JournalofASTMInternationalSelectedTechnicalPapersSTP153218thInternationalFederationforHeatTreatmentandSurfaceEngineeringJAIGuestEditor:LauralicedeC.F.CanaleASTMInternational100BarrHarborDrivePOBoxC700WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PrintedintheU.S.A.ASTMStock#:STP1532LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataInternationalFederationforHeatTreatmentandSurfaceEngineering.Congress(18th:2010:RiodeJaneiro,Brazil)18thinternationalfederationforheattreatmentandsurfaceengineering/JAIguesteditor,LauralicedeC.F.Canale.p.cm.--(STP;1532)Proceedingsofthecongress,heldinRiodeJaneiro,July28-30,2010.Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN978-0-8031-7518-1(alk.paper)1.Metals--Heattreatment--Congresses.I.Canale,LauralicedeCamposFranceschini.II.Title.TN672.I5482010671.3’6--dc232012013747Copyright©2012ASTMINTERNATIONAL,WestConshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.JournalofASTMInternational(JAI)ScopeTheJAIisamulti-disciplinaryforumtoservetheinternationalscientificandengineeringcommunitythroughthetimelypublicationoftheresultsoforiginalresearchandcriticalreviewarticlesinthephysicalandlifesciencesandengineeringtechnologies.Thesepeer-reviewedpaperscoverdiversetopicsrelevanttothescienceandresearchthatestablishthefoundationforstandardsdevelopmentwithinASTMInternational.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbyASTMInternationalprovidedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtoASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,P.O.BoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,Tel:610-832-9634;online:http://www.astm.org/copyright.TheSocietyisnotresponsible,asabody,forthestatementsandopinionsexpressedinthispublication.ASTMInternationaldoesnotendorseanyproductsrepresentedinthispublication.PeerReviewPolicyEachpaperpublishedinthisvolumewase...