Metallurgy Flashcards
Pig iron furnace
Continuous
What is limestone used for
A flux
Pig iron furnace temp
1000 f (537) c
Convert coal into…
Coke
Baked for 18 hrs@ 1150 c
Heat treating process diagram
Cupola furnace
Used to make cast iron
Basic heat treating processes for steal are
1: hardening
2: tempering
3: annealing
4: normalizing
Hematite
Contains 70% iron
Verieis to black to brick red
Limonite
:Similar to hematite
:Contains water
:Brownish
:When water is removed it resembles hematite
Taconite
:low grade
:Contains 25-30% iron
: must be specially treated
Magnetite
:Rich black
: has the highest iron content
:not found in large quantities
Spark mild steel
Bright Long yellow spark stream
Spark test high carbon
Dark yellow burst and branch
Follows around wheel
Spark test stainless
Forked burst straw color moderate burst
Spark test nickel
Vary small orange