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27 Citations
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Effect of Alloying and Microalloying Elements on Carbides of High-Speed Steel: An Overview

  • Yangmin Chen,
  • Chenghuan Ye,
  • Xiangru Chen,
  • Qijie Zhai and
  • Henry Hu

1 February 2024

In high-speed steel, carbides are essential phase constituents, which have a direct impact on engineering performance and qualities of high-speed steel. The formation, morphology, and distribution of carbides are dictated by alloying elements. In thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
428 Views
12 Pages

High-Temperature Tensile Properties in the Curved Continuous Casting of M2 High-Speed Steel

  • Meichen Pan,
  • Yuheng Dai,
  • Xuejie Si,
  • Tinghui Man,
  • Yu Liu and
  • Han Dong

24 October 2025

The industrial production of high-speed steel via continuous casting has been impeded by considerable technical obstacles, due to its high carbon content and fast cooling speed, which predispose it to severe segregation and poor high-temperature plas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,765 Views
19 Pages

Design and Optimization of Heat Treatment Process Parameters for High-Molybdenum-Vanadium High-Speed Steel for Rolls

  • Jibing Chen,
  • Yanfeng Liu,
  • Yujie Wang,
  • Rong Xu,
  • Qianyu Shi,
  • Junsheng Chen and
  • Yiping Wu

9 November 2023

High-molybdenum-vanadium high-speed steel is a new type of high-hardenability tool steel with excellent wear resistance, castability, and high-temperature red hardness. This paper proposes a composition design of high-molybdenum-vanadium high-speed s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,556 Views
15 Pages

On the Use of Cyclic Cryogenic Treatment to Improve the Properties of High-Speed Steel

  • Paweł Pieśko,
  • Jarosław Korpysa and
  • Magdalena Zawada-Michałowska

7 December 2024

Cryogenic treatment is a process of controlled gradual cooling of the workpiece to a temperature ranging from −60 °C to even below −190 °C, holding the workpiece at this temperature and then slowly reheating it to ambient temperat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,813 Views
14 Pages

16 June 2016

Hot work tool steel (AISI H13) and high speed steel (AISI M3:2) powders were successfully co-sintered to produce hybrid tool steels that have properties and microstructures that can be modulated for specific applications. To promote co-sintering, whi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,992 Views
13 Pages

Effect of Ni on the Microstructure and Diffusion Behavior at the Interface of WC/High-Speed Steel Composites

  • Hongnan Li,
  • Ling Yan,
  • Linghao Meng,
  • Yan Li,
  • Fangfang Ai,
  • Hongmei Zhang and
  • Zhengyi Jiang

18 February 2021

In this study, WC-Ni/high-speed steel composite materials for application as micro-drills were prepared by cold pressing and high-temperature vacuum sintering using a self-designed mold in the laboratory. The effect of Ni on the microstructure and di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,387 Views
16 Pages

23 April 2024

Considering the high-speed and high power density technical specifications of new energy vehicle motors, there is a growing demand for rotor strength as motor peak speeds reach 20,000 r/min and beyond. The utilization of non-oriented silicon steel wi...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,741 Views
13 Pages

31 October 2022

This work aims to research the influence of boron and quenching temperature on the microstructures and performances of boron-bearing high-speed alloy steel. The results showed that the hardness and wear resistance of boron-bearing high-speed alloy st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,910 Views
14 Pages

Duplex Surface Modification of M2 High-Speed Steel

  • Maria Ormanova,
  • Georgi Kotlarski,
  • Dimitar Dechev,
  • Nikolay Ivanov,
  • Borislav Stoyanov and
  • Stefan Valkov

26 June 2024

In this investigation, a duplex surface modification of M2 high-speed steel (HSS) was demonstrated, including electron beam treatment (EBT) followed by a tungsten nitride (WN) coating deposition. The influence of the EBT of the substrate on the funct...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,182 Views
22 Pages

Status and Perspective of High-Energy Beam Surface Strengthening: High-Speed Steel

  • Shang Li,
  • Xuanpu Dong,
  • Shuren Guo,
  • Xinwang Liu and
  • Huatang Cao

3 September 2022

High-speed steel (HSS) is primarily used to manufacture cutting tools and roll materials for various machine tools. Improving the hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance of HSS is of great significance to the development of the manufactur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,148 Views
13 Pages

