The effect of microstructural refinement and intercritical annealing on the mechanical properties and work-hardening response of a low carbon St12 steel was studied. It was revealed that intercritical annealing of the ferritic-pearlitic sheet results in the formation of a coarse-grained DP microstructure with discrete martensite islands normally formed in place of pearlitic colonies, which resu...

Master moulds are used to cast copper anode moulds. These iron moulds are made of grey or nodular cast irons. According to desirable properties of ductile irons, it was expected that ductile cast iron ...

A new combination of factors enhancing the stabilization austenite, including pre-existed austenite among quenched martensite, prior deformation, and partitioning at high temperatures is employed to create a multi-component refined microstructure in medium Mn steel (Fe–4Mn–0.31C–2Ni–0.5Al–0.2Mo, wt.%). The evolution phase fraction during processing are systematically investigated using various ...