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Density dependency of tempered martensite hardness in sintered carbon steel

  • Singon Kang
  • , Minwook Kim
  • , Seok Jae Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

The density dependence of tempered martensite hardness was studied and we have proposed a new equation to predict the hardness of tempered martensite sintered carbon steel. This was achieved by considering the density-dependent tempering value in the tempering parameter. The existence of porosity influenced both the decrease in tempered martensite hardness and the decrease in the activation energy for tempering, resulting in a lower tempering parameter. The variation of the hardness of tempered martensite predicted by the proposed equation was in good agreement with experimental data obtained under various tempering conditions and relative densities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1174-1178
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Transactions
Volume56
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Activation energy
  • Carbon steel
  • Density
  • Tempered martensite hardness
  • Tempering parameter

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Mechanical
  • Materials Science
  • Physics & Astronomy

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