Characterization of the microstructure obtained by the quenching and partitioning process in a low-carbon steel

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1758-1764

  Santofimia, M J ^a,b   Zhao, L ^a,b   Petrov, R ^b,c   Sietsma, J ^b  

^a MATERIALS INNOVATION INSTITUTE M2I   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epitaxial ferrite; Microstructure; Partitioning; Steel

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CARBON; CARBON STEEL; DIFFRACTION; FERRITE; MARTENSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STEEL; WEAR RESISTANCE;

AUSTENITIZATION; BRIGHT FIELDS; CARBON PARTITIONING; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRASTS; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTIONS; EPITAXIAL FERRITE; LOW-CARBON STEELS; MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURAL; MULTIPHASE MICROSTRUCTURES; MULTIPHASE STEELS; PARTITIONING; PARTITIONING STEPS; QUENCHING TEMPERATURES; RETAINED AUSTENITES; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

QUENCHING;

EID: 56049124825     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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