Abstract
Most ferrous materials are not subjected to a separate heat treatment. Their microstructure results directly from solidification and/or controlled hot working and cooling. Semi-finished steel products (strip, section, pipe, wire) undergo a combination of hot working and heat treatment during thermomechanical processing, which is also used e.g. for drop-forged parts. The desired microstructure of cast iron is often obtained by tailoring the melt composition to the solidification cross-section, i.e. the cooling rate in the mould. Another option is to remove the workpiece from the sand mould while it is still hot e.g. to promote growth of pearlite.
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Berns, H. (2008). Heat treatment. In: Ferrous Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71848-2_3
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