In: Mechanical Engineering
4. (a) Name industrial processes in which:
Diffusion in the solid is essential.
Diffusion in the solid must be prevented.
(b) Why are the steel gears case hardened? (5 p).
(c) For a 1020 steel it has been determined that a carburizing treatment of 15 hr duration at 900 0C will raise the carbon concentration to 0.35 wt% at a point 2.0 mm from the surface. Estimate the time necessary to achieve the same carbon concentration at a 6.0 mm position from the surface for the same steel and at the same carburizing temperature.