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Copper Plating for Oxidation/Decarb Resistance
Can copper plating be successfully used to prevent oxidation/decarburization on steel that is to be water quenched after austenitizing @ 1550F for 30 minutes? If so, is there a preferred process and thickness?
Andrew Dirats
Laboratories - Westfield, Massachusetts
2001
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