Microhardness of the “white layer” produced by electromechanical strengthening of carbon steels

Abstract

The depth profiles of the microhardness in the surface layers of different type steels subjected to electromechanical hardening are measured and analyzed. The effects of carbon content in a steel and its initial structure, which is produced by preliminary heat treatment, on the hardened structure formation in the surface layers (in the zone of electromechanical influence) are studied.