Effect of Austenitizing Conditions on the Impact Properties of an Alloyed Austempered Ductile Iron of Initially Ferritic Matrix Structure

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-272

  Delia, M ^a   Alaalam, M ^a   Grech, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Austempered ductile iron; Austempering; Austenitizing; Ferritic matrix; Impact properties

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING ELEMENTS; AUSTENITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; CARBON; COPPER; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; IMPACT TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; TEMPERING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

IMPACT PROPERTIES;

NODULAR IRON;

EID: 0032046863     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/105994998770348007     Document Type: Article

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