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The continued chemical analysis and conclusions regarding the properties and heat treatment of a steel specimen.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 52\2\  Scan004
Date  24th October 1921 guessed
  
ANALYSIS--Continued.

Sulphur - - - - %
Phosphorus. - - - - %
Arsenic - - - - %
Tungsten - - - - %
Titanium - - - - %
Molybdenum - - - - %
Copper - - - - %

Zinc - - - - %
Antimony - - - - %
Tin - - - - %
Magnesium - - - - %
Iron - - - - %
Lead - - - - %
Aluminium - - - - %

CONCLUSIONS.

The specimens examined under low and high power indicated a high quality material free from slag or other inclusions. As received the bars appeared to have been heavily annealed with a resultant coarse grain but as shown in the attached test report this did not indicate any mechanical weakness.

Steel of the analysis given would probably stand a skin carburizing without developing serious brittleness, but the time of carburizing should not exceed about 1 hour at 900°C.

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