Differentiate Hardening and Tempering of Automobile Parts.
Differentiate Hardening and Tempering:
Parameter
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Hardening
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Tempering
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Definition
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Hardening or quenching is the process of increasing the hardness of a material.
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Tempering is the process of heating a substance to a temperature below its critical range, holding and then cooling.
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Process
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In hardening process, the metal is heated into austenitic crystal phase and then quickly cooled.
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Tempering is done by re-heating the metal alloy to a temperature lower than the critical temperature, holding for some time and cooling.
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Purpose |
Hardening increases the hardness and strength of materials such as metal alloys.
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Tempering reduces hardness & strength of steel
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Application
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hardening is done to increase the hardness of a metal
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tempering is done to reduce the brittleness of quenched metal or alloy.
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