4.

0 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

Students were provided with 8 specimens, which have been heat treated under the following
conditions. Student were required to observe the microstructure under the optical microscope
and record the data obtain.

Ferrous Alloy

Specimen 1 (X17) - 0.8% carbon steel, rolled bar, heated for 1 hour at 800 C, furnace
cooled(annealed) to room temperature.

Specimen 2 (X18) - 0.8% carbon steel, rolled bar, heated for 1 hour at 800 C, cooled in still
air (normalized).

Specimen 3 (X19) - 0.35% carbon steel bar, furnace cooled from 870 C.

Specimen 4 (X20) - 1.3% carbon steel bar, furnace cooled from 970 C.

Non-Ferrous Alloy

Specimen 5 (X12) - Cu 58% / Zn 42% reheated to 800-degree C for 1 hour, furnace

cooled to 600-degree C and the water quenched.

Specimen 6 (X13) - Cu 58% / Zn 42%, reheated to 800-degree C for 1 hour, furnace

cooled to room temperature.

Specimen 8 (X14) - Aluminium / 4% copper alloy, sand cast, heated at 525-degree C for
16 hours and then water quenched.

Specimen 9 (X15) - Aluminium / 4% copper alloy, sand cast, heated at 525-degree C for
16 hours and then water quenched, reheated at 260-degree C for 70
hours.