Antes de calentar el metal, Apraiz Barreiro explica la estructura cristalina del hierro y del carbono. El lector aprende cómo los átomos se organizan en redes (ferrita, austenita, cementita) y cómo cambian estas fases según la temperatura. 2. El Diagrama Hierro-Carbono (Fe-C)
Hardenability and alloying
Para piezas que requieren un núcleo tenaz pero una superficie resistente al desgaste, el libro detalla procesos de difusión como: Adición de carbono a la superficie. Antes de calentar el metal, Apraiz Barreiro explica
One of the longest sections covers Recocido . Here, Barreiro details the different types of annealing:
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El Legado Metalúrgico de José Apraiz Barreiro: Clave en los Tratamientos Térmicos de los Aceros
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