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Metal Works Paper 2, Nov/Dec. 2007  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Main
General Comments
Strength
Weakness/Remedies

 

 

 

 

 


Question 3

(a)State one reason why high carbon steel can be hardened by heating and quenching.
(b)Describe the process of hardening the cutting end of a cold chisel in a forge under the following headings:
(i)method of heating;
(ii)temperature required;
(iii)medium of quenching;
(iv)method of quenching;

(c)Describe the heat treatment process required to make the chisel in (b) suitable for use after hardening.

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OBSERVATION

Most of the candidates were unable to state categorically the reason why high carbon steel can be hardened by heating and quenching. The reason is because of the presence of carbon in carbon steel.

Most of the candidates were able to answer question (3b) correctly because of the way it was sub-headed. However, they were not able state the required temperature correctly:
Part C of this question did not pose any problem to the candidates.

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