature (200 - 6000C) & then cooling it at a suitable rate.

Description : applications of bio-diesel

Last Answer : 1. It is an alternative fuel formulated exclusively for diesel engines with little or no modification in engines. 2. It is also used as a heating fuel in domestic & commercial boilers. 3. It is used in rocket fuels.

Description : characteristics of good fuel.

Last Answer : 1) It should have moderate ignition temperature. 2) It should have high calorific value. 3) It should possess moderate velocity of combustion. 4) It should have low contents of non-combustible ... 10) It should not undergo spontaneous combustion. 11) It should burn in air with efficiency.

Description : functions of extenders. 

Last Answer : Function of extenders:- 1) They reduce the cost of paint. 2) They increase durability of paint 3) They help to reduce the cracking of dry paint. 4) They acts as carriers for pigmented colour.

Description : Give reason galvanized containers are not used for storing food stuffs.

Last Answer : Galvanized container contains zinc coating. Since Zn is more active metal it readily reacts with the acids present in the food stuffs forming Zn compounds which are highly poisonous & it may poison the food stuffs. Therefore galvanized containers can not be used for storing food stuff.

Description : Name the metal oxide film which is more protective. Explain.

Last Answer : Stable -non - porous oxide film.  Explanation: Metals like Al forms Al2O3 whose volume is greater than the volume of metal (Al). An extremely tightly adhering, non- porous oxide layers is ... it forms a barrier for further action and hence the rate of oxidation of metal rapidly decreases. 

Description : How with alloying of steel it is possible to a achieve properties which can not be achieved with heat treatment ?

Last Answer : A prerequisite to the hardening of steels is that martensite should be formed on cooling, but this can only be achieved if the rate of cooling is great enough to suppress the formation of pearlite or bainite and in plain carbon steels this can be achieved by quenching relatively small specimens

Description : What causes hardness in steel ? How heat treatment alters properties of steel ?

Last Answer : The shape and distribution of the carbides in the iron determines the hardness of the steel. Carbides can be dissolved in austenite is the basis of the heat treatment of steel. If ... range will produce the desired size and distribution of carbides in the ferrite, imparting different properties.

Description : The heat treatment process applied to cold formed steel parts is (A) Normalising (B) Tempering (C) Artificial ageing (D) Solution annealing

Last Answer : (D) Solution annealing

Description : The heat treatment process to which castings and the steel balls produced by cold heading are subjected is (A) Tempering (B) Normalising (C) Annealing (D) None of these

Last Answer : (B) Normalising

Description : Sherardizing process is used for (A) Surface coating (B) Heat treatment of high speed steel (C) Cold working on metals (D) None of these

Last Answer : (A) Surface coating

Description : Steel will respond to hardening by heat treatment processes, only when the minimum carbon content in it is __________ percent. (A) 0.02 (B) 0.2 (C) 0.35 (D) 0.5

Last Answer : (B) 0.2

Description : The heat treatment to which the steel wire containing > 0.25% carbon is subjected to is (A) Full annealing (B) Bright annealing (C) Patenting (D) None of these

Last Answer : C) Patenting

Description : The main problem with such a heat treatment of stainless steel pipe spools and the reason why it is not regularly employed is: a) Controlling the rate of the temperature rise b) Controlling the cooling c) The length of the soak period d) High risk of distortion

Last Answer : d) High risk of distortion

Description : When welding medium carbon steel plates over 100mm in thickness would the basic electrodes require any pre treatment before use? a) None if they were in a vacuum pack opened 8 hours prior to use b) None if ... ) Heat to 500 °C for 2 hours if used outside d) Baked at 150°C for 4hours prior to use

Last Answer : b) None if they were in a sealed vacuum pack prior to use

Description : Define heat treatment. Give any two purposes of heat treatment.

Last Answer : Heat treatment:- The process of heating steel to a certain high temperature and then cooling it at a controlled rate in order to develop certain physical properties without changing its chemical composition ... 7) To remove trapped gases. 8) To improve machinability and mechanical properties.

Description : Define heat treatment process with two purposes. 

Last Answer : Definition of Heat Treatment: It is defined as an operation or combinations of operations involving heating and cooling of metals or alloys in its solid state with the purpose of changing the ... Harden and strengthen the metal. 9. Homogenize the structure. 10. Change the chemical composition