Retained austenite plays a crucial role in determining the hardness, toughness, and strength of martensitic steel alloys. The quenching of these alloys forms a hard martensitic phase, but incomplete ...

THE decomposition of retained austenite as the second stage in the tempering of quenched steels is well recognized, and has been explored extensively. However, the role of retained austenite in the ...

A new study examines the role of silicon in medium-carbon steels, demonstrating its impact on wear resistance and durability ...

Metalworkers and metallurgists have long appreciated the ability to tailor the performance characteristics of steel (an alloy of iron and carbon), including their strength, hardness, ductility and ...

The eutectoid phase transition in the iron carbon system takes place at 727 C. The three components in equilibrium at this temperature are Austenite, g, with the composition Fe - 0.77 wt % C, Ferrite, ...

Duplex stainless steels are typically known to have a dualphase microstructure that contains both ferrite and austenite grains. This so-called microstructure offers a uniquely beneficial combination ...