Article | REF: M4532 V1

Steels for heat treatment - Implementation

Author: Guy MURRY

Publication date: June 10, 2002

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1. Forming

Forming is carried out without metal removal, by plastic deformation of the steel.

Such an operation is feasible as long as the metal is sufficiently deformable. The curve shown in figure 1 defines the three temperature ranges in which this condition can be considered to be met:

  • hot: at a temperature above Ac 3 , the steel is in the austenitic state;

  • cold, i.e. at room temperature or slightly above;

  • but also lukewarm or medium-hot: between about 550 °C and Ac 1 .

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