Hardened steel
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title:
Hardened steel
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The term hardened steel is often used for a medium or high carbon steel that has been given heat treatment and then quenching followed by tempering. The quenching results in the formation of metastable martensite, the fraction of which is reduced to the desired amount during tempering. This is the most common state for finished articles such as tools and machine parts. In contrast, the same steel composition in annealed state is softer, as required for forming and machining. Depending on the tem
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description:
Carbon steel quenched and tempered after a heat treatment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardened_steel
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2023-10-21T15:14:13Z
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