-
mining hammers, and the most
likely explanation for its enca****t in rock is that a
deposit of
highly soluble travertine formed and
hardened around it...
- peen of a
hammer”), Old
Swedish pæna (“to
pound iron with a
hammer”).
Besides peening (surface-
hardening by impact), the ball-peen
hammer is
useful for...
- low-carbon iron, or more
commonly a low-carbon
steel object, in
order to
harden the surface. Iron
which has a
carbon content greater than ~0.02% is known...
- on the smithy's
anvil while the
smith works it with a
hammer. Sometimes, such as when
hardening steel or
cooling the work so that it may be
handled with...
- Work
hardening, also
known as
strain hardening, is the
process by
which a material's load-bearing
capacity (strength)
increases during plastic (permanent)...
-
small hammer blows —
coming into
focus as an
alternative to
rolling for
increasing fatigue strength. In 1927, E.G.
Herbert described the
hardening effect...
- from one
piece of
hardened steel,
which renders them s****y and long-lasting.
Alternatives such as tubular- and wooden-shafted
hammers are more commonly...
-
local heat treatment) is a
technique used
during heat
treating of
steel to
harden or
soften certain areas of an object,
creating a
difference in hardness...
- be
repeated several times, as many
metals harden and
become brittle as they are
deformed by the
hammering. The
plate must then be
fixed on a suitable...
-
cannot be
hardened by heat-treatment, they can only be
hardened by cold working. To
accomplish this, a
piece of
bronze is
lightly hammered for a long...
