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Question

Cyaniding involves the addition of ___________ for the hardening of surface.

The correct answer is

Nitrogen

The cyaniding process involves heating steel in a molten salt bath containing cyanides (like sodium cyanide) or in a gaseous atmosphere containing carbon- and nitrogen-bearing compounds. Therefore, nitrogen is a key element added during cyaniding for the purpose of surface hardening.

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Important Questions from Case Hardening

  1. The aim of the tempering heat treatment is to reduce _____ while substantially reducing ______.

  2. Which is a false statement about tempering? Tempering is done to

  3. In order to gain toughness in hardened steel, the process usually adopted is:

  4. The process where the carbon from outside is introduced in the surface of steel by keeping charcoal at higher temperatures is called ________.

  5. The hardening of machine tool guideways is usually carried out by

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