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TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the factors controlling the hardness in martensitic steels
AU - Galindo-Nava, E. I.
AU - Rivera-Díaz-Del-Castillo, P. E.J.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - A unified description for the hardness in martensitic steels for a wide range of carbon contents is presented. It is based on describing the strength contributions of lath and plate martensite, precipitates and retained austenite. Descriptions of the dislocation density in both martensitic structures are obtained in terms of carbon content and tempering conditions. It is shown that a peak in hardness usually observed for carbon contents ranging 0.6-1 wt% is a result of a compromise between the strength of martensite, and the increase in retained austenite. A parametric analysis is performed suggesting possible scenarios for hardness improvement.
AB - A unified description for the hardness in martensitic steels for a wide range of carbon contents is presented. It is based on describing the strength contributions of lath and plate martensite, precipitates and retained austenite. Descriptions of the dislocation density in both martensitic structures are obtained in terms of carbon content and tempering conditions. It is shown that a peak in hardness usually observed for carbon contents ranging 0.6-1 wt% is a result of a compromise between the strength of martensite, and the increase in retained austenite. A parametric analysis is performed suggesting possible scenarios for hardness improvement.
KW - Dislocation
KW - Hardness
KW - Martensitic steels
KW - Modeling
KW - Tempering
U2 - 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.08.010
DO - 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.08.010
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84943348631
VL - 110
SP - 96
EP - 100
JO - Scripta Materialia
JF - Scripta Materialia
SN - 1359-6462
ER -