9 September 2023

Austenitic stainless steel gears were fabricated via the fine blanking process that can be used for mass production. A carbon-supersaturated (CS)-matrix high-speed steel punch was prepared to minimize the adhesive and abrasive wear damage. Its edge p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,209 Views
17 Pages

Sulfonitrocarburizing of High-Speed Steel Cutting Tools: Kinetics and Performances

  • Mihai Ovidiu Cojocaru,
  • Mihai Branzei,
  • Sorin Ciuca,
  • Ioana Arina Gherghescu,
  • Mariana Ion,
  • Leontin Nicolae Druga and
  • Cosmin Mihai Cotrut

16 December 2021

The scholarly literature records information related to the performance increase of the cutting tools covered by the superficial layers formed “in situ” when applying thermochemical processing. In this context, information is frequently r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
850 Views
18 Pages

22 May 2025

The phase composition and morphological characteristics of eutectic carbides are key factors affecting the wear resistance and fatigue life of high-speed steel. In this study, a combination of experimental characterization and thermodynamic calculati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
10,232 Views
13 Pages

Effects of Austenitizing Conditions on the Microstructure of AISI M42 High-Speed Steel

  • Yiwa Luo,
  • Hanjie Guo,
  • Xiaolin Sun,
  • Mingtao Mao and
  • Jing Guo

18 January 2017

The influences of austenitizing conditions on the microstructure of AISI M42 high-speed steel were investigated through thermodynamic calculation, microstructural analysis, and in-situ observation by a confocal scanning laser microscope (CSLM). Resul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,079 Views
12 Pages

8 October 2024

The oxygen content of M2 high-speed steel has not been intentionally controlled in industrial production through secondary refinement in vacuum furnaces. However, a lower oxygen content has a significant effect on the cleanliness, toughness, and addi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,402 Views
14 Pages

Influence of Vacuum Heat Treatments on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of M35 High Speed Steel

  • Chiara Soffritti,
  • Annalisa Fortini,
  • Ramona Sola,
  • Elettra Fabbri,
  • Mattia Merlin and
  • Gian Luca Garagnani

15 May 2020

Towards the end of the last century, vacuum heat treatment of high speed steels was increasingly used in the fabrication of precision cutting tools. This study investigates the influence of vacuum heat treatments at different pressures of quenching g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,436 Views
11 Pages

Precipitation Behaviors of Carbides in High Speed Steel during ESR and Heat Treatment

  • Yang Liu,
  • Jing Li,
  • Wei Liang,
  • Jiawei Gao,
  • Yongfeng Qi and
  • Chengjia Shang

5 November 2021

The microstructure and carbides evolution of high-speed steel after electroslag remelting and solution treatment were studied. The thermodynamic precipitation mechanism of carbides in solid phase was discussed and the characteristic parameters of car...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,492 Views
10 Pages

The Oxidation Behaviors of Indefinite Chill Roll and High Speed Steel Materials

  • Liang Hao,
  • Tuanjie Li,
  • Zhongliang Xie,
  • Qingjuan Duan and
  • Guoyuan Zhang

13 August 2020

Indefinite chill (IC) roll and high speed steel (HSS) materials have been widely employed to manufacture work rolls as latter and former stands in hot rolling mills. The oxidation of work rolls is of importance for the surface quality of the rolled w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,437 Views
17 Pages

17 May 2023

This research investigates the impact of high-speed and thermal-assisted machining (HS-TAM) on tool wear and surface roughness during the milling of SKD11 steel. The goal is to identify high-speed and elevated temperature zones that can improve machi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,954 Views
12 Pages

25 January 2023

A carbon-supersaturated (CS-) high-speed steel punch was prepared using low-temperature plasma carburizing for fine blanking of pure titanium plates. The bare high-speed steel punch was also prepared as a reference to describe the adhesion and abrasi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,844 Views
13 Pages

