Method and apparatus for heat treating

Details Method and apparatus for heat treating Method and apparatus for heat treating

1983-07-18

1984-12-04

Rutledge, L. Dewayne

Metal treatment

Compositions

Heat treating

148152, 219121EM, C21D 106

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044862407

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for surface hardening metals over selected areas on a workpiece by means of a concentrated beam of electrons.
The electron beam is directed and focused to the surface of the workpiece and is caused to move continuously along a predetermined path over a localized area on the surface. The path is traversed a preset number of times while the instantaneous speed of the beam along the path is varied and the electron beam current is varied in order to bring the selected area of the workpiece above the transformation temperature and close to the melting temperature and maintain it at this temperature for a predetermined time.
The beam current is then discontinued to allow the material to be quenched and surface hardened locally.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4179316 (1979-12-01), Connors et al.
patent: 4199689 (1980-04-01), Takigawa

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