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Properties of steel



Index Key:   ENG033
Author:      jackson
Subject:     Properties of steel
Text:        Why is quenched steel harder and stiffer than steel that is 
allowed to cool by itself?  What are the physical processes involved?

Up-dated: 9/19/2004
Author:     Ken
Text:       http://www.engineersedge.com/material_science/heat_treatment.htm

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