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Why do carbon and alloys make steel hard/tough?

Archie Zietman
in Heat Treating, general discussion

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Wullo,
What is it about carbon presence in the steel which makes it harden upon quenching? Alloys? I'm curious as to exactly why chemically and physics-ally.

be merry!
Archie

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    Dr. Rick Vinci has you answers:

    Despite its ubiquity in our lives, most of us know little about metal. Why does it bend when other hard materials like ceramic or stone don't? What is the difference

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