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Heat Treatment

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Experiment Title: Heat Treatment of Steel

Objective:

To understand different heat treatment processes (annealing, normalizing, water quenching, and water
quenching followed by tempering)

Equipment and Materials:

1.Steel samples (identical composition and dimensions)

Furnace

Water quenching tank

Thermometer or thermocouple

Tongs and protective gloves

Tempering furnace

Procedure

1.Divide the class into 8 groups.

Groups 1 & 5: Annealing

Groups 2 & 6: Normalizing

Groups 3 & 7: Water Quenching

Groups 4 & 8: Water Quenching + Tempering

2. Heat Treatment Processes

a. Annealing

Heat the steel sample to 850–900°C (above the critical temperature).

Hold at this temperature for 1hr 15min to ensure uniform temperature distribution.

Slowly cool the sample in the furnace to room temperature.

b. Normalizing

Heat the steel sample to 850–900°C.

Hold at this temperature for 30 minutes.

Remove the sample and allow it to cool in air to room temperature.

c. Water Quenching

Heat the steel sample to 850–900°C.

Hold at this temperature for 30 minutes.


Rapidly quench the sample in water.

d. Water Quenching + Tempering

Perform the water quenching process as described above.

After quenching, reheat the sample to 200–300°C for tempering.

Hold at the tempering temperature for 30 minutes.

Allow the sample to cool in air to room temperature.

Discussion

1. How does the grain size change during annealing compared to normalizing, and what effect does
this have on mechanical properties?
2. What phases are expected in the microstructure after water quenching, and how do they
contribute to the hardness and brittleness of the steel?
3. Why is tempering necessary after quenching?
4. Compare the expected hardness values after annealing, normalizing, quenching, and quenching
+ tempering. Which process would yield the highest hardness?

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