The Nitrocarburising Response of Low Temperature Bainite Steel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Initial Micostructures
3.2. Effect of Tempering on Microstructure and Properties
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Fabijanic, D.; Timokhina, I.; Beladi, H.; Hodgson, P. The Nitrocarburising Response of Low Temperature Bainite Steel. Metals 2017, 7, 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070234
Fabijanic D, Timokhina I, Beladi H, Hodgson P. The Nitrocarburising Response of Low Temperature Bainite Steel. Metals. 2017; 7(7):234. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070234
Chicago/Turabian StyleFabijanic, Daniel, Ilana Timokhina, Hossein Beladi, and Peter Hodgson. 2017. "The Nitrocarburising Response of Low Temperature Bainite Steel" Metals 7, no. 7: 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7070234