CEMENTATION. Fishing hook hardening method
CEMENTATION of metal is a METHOD of heat treatment of metals using additional chemical action. Atomic carbon is incorporated into the surface layer, thereby saturating it. The saturation of steel with carbon leads to the strengthening of the enriched layer.
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Applied carburizing for HARDENING the fishhook and made the right decision. You can sleep well - the hooks won't let you down.