The development of procedures which will ensure the consistent performance of heat treated steel castings. The procedure will be formalized into a document similar to a weld procedure which allows the qualification of practices based on the magnitude of certain essential variables.
Heat treatment continues to be a problem with respect to the performance of steel castings.
This has been identified in a number of studies and investigations. The development of controls and procedures for heat treatment will allow the greater market penetration of steel castings. Information regarding procedures have been collected from member foundries and some user bodies for review by the committee. Students are to collect data at foundries this summer. Copyright 1986 - 2001 by Steel Founders' Society Of America.