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DEPTH OF HARDENING
IN FLAME AND INDUCTION
HARDENED STEEL
PRODUCTS
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This standard was issued in draft form for public review as DR 75153.
AS 2028—1977
Australian Standard
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DEPTH OF HARDENING
IN FLAME AND INDUCTION
HARDENED STEEL
PRODUCTS
PREFACE
Australian Standard
METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF DEPTH
OF HARDENING IN FLAME AND INDUCTION
HARDENED STEEL PRODUCTS
1 SCOPE. This standard describes four methods for the measurement of the depth
of hardening (case depth) in steel products that has been produced by flame or
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2 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this standard the following definitions apply:
2.1 Case — a surface layer having a higher hardness than the core (such differences
arise from micrographic changes which occur as a result of heating, by flame or
induction methods, and quenching).
2.2 Core — that portion of the steel product which is unaffected by the case
hardening process.
2.3 Effective case depth — the distance measured along a line normal to the original
surface to the point where the hardness first equals a specified hardness value.
2.4 Total case depth — the distance measured along a line normal to the original
surface of a hardened case to a point where differences in physical properties of the
case and core cannot be distinguished.
NOTE: ‘Case depth’ is normall y taken to be the eff ecti ve case depth.
2.5 Test sample — a portion of material or a group of items selected from a batch
or consignment by a sampling procedure.
2.6 Test specimen — a portion of material or a single item taken from the test
sample for the purpose of applying a particular test.
2.7 Test piece — a prepared piece for testing, made from a test specimen by some
mechanical operation.