Special Issue "Precipitating Strengthening, Heat Treatment and Deep Cryogenic Treatment of Steel"
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2023 | Viewed by 2964
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quenching and tempering; annealing; formation of particles; nucleation; activation energy; dislocation movement; diffusion
Interests: quenching and tempering; annealing; formation of particles; nucleation; activation energy; dislocation movement; diffusion
Interests: the relationship between processing parameter microstructures and the mechanical properties of metals; microstructure analysis of metals with light and scanning electron microscopy; additively manufactured metals; advanced high-strength steels; in situ testing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Precipitation strengthening is one of several mechanisms leading to higher strength in metals. This powerful phase transformation is used in many steels to control their properties. These include structural steels, corrosion-resistant steels, heat-resistant steels, as well as tool steels. Precipitation strengthening is normally induced by heat treatment where diverse thermal processes can be applied. Isothermal annealing and quenching with subsequent tempering are the most common heat treatment processes for steels, in which precipitation takes place. Thermomechanical processing is used less often. In special cases, thermal processes are facilitated by physical forces or fields, e.g., the magnetic field.
The chapter on heat treatment deals with deep cryogenic treatment, which benefits mainly steel materials after quenching and tempering. Increases in wear resistance, corrosion resistance, lifetime, and other key properties of steels have been reported in many works.
Despite abundant literature data and available knowledge, research into the above topics remains an enormous challenge for scientists. Refinement of the kinetic description of precipitation, identification of effects of microstructural features, and environmental impacts on precipitation kinetics, the effect of precipitate morphology on the activation energy of defect nucleation, and confirmation of theories of structural changes during deep cryogenic treatment are just a handful of themes to be addressed.
In this Special Issue, we aim to contribute to the entire theory of precipitation in steels to advance the knowledge of heat treatment and deep cryogenic treatment processes. The comprehensive view of the relationships among the treatment process, characterization of fine microstructure, and the final properties of the workpiece should provide another piece in the puzzle.
Dr. Zbyšek Nový
Dr. Jaromir Dlouhy
Prof. Dr. Ludmila Kučerová
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Quenching and tempering
- Annealing
- Formation of particles
- Nucleation
- Activation energy
- Dislocation movement
- Diffusion