HEAT TREATING
METAL CLASSIFICATIONS
VOCABULARY
INSPECTION & HARDNESS TESTING
RANDOM
100

AN OVEN THAT DOES NOT REACH OVER 500 DEGGREES FAHRENHEIT

WHAT IS A COLD OVEN

100

THIS ALLOY CONTAINS A RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT CALLED THORIUM

WHAT IS MAGNESIUM

100

THE PROCESS IN WHICH IRON BASED ALLOYS ARE ABOUT 100 F OVER THEIR CRITICAL TEMP RANGE, AND THEN COOLED BELOW THAT RANGE IN REGULAR AIR CONDITIONS AND NORMAL TEMPETURES.

WHAT IS NORMALIZING 

100

THE AMOUNT OF HARDNESS TESTS

WHAT IS 4


- BRINELL HARDNESS TEST

- ROCKWELL HARDNESS TEST 

- VICKERS PYRAMID HARDNESS TEST 

- SHORE SCLEROSCOPE HARDNESS TEST

100

THIS TYPE OF METAL IS NOT PRODUCED INTO WELDING RODS AND CASTINGS

WHATS IS 321 SS

200

THE THREE GENERAL TYPES OF HEAT TREAT METHODS 

WHAT IS SOLUTION, PRECIPITATION, AND STABILIZATION.

200

THE MAJOR ALLOYING ELEMENT IN 2024 ALUMINUM

WHAT IS COPPER

200

THE REMOVING OF SCALE FROM STEEL ALLOYS THROUGH IMMERSION IN ACID BATHS THAT HAVE BEEN DILUTED

WHAT IS PICKLING

200

THE TESTING EQUIPMENT THAT APPROXIMATES HARDNESS VALUES THROUGH THE DROPPING OF A DIAMOND TIPPED HAMMER ON THE MATERIAL FROM DIFFRENT HEIGHTS AND THE REBOUND MEASURED 

WHAT IS SHORE SCLEROSCOPE HARDNESS TEST.

200

THE SPEED IN WHICH MATERIAIL MEASURING AT OR UNDER 0.063" IS CUT ON A BANSAW 

WHAT IS 100-125 FPM

300

THE TEMPETURE AT WHICH MOLTEN CADMIUM BECOMES HARMFUL TO THE BASE ALLOY

WHAT IS 500 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

300

THE FEDERAL SPECIFICATION NUMBER FOR T15 TOOL STEEL

WHAT IS QQ-T-590

300

THE PROPERTY THAT DETERMINES THE ABILITY TO BE ROLLED, PRESSED, AND BEAT INTO DIFFERENT SHAPES WITHOUT FRACTURE 

WHAT IS MALLEABILITY

300

TRUE OR FALSE: WHEN HARDNESS TESTING THE TESTING MATERIAL SHOULD VARY IN THICKNESS

WHAT IS FALASE

- 8.3.2.1 "All hardness tests should be made on a single thickness to obtain accurate results"

300

THIS PROCESS IS WHAT IS PERFORMED WHEN TRYING TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE THE VALIDITY AND ACCURACY OF THE HEAT TREAT FURNACESES THERMOCOUPLE AND CONTROLLER.

WHAT IS SAT

400

THE CYCLE THAT REQURIES THE PART TO BE HEATED TO 1350 F AND HELD FOR 4 HOURS, THEN COOLED TO 1200 F FOR 3 HOURS. FINALLY AIR COOLING TO ROOM TEMPETURE.

WHAT IS CYCLE 12 OR SPOP 471

400

THE FORM OR COMMODITY AMS 4928 COMES IN

WHAT IS BARS AND FORGINGS 

400

THE PROCESS THAT PRODUCES THE BEST DUCTILITY, FORMABILIITY, AND SOFTNESS.

THIS PROCESS ALSO REMOVES GASES AND STRESSES

WHAT IS ANNEALING

400

THIS HARDNESS TEST USES A STEEL BALL INTO THE MATERIAL AND MEASURING THE IMPRESSION MADE

WHAT IS BRINELL HARDNESS TEST 

400

THE FOUR TYPES OF CUTTING TOOL MATERIAL FOR MACHING ALUMINIUM 

WHAT IS 

- HIGH CARBON TOOL STEEL

- HIGH SPEED TOOL STEEL

- CEMENTED CARBIDE 

- DIAMOND TIPPED

500

THE ACCEPTABLE ATMOSPHERES FOR CYCLE 17

- WHAT IS HYDROGEN, ARGON OR MIXTURE OF BOTH.

- VACUUM

500

THE STRONG ALLOYING ELEMENT USED TO ENHANCE TENSILE STRENGTH AND SLIGHT REDUCTION IN DUCTILITY IN CERTAIN STEELS 

WHAT IS MOLYBDENUM

500

THE PROCESS OF HEATING A MATERIAL NOT ALL THE WAY TO THE MELTING POINT BUT CLOSE ENOUGHT TO CAUSE PERMANET DAMAGE 

WHAT IS BURNING 

500

AT WHAT POINT SHOULD THE ROCKWELL HARDNESS TESTER BE RECALIBRATED?

WHAT IS PLUS OR MINUS 2 HARDNESS NUMBERS 

500

THE MILITARY CODE FOR AN ALUMINUM ALLOY WHICH IS ROLLED OR DRAWN & AND A ASTM OF B211

WHAT IS MIL-DTL-46118