Fast Salt Bath Heat Treatment for a Bainitic/Martensitic Low-Carbon Low-Alloyed Steel

J. Urbanec; A. Saastamoinen; S. Kivivuori; S. Louhenkilpi

doi:10.1007/s11661-015-3117-8

Fast Salt Bath Heat Treatment for a Bainitic/Martensitic Low-Carbon Low-Alloyed Steel

J. Urbanec, A. Saastamoinen, S. Kivivuori, S. Louhenkilpi

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textcopyright 2015, The Minerals, Metals Materials Society and ASM International. The mechanical properties of a low-alloyed steel with 0.06 wt pct C were investigated after a series of heat treatment processes using salt bath followed by quenching into water in order to obtain bainitic/martensitic steel. Salt bath holding time varied from 30 to 330 seconds. Hardness, tensile properties and toughness have been examined. The results show the obtained microstructure significantly enhances the impact strength (up to 187 J) and toughness (up to 71.4 pct critical reduction) with good hardness (239 ± 4 HV) and tensile strength (720 to 800 MPa) compared to direct quenching heat treatment without salt bath holding.

Original language	English
Journal	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume	46
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-3117-8
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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