Optimising nano-carbide precipitation in tool steels

PF Stratton - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2007 - Elsevier
It is well known that the wear resistance of tools can be improved using deep cold treatment
to produce nucleation sites for the nano-sized carbides that form in the martensite during low …

Processing of materials at cryogenic temperature and its implications in manufacturing: A review

AK Singla, J Singh, VS Sharma - Materials and Manufacturing …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Processing of materials at cryogenic temperature has improved the properties of materials
such as hardness, toughness, wear resistance, tensile strength, dimensional stability …

Effect of cryogenic treatment on the mechanical properties of 4340 steel

S Zhirafar, A Rezaeian, M Pugh - Journal of Materials Processing …, 2007 - Elsevier
This experimental study investigated the effects of cryogenic treatment on the mechanical
properties and microstructures of AISI 4340 steel. Mechanical tests, including rotating …

Effect of cryogenic treatment on microstructure, mechanical and wear behaviors of AISI H13 hot work tool steel

M Koneshlou, KM Asl, F Khomamizadeh - Cryogenics, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the effects of low temperature (subzero) treatments on microstructure
and mechanical properties of H13 hot work tool steel. Cryogenic treatment at− 72° C and …

Performance of cryogenically treated HSS tools

FJ Da Silva, SD Franco, AR Machado, EO Ezugwu… - Wear, 2006 - Elsevier
Studies on cryogenically treated high speed steel tools show microstructural changes in the
material that can influence tool lives and productivity significantly. Results in the literature …

Low-temperature martensitic transformation in tool steels in relation to their deep cryogenic treatment

VG Gavriljuk, W Theisen, VV Sirosh, EV Polshin… - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
The low-temperature martensitic transformation in steel X153CrMoV12 containing (mass%)
1.55 C, 11.90 Cr, 0.70 V, 0.86 Mo is studied using dilatometry, Mössbauer spectroscopy, X …

Effect of deep cryogenic treatment on microstructure, creep and wear behaviors of AZ91 magnesium alloy

KM Asl, A Tari, F Khomamizadeh - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the effect of deep cryogenic treatment (− 196° C) on microstructure
and mechanical properties of AZ91 magnesium alloy. The execution of deep cryogenic …

Microstructural study of cryogenically treated En 31 bearing steel

S Harish, A Bensely, DM Lal, A Rajadurai… - Journal of materials …, 2009 - Elsevier
The effect of shallow cryogenic treatment (SCT) and deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) on the
microstructure of En 31 bearing steel is studied in the present work. En 31 bearing steel …

Inconsistent wear behaviour of cryotreated tool steels: role of mode and mechanism

D Das, AK Dutta, KK Ray - Materials Science and …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This report aims to reveal the cause of wide variation in the reported degree of improvement
in wear resistance of cryotreated tool steels. Sliding wear tests at different normal loads have …

Quantification of the dislocation density, size, and volume fraction of precipitates in deep cryogenically treated martensitic steels

A Antony, NM Schmerl, A Sokolova, R Mahjoub… - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Two groups of martensitic alloys were examined for changes induced by deep cryogenic
treatment (DCT). The first group was a range of binary and ternary compositions with 0.6 …