Eddy currents and hardness testing for evaluation of steel decarburizing

NDT and E International

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 652-660

  Mercier, D ^a   Lesage, J ^a   Decoopman, X ^a   Chicot, D ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon diffusion; Decarburizing; Eddy current; Hardness; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; EDDY CURRENTS; HARDNESS TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN; QUENCHING;

CARBON DIFFUSION; OIL QUENCHING;

CARBURIZING;

EID: 33748473467     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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