Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
Volume 541, Issue -, Pages 45-60Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2012.01.130
Keywords
Cryogenic treatment; Mechanical characterization; Steel; Wear; Microstructure; Fracture toughness
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The present study deals with the establishment of relationships between microstructural parameters and properties of AISI D2 steel subjected to conventional heat treatment and different types of subzero treatments (SZTs) like cold treatment, shallow cryogenic treatment and deep cryogenic treatment. Assessment of microstructural parameters includes estimations of the amounts of different phases and stereological parameters of secondary carbide (SC) particles, while evaluation of mechanical properties comprises of determinations of bulk hardness, microhardness, fracture toughness and wear resistance. Structure-property correlations assist to establish that (i) the reduction of retained austenite content with concurrent increase in the amount of SCs by SZTs result in moderate increase of bulk hardness and microhardness of the matrix with marginal loss of fracture toughness but significant improvement in wear resistance, and (ii) the enhancement of hardness and wear resistance of the selected steel with decreasing temperature of SZTs is directly related to the continued increase in the amount and population density of SCs, but is inverse functions of their size and interparticle spacing. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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