The invention discloses a heat treatment process of a steel workpiece. The heat treatment process comprises the following steps of S1, normalizing treatment: S11, normalizing; S12,
air cooling, wherein the steel workpiece obtained after normalizing heat treatment is taken out of a furnace, and
air cooling is conducted till the surface temperature of the steel workpiece is reduced to 600-650 DEG C;S13, heat preservation treatment, wherein the steel workpiece is returned to the furnace, and the temperature in the furnace rises; when the temperature in the furnace is higher than 700 DEG C, stepS12 is repeated; and when the final temperature in the furnace is 675-690 DEG C, step S14 is executed; and S14, cooling along with the furnace; S2,
carburizing: S21, strong
carburizing treatment, wherein the workpiece treated in step S1 is transferred into a
carburizing furnace, the temperature is increased to 900-930 DEG C, and strong carburizing treatment is conducted for 4.5-5.5 h; S22,
diffusion treatment, wherein after strong carburizing treatment is completed, the temperature of the carburizing furnace is kept unchanged, and
diffusion treatment is started for 5.5-7 h after the
carbon potential of the workpiece is reduced to the preset
diffusion carbon potential; S23, temperature
equalization treatment; and S24, high-temperature
tempering; S3,
quenching; and S4, low-temperature
tempering. According to the heat treatment process of the steel workpiece, heat preservation treatment is conducted through
waste heat of the steel workpiece after normalizing, and
energy consumption is reduced by about one third; and the carburized layer peeling phenomenon is avoided, and the workpiece quality is good.