Decarburization is a surface degradation phenomenon in the forging and heat treating of steels. Decarburization may be described as a metallurgical process in which the surface of steel is depleted of ...

Decarburization refers to a loss of carbon from a metal surface, particularly cast irons and steels, and occurs due to heating in a medium, which in turn reacts with the carbon atoms. Case hardening ...

Undated photo provided by Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology shows a view of the Houduanwan cast-iron relics site in Xinzheng, Central China's Henan province. [Photo/Henan ...