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Open AccessHigh-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of the Structure of Cu Precipitate in a Thermal-aged Multicomponent Steel
High-dispersed nanoscale Cu precipitates often contribute to extremely high strength due to precipitation hardening, and whereas usually lead to degraded toughness for especially ferritic steels. Hence, it is ...
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The effect of preexisting VC carbides on the bainite transformation in medium-carbon high-alloy steel
Bainite transformation in steels is influenced by various factors. In the present work, bainite transformation in medium carbon high alloyed steel was investigated focusing on the influence of preexisting VC c...
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A Novel Method to Calculate the Carbides Fraction from Dilatometric Measurements During Cooling in Hot-Work Tool Steel
Dilatometry is a useful technique to obtain experimental data concerning transformation. In this paper, a dilation conversional model was established to calculate carbides fraction in AISI H13 hot-work tool st...
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Open AccessBainite Transformation Characteristics of High-Si Hypereutectoid Bearing Steel
In this work, the bainite transformation characteristics of a high-Si hypereutectoid (1.3 wt.% Si, 1 wt.% C) bearing steel was analyzed by means of microstructural observation and dilatometric experiment. The ...
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Effect of Macrosegregation on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Pressure-Vessel Steel
Macrosegregation refers to the chemical segregation, which occurs quite commonly in the large forgings such as nuclear reactor pressure vessel. This work assesses the effect of macrosegregation and homogenizat...
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Microstructure Evolution of a Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel During High-Temperature Tempering
The electron microscopy techniques were employed to analyze the microstructure evolution during high-temperature tempering of a reactor pressure vessel steel. The results show that carbon enriched martensite/a...
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Microstructural Evolution and Carbide Precipitation in a Heat-Treated H13 Hot Work Mold Steel
The microstructure and carbide precipitation for a H13 hot work mold steel after heat treatment and stabilization treatment at 620 °C for up to 20 h were investigated by optical microscopy, electron backscatte...
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Effect of interstitial solutes on precipitation behavior of 9–12% chromium ferritic steels
Effects of nitrogen and carbon content on precipitation behavior in two 9–12% Cr ferritic heat-resistant steels during isothermal transformation were investigated. Isothermal aging treatments at 700 °C after s...