APPLICATION OF THE ADVANTECTMPROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE TOUGHNESS OF GRAIN-REFINED, HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS

38th Mechanical Working and Steel Processing Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 195-220

  Leap, M J ^a   Wingert, J C ^a  

^a TIMKEN COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

AdvanTec process; fracture micromechanism; grain refining precipitates; impact toughness

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; DUCTILE FRACTURE; HEAT RESISTANCE; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; REFINING;

ADVANTEC PROCESS; CARBO-NITRIDE PRECIPITATE; FRACTURE MICROMECHANISM; GRAIN REFINING; GRAIN-REFINING PRECIPITATE; HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS; MICROMECHANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; NITRIDE PRECIPITATES; STEELMAKING PRACTICE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 85097566594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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