problem

1. How does the variation in the size of the carbon and the variation of the catalyst affect in the
pack carburizing process against the value of hardness ?
2. How does the variation in the size of the carbon and the variation of the catalyst affect in the
pack carburizing process against the value of micro structure?
3. How does the variation in the size of the carbon and the variation of the catalyst affect in the
pack carburizing process against the value of case depth ?

Purpose

1. Determine the effect of variations on the size of the carbon and the type of catalyst in the pack
carburizing process against the value of hardness.
2. Determine the effect of variations on the size of the carbon and the type of catalyst in the pack
carburizing process against the value of micro structure
3. Determine the effect of variations on the size of the carbon and the type of catalyst in the pack
carburizing process against the value of case depth

Benefit of research

1. benefits for students

As a means to apply theory during lectures especially those related to surface hardening process
with pack carburizing method
2. Benefits for the Public
As literature and additional information about the application and optimization of surface
hardening processes especially the pack carburizing method for low carbon steel material

Limitation problem

1. The material used is low carbon steel type SS 400

2. Hardening process is do by Carburizing Pack method
3. The heating temperature used in the pack carburizing process is equal to 950 ˚C
4. Holding time of pack carburizing process is 150 minutes
5. The research used variations in the elements catalyst of barium carbonate and clamshell powder
6. Research using charcoal as an activated carbon in bulk form with a mesh 20 and in nano particle
size
7. This study tested the hardness value of pack carburizing on the surface area of the specimen
that has been done carburizing process.
8. This research do metallography testing on pack carburizing process specimens to see the
carburizing depth and changes in microstructure.
9. data analysis used is the Anova method

Hipothesis

1. the size of carbon affects the change in the value of hardness, micro structure and case depth in
the pack carburizing process. (Nitha, 2018) has a conclusion on his research that the smaller
the charcoal mesh, the hardness of carbon steel will increase.
2. alternative catalysts for clamshell powder can be used to replace barium carbonate catalysts.