The invention provides a heat treatment method for a roller cone. The heat treatment method includes the following steps that (1) a roller cone pre-fabricated part is put in a furnace for carburizingtreatment, the temperature is controlled to be 925-930 DEG C, and the
carburizing treatment includes a reinforcing
carburizing period and a
diffusion period; and after the
diffusion period is over, aroller cone is cooled to 840-860 DEG C, subjected to
slow cooling to 430-460 DEG C and then discharged out of the furnace; (2) the roller cone which is already subjected to
carburizing treatment and
slow cooling and discharged out of the furnace is subjected to high-temperature
tempering treatment, the temperature is controlled to be 670-690 DEG C,
tempering is performed for 10-14 hours under protection of N2, then the temperature is decreased to 430-460 DEG C, and the roller cone is discharged out of the furnace and subjected to
air cooling; (3) the roller cone which is already subjected to high-temperature
tempering treatment is subjected to
quenching treatment, the temperature is controlled to be 850-870 DEG C,
carbon potential is 0.3-0.5%, and after 100-140 minutes,
oil cooling is performed till the temperature reaches 100-150 DEG C; and (4) the roller cone which is already subjected to
quenching treatment is subjected to low-temperature tempering, the temperature is controlled tobe 220-230 DEG C, and after 10-15 hours, the roller cone is discharged out of the furnace and subjected to
air cooling till the temperature reaches the indoor temperature. By means of the heat treatment method, deformation of inner holes of the roller cone is small, the effective carburized layer and
hardness are uniform, and the heat
treatment quality of the roller cone is greatly improved.