Volume 1, Number  1, Jan-July 2000

         Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Low Carbon

SAE 1010 Steel

Muhammad Hayat Jokhio, Sikander Ali Memon, and   Muhammad Jurial Sangi

Abstract:

The main object of the present work is to investigate the effect of various heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of low carbon steel. For this purpose the steel sheets was purchased from local market and the chemical analysis was carried out at Pakistan Steel Mills, Karachi. The tensile properties, hardness, microstructure and heat treatment investigations were carried out on standard specimens after various heat treatments. Experimental results shows that mechanical properties of low carbon steel can be changed and improved by various heat treatments for a particular applications.