High Speed Steel with Iron Addition Materials Sintered by Spark Plasma Sintering

  • Marcin Madej,
  • Beata Leszczyńska-Madej and
  • Dariusz Garbiec

21 November 2020

Attempts were made to describe the effect of the sintering temperature and pure iron powder addition on the properties of high speed steel based materials produced by the spark plasma sintering technique. After sintering, their density, hardness, fle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,547 Views
13 Pages

Multiaxial Fatigue Assessment for the Hanger Deck Connection of a High-Speed Steel-Truss-Arch Railway Bridge

  • Yongsheng Song,
  • Youliang Ding,
  • Fei Jiang,
  • Zhiwen Wang,
  • Jun Lu and
  • Huijuan Jia

26 January 2021

Steel-truss-arch bridges have been applied in high-speed railway bridges due to their excellent dynamic and static structural performance. Under the action of high-speed trains, the steel connections between hangers and decks suffer from repeated str...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,292 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Chromium on Microstructure and Oxidation Wear Behavior of High-Boron High-Speed Steel at Elevated Temperatures

  • Pengjia Guo,
  • Shengqiang Ma,
  • Ming Jiao,
  • Ping Lv,
  • Jiandong Xing,
  • Liujie Xu and
  • Zhifu Huang

12 January 2022

In order to investigate the effect of Cr content on the microstructures and oxidation wear properties of high-boron high-speed steel (HBHSS), so as to explore oxidation wear resistant materials (e.g., hot rollers), a scanning electron microscope, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
2,246 Views
15 Pages

23 September 2022

High-speed steel is widely used for cutting tools due to its convenience of preparation and cost-effectiveness. Previous research has shown that deep cryogenic treatments improve the mechanical properties of high-speed steel, due to the transformatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,637 Views
19 Pages

Optimizing Machining Efficiency in High-Speed Milling of Super Duplex Stainless Steel with SiAlON Ceramic Inserts

  • Monica Guimarães,
  • Victor Saciotto,
  • Qianxi He,
  • Jose M. DePaiva,
  • Anselmo Diniz and
  • Stephen Veldhuis

Super duplex stainless steels (SDSSs) are widely utilized across industries owing to their remarkable mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. However, machining SDSS presents considerable challenges, particularly at high speeds. This study in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,375 Views
19 Pages

27 September 2023

Indication of the proper scope of application of high-speed steels (HSS) produced by conventional methods and powder metallurgy for cutting tool blades requires a thorough assessment of their properties in various cutting conditions. According to com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,068 Views
23 Pages

11 June 2020

The welding of cemented carbide to tool steel is a challenging task, of scientific and industrial relevance, as it combines the high level of hardness of cemented carbide with the high level of fracture toughness of steel, while reducing the shaping...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,429 Views
14 Pages

High-speed machining (HSM) is used in industry to improve the productivity and quality of the cutting operations. In this investigation, pure alumina ceramics with the addition of ZrO2, and mixed alumina (Al2O3 + TiC) tools were used in the dry hard...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,667 Views
21 Pages

21 April 2022

The hot deformation behavior of T15MN high-speed steel during thermal compression was studied by experiment and simulation. Specifically, the hot compression test was carried out on a Gleeble-1500 thermal-mechanical simulator at temperatures from 127...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
500 Views
12 Pages

8 July 2025

Nickel matrix composites reinforced with T15 high-speed steel (HSS) were prepared using powder metallurgy techniques. A systematic investigation was conducted into the effect of CeO2, MoS2, and graphite additives on the tribological properties of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,136 Views
25 Pages

8 August 2023

The identification of color-coated steel sheet (CCSS) roof buildings in the external environment is of great significance for the operational security of high-speed rail systems. While high-resolution remote sensing images offer an efficient approach...

