GLOBAL STANDARD

Global Heat-Treat Standard

4. Result of the investigation

The point of intersection between the hardness curve and the limiting hardness (LH) is
defined as the effective case depth.

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 GLOBAL STANDARD
Global Heat-Treat Standard

1 APPENDIX D: Martensite/Austenite Rating Chart

The rating chart shown below provides a visual estimation of per cent Retained Austenite.
A microstructure sample is to be prepared by polishing, etching in 3.5% Nital, and viewed
at 400X. Note that this is a rough visual estimation and a requirement for more precise
measured amounts of Retained Austenite should be determined by x-ray diffraction.
CHANGE HISTORY:

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