Determination of the hardening temperature using a pulsed laser

Philip Wai Hong Chan, Y.W. Chan, Fei Hui, H.S. Ng

Journal of Applied Physics · 1978 · 11 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

A simple method is reported for determining the hardening temperature of a metal by measuring the depths of hardening at different intensities of a pulsed ruby laser. The value of 834 °C obtained for S45C steel agrees well with the reported value of 850 °C.

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