An investigation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of direct-quenched and tempered AISI 4140 steel

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1570-1575

  Meysami, A H ^a   Ghasemzadeh, R ^a   Seyedein, S H ^a   Aboutalebi, M R ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AISI 4140 STEEL; DIRECT-QUENCHING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENT CONTAMINATION; HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS; HEAT-TREATED PRODUCTS; HOT-ROLLED; IMPACT TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRODUCTION RATES; QUENCHING AND TEMPERING; QUENCHING TIME; STEEL TEMPERATURES; WATER TEMPERATURES; YIELD STRENGTH;

BILLETS (METAL BARS); HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; TEMPERING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOUGHNESS; WATER TANKS;

QUENCHING;

EID: 72049106123     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.09.040     Document Type: Article

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