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No apology is necessary. I would ask you to take the same care in your answers as I do.



What are the specific conditions for cementite to form in martensite? If you can answer this, you'll...

I was really prepared to let this go. But it seems that understanding of my request for clear and correct information remains elusive to you.

Read this article and any associated articles you...

No, I'm back to my other questions. Please explain how, according to your assertion that pearlite is "layers of ferric carbide, a very hard material," and why pearlite is softer than martensite? ...

I was hoping you'd be more specific. I was under the impression that spherodizing was a very specific application of heat (energy) to a specific point for a set amount of time and that carbides...

I'll be more specific.

How does the annealing process remove the defects? Why doesn't normalizing do the same thing as annealing?

When a steel is annealed, how does grain reduction occur? ...

You've made a link between annealing and grain reduction that should be explained, please.

The advice about sticking to simple steels is well taken. I would disagree about forging O-1 though. I routinely reduce 1.5-2.0 round bar down to flat because it's a lot cheaper than buying flat...