This article was updated April 26, 2023. It was originally published Oct. 12, 2018. Heat treatments let engineers and metallurgists tailor the properties of metal parts so that they are a better fit ...

Today, U. S. Steel’s Board of Directors approved full funding for the approximately $475 million installation of a state-of-the-art Quench & Tempering (Q&T) Line at their Fairfield Tubular Operations.

Grade 416 stainless steel is a martensitic machining bar, with machinability enhanced by Sulphur and Phosphorus. This steel is sometimes used in hardened or unhardened and highly tempered condition, ...

Martensitic stainless steels are characterised by a body-centred tetragonal martensite matrix, offering high strength and moderate corrosion resistance. Controlled heat treatments—including quenching, ...

Grade 440C martensitic stainless steel can achieve the highest strength, wear resistance and hardness of all the stainless alloys after heat treatment. The metal’s very high carbon content is ...