MANY FACTORS LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL CARBURIZING. OPTIMIZING THE PROCESS TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED METALLURGICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES CONSISTS OF CONTROLLING THE PROCESS AND USING THE PROPER EQUIPMENT. CARBURIZING PRODUCES HIGH SURFACE HARDNESS, HIGH STRENGTH, FAVORABLE STRESS PATTERNS AND GOOD CORE STRENGTH. THAT IS WHY ONE ASSOCIATION AND WORLD WIDE STANDARDS RATE CARBURIZED GEARING HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF HEAT TREATED GEARING.