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Can you induction harden Stainless?

Can you induction harden Stainless?

Can you induction harden Stainless?

(OP)
Question:

Can you induction harden stainless steel  - such as a 410 or 440 grade?

Is there any other reasonably low cost material where a good corrosion resistance and hardenability to RC40 to 50?

roadapple

RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

Yes

RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

Any 400 series can be hardened, useable maximum for 440 is ~58HRc, the lower grades have less hardness. The more you harden the less corrosion resistance you can expect.

As for other material, 440C has gotten very expensive as of late, try to stay to lowest grade that hardens to desired range.

RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

(OP)
Can you impart the hardness on the surface for a given depth?

I am after the equivalent of a case hardening with some corrosion resistance.

roadapple

RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

You can consider nitriding the case instead of induction hardening.

RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

(OP)
Nitriding was what I was trying to get away from.  

roadapple

RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

Hard chrome plating after I/H of a medium carbon steel of your choice.

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RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

I would not expect a satisfactory outcome in induction hardening 440C. Normal practice is to preheat this material prior to austenitizing to avoid cracking.Trying to induction harden to obtain a hard surface will most likely set up thermal and stress gradients that will lead to cracking.

RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

440C is usually through hardened.  The transitions between hard/less hard portions can have very poor properties.  If you want hardness variations you can try two things:
Harden the whole part, but use differing quench rates to get different reuslts.
or harden the whole part and use differing temper temps to get different resutls.

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RE: Can you induction harden Stainless?

(OP)
Thanks to everyone for their responses.

roadapple

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