  • Article
  • Open Access
516 Views
18 Pages

Heterogeneous Distribution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in M2 High-Speed Steel Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

  • Yingkang Wei,
  • Yufeng Zhang,
  • Yunzhe Li,
  • Yaojia Ren,
  • Shihao Zhang,
  • Xiaotong Zhang,
  • Xin Chu and
  • Shifeng Liu

24 October 2025

In this study, crack-free M2 high-speed steel (HSS) was successfully fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) using a relatively high substrate preheating temperature of 260 °C. The influence of the resulting microstructure on the hardness a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,230 Views
16 Pages

An Investigation into the Surface Integrity of Micro-Machined High-Speed Steel and Tungsten Carbide Cutting Tools

  • Minh Nhat Dang,
  • Surinder Singh,
  • John H. Navarro-Devia,
  • Hannah J. King,
  • Rosalie K. Hocking,
  • Scott A. Wade,
  • Guy Stephens,
  • Angelo Papageorgiou and
  • James Wang

22 October 2023

The performance and lifespan of cutting tools are significantly influenced by their surface quality. The present report highlights recent advances in enhancing the surface characteristics of tungsten carbide and high-speed steel cutting tools using a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,619 Views
13 Pages

Investigation of the Temperature-Related Wear Performance of Hard Nanostructured Coatings Deposited on a S600 High Speed Steel

  • Eleonora Santecchia,
  • Marcello Cabibbo,
  • Abdel Magid Salem Hamouda,
  • Farayi Musharavati,
  • Anton Popelka and
  • Stefano Spigarelli

15 March 2019

Thin hard coatings are widely known as key elements in many industrial fields, from equipment for metal machining to dental implants and orthopedic prosthesis. When it comes to machining and cutting tools, thin hard coatings are crucial for decreasin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
903 Views
25 Pages

Optimized Hot Pressing of High-Speed Steel–Bronze Composites for Diamond-Reinforced Tool Applications

  • Filip Průša,
  • Andrzej Romański,
  • Marzanna Książek,
  • Hana Thürlová,
  • Dorota Tyrała,
  • Petr Kratochvíl,
  • Janusz Konstanty,
  • Ilona Voňavková,
  • František Růžička and
  • Lucyna Jaworska
  • + 3 authors

26 August 2025

This study investigates the optimization of hot-pressing parameters for ASP60 high-speed steel composites incorporating CuSn20 bronze alloy for use in diamond-reinforced tool applications. ASP60 and CuSn20 powders were characterized using XRD, XRF, D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,308 Views
9 Pages

20 March 2022

1.2C–4Cr–4Mo–10W–3.5V–10Co–Fe high-speed steel (JIS SKH57; ISO HS10-4-3-10) is often manufactured via casting and forging. By applying powder metallurgy, the properties of the abovementioned material can be improve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,383 Views
14 Pages

11 August 2024

Longitudinal crack defects are a frequent occurrence on the surface of thin slabs during the high-speed continuous casting process. Therefore, this study undertakes a detailed analysis of the solidification characteristics of hyper-peritectic steel t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
786 Views
19 Pages

Seismic Response Control of High-Speed Railway Bridges with Prefabricated Multi-Layer Parallel-Connected Slit Steel Plate Shear Dampers

  • Ziyi Kong,
  • Liqiang Jiang,
  • Zhen Zhao,
  • Sui Tan,
  • Lizhong Jiang,
  • Yifan Huang,
  • Fangzheng Zhou,
  • Lanzhe Rao and
  • Lifeng Zou

28 October 2025

To mitigate and control the seismic damage risk of high-speed railway bridges and enhance their post-earthquake reparability, a prefabricated multi-layer parallel-connected slit steel plate shear damper is proposed by utilizing the energy absorption...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,619 Views
14 Pages

20 February 2024

A novel graphene-coated nanocrystalline ceramic particle, iron-based composite inoculant was developed in this study to optimize the as-cast microstructure and mechanical properties of W18Cr4V high-speed steel (HSS). The effects of the composite inoc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,333 Views
16 Pages

4 January 2023

As an advanced near-net-shape processing method in which directly preformed, semi-finished products are created from liquid metals, spray forming has become popular in the development and application of new materials and is supporting industrializati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,406 Views
18 Pages

Forming Control and Wear Behavior of M2 High-Speed Steel Produced by Direct Energy Deposition on Curved Surface

  • Lan Jiang,
  • Xiaofang Pan,
  • Zhongkai Li,
  • Bo Yuan,
  • Wenxin Liu,
  • Danya Li,
  • Ge Shen and
  • Jun Liu

