Vanadium Effect on a Medium Carbon Forging Steel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloy | C | Si | Mn | Cr | Mo | V | Ti | B | N |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 V | 0.24 | 0.70 | 1.53 | 0.78 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.025 | 30 ppm | 80 ppm |
200 V | 0.24 | 0.70 | 1.58 | 0.79 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.025 | 30 ppm | 80 ppm |
Alloy | HV30 | Vγ (%) | PAGS (μm) |
---|---|---|---|
0 V | 346 | 15 ± 3 | 12 ± 2 |
200 V | 344 | 15 ± 3 | 22 ± 3 |
Alloy | Theoretical | Experimental | V Precipitate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bs (°C) | Ms (°C) | Bs (°C) | ppm | % | |
0 V | 522 | 369 | 533 | 0 | 0 |
200 V | 514 | 361 | 515 | 7 | 1 |
Alloy | 375 °C | 400 °C | 425 °C |
---|---|---|---|
0 V | 79 | 118 | 168 |
200 V | 89 | 99 | 135 |
Isothermal Temperature (°C) | 0 V | 200 V | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Martensite (%) | HV | Martensite (%) | HV | |
375 °C | 0 | 439 | 0 | 451 |
400 °C | 5 | 379 | 5 | 438 |
425 °C | 10 | 380 | 15 | 400 |
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Garcia-Mateo, C.; Morales-Rivas, L.; Caballero, F.G.; Milbourn, D.; Sourmail, T. Vanadium Effect on a Medium Carbon Forging Steel. Metals 2016, 6, 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6060130
Garcia-Mateo C, Morales-Rivas L, Caballero FG, Milbourn D, Sourmail T. Vanadium Effect on a Medium Carbon Forging Steel. Metals. 2016; 6(6):130. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6060130
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcia-Mateo, Carlos, Lucia Morales-Rivas, Francisca G. Caballero, David Milbourn, and Thomas Sourmail. 2016. "Vanadium Effect on a Medium Carbon Forging Steel" Metals 6, no. 6: 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6060130