Metallographic Methods for Revealing the Multiphase Microstructure of TRIP-Assisted Steels

Materials Characterization

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-118

  Girault, E ^a   Jacques, P ^b   Harlet, Ph ^c   Mols, K ^d   Van Humbeeck, J ^a   Aernoudt, E ^a   Delannay, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

^d Onderzoekscentrum voor de Aanwending van Staal   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; BAINITE; ETCHING; FERRITE; MARTENSITE; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LIGHT MICROSCOPY; NITAL ETCHING;

CARBON STEEL;

EID: 0032003908     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1044-5803(97)00154-x     Document Type: Article

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