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Flash Bainite Maximum Strength Steel
- peter_d_sherman 6y ago>"Using industrial Induction-Heat and Water-Quench equipment configured and tuned for Flash® processing parameters, the steel is rapidly heated (2-3 seconds) to temperatures of about 1070C to 1200C. Within a few seconds, the heated steel is quenched with a water spray or bath. By limiting heating time, the natural heterogeneity of the steel is preserved to create a highly complex, multi-phase, multi-chemistry steel that combines the ductility of bainite and the strength of martensite." This process (creating strength in the steel) might be the opposite of annealing; that is, the opposite of allowing a magnetic substance long amounts of time for a slow, very gradual, incremental cool-down (which also apparently increases ductility -- but reduces hardness...) Also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2644863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2644863 (But, the URL in that old HN article is dead; a copy of it is here: "Detroit DIYer cooks up stronger, lighter steel, shames scientists": https://web.archive.org/web/20160103085323/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/11/detroit-diyer-cooks-up-stronger-lighter-steel-shames-scientist/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160103085323/http://www.engadg... )