Heat treatment and cold working of EN 10025 E360 steel
Heat treatment and cold working of EN 10025 E360 steel can be carried out in the following ways:
1. Heat treatment: EN 10025 E360 steel can undergo a variety of heat treatment processes, such as normalizing (normalization), annealing, quenching and tempering, etc. These heat treatment processes can change the structure and properties of the steel to meet specific application requirements.
2. Normalizing (normalization): Normalizing is to heat EN 10025 E360 steel to an appropriate temperature, maintain it for a period of time, and then use air cooling or control the cooling rate to obtain a uniform structure and ideal mechanical properties.
3. Annealing: Annealing is to heat EN 10025 E360 steel to the appropriate temperature and then cool it slowly. This relieves stress, improves workability, and makes the steel more tough.
4. Quenching and tempering: Quenching is the rapid cooling of EN 10025 E360 steel to produce high strength and hardness, but may cause brittleness. In order to improve toughness and reduce brittleness, tempering is usually performed, that is, the quenched steel is heated again and properly cooled.
5. Cold working: EN 10025 E360 steel has good workability and can be plastically deformed through cold working methods such as cold rolling, cutting, bending and cold forging. These cold working operations can change the size and shape of steel to meet specific design requirements.
Before heat treatment and cold working, it is recommended to refer to the specific requirements and recommended treatment methods for EN 10025 E360 steel in the EN 10025 standard. In addition, relevant process procedures and quality control measures should be followed to ensure that the required material properties and quality are obtained.