Nondestructive investigation of the effect of quenching and tempering on medium-carbon low alloy steels

International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-60

  Hakan Gur C H ^a   Tuncer, B Orkun ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

characterisation; microstructure; quenching; sound velocity; steel; tempering

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959957349     PISSN: 17418410     EISSN: 17418429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmmp.2005.008130     Document Type: Article

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