Understanding the effects of cryogenic treatment on M2 tool steel properties

Heat Treating Progress

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 57-60

  Kelkar, Rajendra ^a   Nash, Philip ^b   Zhu, Yuntian ^c  

^a SSI Technologies   (United States)

^b IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; IRON; STEEL;

(PL) PROPERTIES; CRYOGENIC TREATMENTS; HARDENED STEELS; M2 TOOL STEEL;

TOOL STEEL;

EID: 39249084262     PISSN: 15362558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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