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C21D 1/00

General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
METALLURGY OF IRON
Subclass:
MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING

Related Keywords

ANNEALING of ironANNEALING of metals or alloys in generalDECARBURISING metals and alloys in general by diffusionHARDENING of iron or steelHARDENING of metals or alloys in generalHEAT TREATMENT of iron or steelHEAT TREATMENT of metals and alloys in generalannealing of IRONhardening of IRONheat treatment of IRONtempering of IRONannealing, decarburising, hardening or tempering of METAL(S)heat-treatment of iron or steelgeneral methods of or devices for heat treatment of NON-FERROUS metals or alloysTEMPERING of iron or steelTEMPERING of metals or alloys in general

15 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C21D 1/02 Hardening articles or materials formed by forging or rolling, with no further heating beyond that required for the formation
  • C21D 1/04 with simultaneous application of supersonic waves, magnetic or electric fields
  • C21D 1/54 Determining when the hardening temperature has been reached by measurement of magnetic or electrical properties
  • C21D 1/55 Hardenability tests, e.g. end-quench tests
  • C21D 1/78 Combined heat-treatments not provided for above
  • C21D 1/82 Descaling by thermal stresses
  • C21D 1/84 Controlled slow cooling