Deep cryogenic treatment of tool steels: A review

Heat Treatment of Metals

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 40-42

  Collins, D N ^a,b  

^a National Heat Treatment Centre   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CARBIDES; COOLING; HARDENING; MARTENSITE; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOOL STEEL; WEAR RESISTANCE;

DEEP CRYOGENIC TREATMENT; LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE; SECONDARY HARDENING;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 0029716332     PISSN: 03054829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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