Deep cryogenic treatment improves wear resistance of en 31 steel

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-376

  Vimal, A Joseph ^a   Bensely, A ^a,b   Lal, D Mohan ^a   Srinivasan, K ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Austenite to martensite transformation; Bearing steel; Carbide precipitation; Cold treatment; Deep cryogenic treatment; En 31 steel; Hardness; Heat treatment; Liquid nitrogen; Material processing; Mechanical properties; Microstructural studies; Subzero treatment

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; HARDENING; HARDNESS; LIQUID NITROGEN; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); QUENCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

CARBIDE PRECIPITATION; COLD TREATMENT; MATERIAL PROCESSING; MICROSTRUCTURAL STUDIES; SUBZERO TREATMENT;

STEEL;

EID: 41849150764     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910801938098     Document Type: Article

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