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A process (invented about 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor and Maunsel B. White) for giving toughness to self-hardening steels. The steel is heated almost to fusion, cooled to a temperature of from 700º to 850º C. in molten l…

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  1. A process (invented about 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor and Maunsel B. White) for giving toughness to self-hardening steels. The steel is heated almost to fusion, cooled to a temperature of from 700º to 850º C. in molten lead, further cooled in oil, reheated to between 370º and 670º C., and cooled in air.
  2. A process (invented about 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor andMaunsel B. White) for giving toughness to self-hardening steels. Thesteel is heated almost to fusion, cooled to a temperature of from700º to 850º C. in molten lead, further cooled in oil, reheated tobetween 370º and 670º C., and cooled in air.