Case hardening amounts to usually the outer 10 to 15 thousandths of the metal. I think that lifters and cams are hardened all of the way through. Case hardening is usually accomplished by some method of surface treatment - most commonly gas ion nitriding. Fully hardened items like cams and lifters are usually accomplished as a combination of specific alloys and procedures for heat treating. In the case of case hardening, once you remove that "case," the underlying metal is no longer as hard as it needs to be in its application. Premature failure of the component usually results.
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