Carbide Formation and Fracture of High Carbon Steel.

Abstract

This report briefly summarizes the research performed to characterize the fracture of hardened high carbon steels and the formation of carbides during the austenitizing, quenching, and tempering stages of the hardening heat treatments applied to high carbon steels. Four fracture mechanisms and morphologies, each associated with a different type of carbide distribution, were observed and correlated to fracture toughness. Details of findings are presented in the twelve (12) publications resulting from this research. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1984
Accession Number
ADA138519

Entities

People

  • G. Krauss

Organizations

  • Colorado School of Mines

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Austenite
  • Boundaries
  • Carbon Steels
  • Chemistry
  • Colorado
  • Diffusion
  • Engineering
  • Grain Boundaries
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Treatment
  • Iron Alloys
  • Materials
  • Metallurgy
  • Residual Stress
  • Steel
  • Tempering

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design