carburized
Surface hardened steel
Carburized describes metal, typically steel, that has been treated to harden its surface by heating it in a carbon-rich environment.
The carbon diffuses into the outer layer, creating a harder exterior while the core remains relatively soft and tough.
Carburized parts resist wear better: carburized gears, carburized bearings.
Mass carbon-infusion heat treatment
Toothed rotating machine parts
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- camshaftsLobed rods operating valves
- crankshaftsRods converting piston motion
- sprocketsToothed wheels for chains
bushings · rollers · fasteners · tooling · automotive parts · industrial equipment
case-hardening
Hardening metal's outer layer
- case depthThickness of hardened surface
pack carburizing
Mass carbon-infusion heat treatment
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- camshaftsLobed rods operating valves
- crankshaftsRods converting piston motion
sprockets · bushings · rollers · fasteners · tooling · automotive parts · industrial equipment
pearlite
Lamellar iron-carbon phase
- ferriteMagnetic ceramic compound
- finishespainted, polished, varnish, paint, matte silver
- metal propertiesmalleable, ductile, conductive, magnetic, brittle
carburizeddecarbonized
Stripped of fossil fuel reliance
annealed · untreated · softened · normalized · tempered
carburizedannealed
Heat-softened then cooled
softened · unhardened · raw · unprocessed · normalized
carbon, carbonize, carburetor, carbide, carbonized, carbonization, decarbonization, decarbonize, decarbonized