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Module 4: Heat Treatment of Steel

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The main purpose of normalising a hypoeutectoid steel is to:

(i) Produce very soft coarse pearlite for maximum ductility only
(ii) Refine grain size and produce uniform fine pearlite for improved strength and toughness
(iii) Form martensite for maximum hardness
(iv) Produce spheroidised cementite for easy machining

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