14 December 2024

Direct energy deposition (DED) technology shows promising applications in the production of roller die cutters. The optimization of process parameters, scanning strategies, and analyses of compressive properties and wear behavior are required prior t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,468 Views
14 Pages

16 December 2022

The microstructure and wear behavior of S390 high-speed steel (HSS) reinforced with different volume fractions of MC-type carbides produced via spark plasma sintering were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,097 Views
27 Pages

Effect of Back-Tempering on the Wear and Corrosion Properties of Multiple-Pass Friction Stir Processed High-Speed Steel

  • Quan Liu,
  • Shiye Li,
  • Guochong Rao,
  • Xiaomi Chen,
  • Kun Liu,
  • Min Zhou,
  • Dawei Guo,
  • Valentino A. M. Cristino,
  • Kin-Ho Lo and
  • Chi-Tat Kwok

2 September 2025

In this study, a scalable surface modification strategy for M2 high-speed steel was applied using multiple-pass friction stir processing (FSP) with overlapping ratios of 25%, 50%, and 75%. A comprehensive investigation of the microstructure, surface...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,026 Views
14 Pages

28 May 2018

In the present study, a new electroslag cladding method by using of the advanced current supplying mold technology was used for manufacturing the high speed steel (HSS)/ductile cast iron (DCI) composite roll. The graphite morphology, matrix microstru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,620 Views
13 Pages

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of Powder Metallurgy High-Speed Steel Prepared by Hot Isostatic Pressing

  • Deyin Zhang,
  • Tianyu Lu,
  • Xu Hao,
  • Yixiao Wu,
  • Jiaxun Zhang,
  • Mingming Sun,
  • Baorui Jia,
  • Haoyang Wu,
  • Mingli Qin and
  • Xuanhui Qu

11 October 2024

The microstructure and properties of powder metallurgy high-speed steel prepared by hot isostatic pressing with different heat treatments have been studied. The microstructure, phase composition, effect of quenching and tempering parameters, fracture...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,789 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Corrosion Properties of Various High-Speed Steels

  • Jure Voglar,
  • Živa Novak,
  • Patricia Jovičević-Klug,
  • Bojan Podgornik and
  • Tadeja Kosec

24 December 2020

The aim of the study was to evaluate the corrosion properties of three different grades of high-speed steel following a heat treatment procedure involving deep cryogenic treatment after quenching and to investigate how these properties are connected...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
832 Views
20 Pages

Thin Modified Nitrided Layers of High-Speed Steels

  • Khrystyna Berladir,
  • Tetiana Hovorun,
  • František Botko,
  • Svetlana Radchenko and
  • Oleksandr Oleshko

23 May 2025

The study examined the influence of ion-plasma nitriding on the structure, mechanical, and tribological properties of high-speed steels AISI M2 and AISI M41. A comprehensive study was conducted on the changes in phase composition, microhardness, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,003 Views
18 Pages

The Chip Formation Process When Cutting High-Speed Steels and Ti3SiC2 Ceramics

  • Borislav Savkovic,
  • Pavel Kovac,
  • Leposava Sidjanin and
  • Dragan Rajnovic

The paper presents the microstructural characterization of the chip roots in high-speed steels and ceramic Ti3SiC2. The process of chip formation and the obtaining of adequate samples were carried out using the quick-stop method. The tests were carri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,900 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Wear and Galling Properties of High-Speed Steels

  • Patricia Jovičević-Klug,
  • Marko Sedlaček,
  • Matic Jovičević-Klug and
  • Bojan Podgornik

9 December 2021

New approaches to improving wear resistance with an affordable and noncomplex technology, such as deep cryogenic treatment, (DCT0), are receiving attention. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of DCT on the friction and wear performanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,861 Views
23 Pages

High-Speed Nanoindentation and Local Residual Stress Analysis for Cut Edge Damage in Complex Phase Steels for Automotive Applications

  • Laia Ortiz-Membrado,
  • Sergi Parareda,
  • Daniel Casellas,
  • Emilio Jiménez-Piqué and
  • Antonio Mateo

11 June 2025

Advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) are used as lightweight solutions for vehicles, mainly focusing on the Body-in-White. However, the implementation of such steels for chassis parts requires a profound knowledge of the key design parameters for th...

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