Thermal diffusivity measurements of metastable austenite during continuous cooling

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 695-708

  Matteis, P ^b   Campagnoli, E ^a   Firrao, D ^a   Ruscica, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analytical model; Continuous cooling; Experimental; Flash method; Low alloy austenite; Metastable phase; Steel quenching; Theoretical; Thermal diffusivity

Indexed keywords

COOLING; LASER THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METASTABLE PHASES; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; QUENCHING; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; CONTINUOUS COOLING; FLASH METHODS; STEEL QUENCHING; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM;

AUSTENITIC STEEL;

EID: 40749118787     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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