The main goal of this study was to develop a new processing technology for a high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel in order to maximize the mechanical properties attainable at its low alloy levels. Samples of the steel were processed using thermal deformation schedules carried out in single-phase (γ) and dual-phase (γ + α) regions. The samples were rolled at unconventional finishing temperatures...

There is increasing concern regarding adverse effects of prenatal arsenic exposure on the neurodevelopment of children. We analyzed mortality data for children, who were born to 11,414 pregnant women between 2002 and 2004, with an average age of 5 years of follow-up. Individual drinking-water arsenic exposure during pregnancy was calculated using tubewell water arsenic concentration between las...

An effect of tempforming on the microstructure, carbide precipitation, and strengthening mechanisms high-strength low-alloyed steel has been analyzed. The quenched was subjected to 1 h tempering at a temperature 873 K, 923 or 973 K followed by plate rolling same temperature. Tempforming resulted in formation an ultrafine grained lamellar-type microstructure with finely dispersed carbides (Nb,V)...