CPC C21D 7/08 (2013.01) [B23D 61/026 (2013.01); B24B 1/00 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method of strengthening a component made of a metallic material, the method comprising:
subjecting a component made of steel to a mechanical grinding process incorporating a relative motion between a tool made of tungsten carbide (WC) and the component made of steel, wherein a gradient structure formed on the surface of the component made of steel, resulting in a tensile strength of the component made of steel greater than the tensile strength the component made of steel prior to being subjected to the mechanical girding process.
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