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Decarburization and hardness changes of Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Si steels caused by high temperature oxidation in ambient air

Abstract

In the present paper the investigation of carbon diffusion and hardness changes in Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Si steels initiated by surface oxidation are reported. The oxidation anneals were carried out in ambient air. The measurements of carbon concentration and the metallographic investigation have shown that the steels decarburize expressively in the course of the oxidation process. The evaluation of the carbon concentration curves N{sub C}(x, t) yielded diffusion coefficients D{sub C} of carbon in the given steels. The dependence of D{sub C} on the concentration N{sub i} of alloying elements i is expressed by the use of diffusion interaction coefficients {beta}{sub C}{sup i}. The decrease of carbon concentration caused the increase of grain size in subsurface layers and the decrease of hardness HV. The dependence of HV(x, t) on N{sub C}(x, t) is expressed by the general parabolic relationship y(t) = k t{sup m}. (orig.) 24 refs.
Authors:
Kucera, J; Broz, P; [1]  Hajduga, M; Glowacki, J [2] 
  1. Academy of Sciences, Brno (Czech Republic)
  2. Tech. Univ., Lodz (Poland). Dept. of Mater. Sci.
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 1999
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
SCA: 360101; PA: DE-99:0GA533; EDB-99:088017; SN: 99002141472
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde; Journal Volume: 90; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1999
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; HARDNESS; OXIDATION; ANNEALING; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN GROWTH; METALLOGRAPHY; SURFACES; DIFFUSION; ALLOYS; STEELS
OSTI ID:
681189
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ZEMTAE; ISSN 0044-3093; TRN: DE99GA533
Submitting Site:
DE
Size:
pp. 514-521
Announcement Date:
Oct 22, 1999

Citation Formats

Kucera, J, Broz, P, Hajduga, M, and Glowacki, J. Decarburization and hardness changes of Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Si steels caused by high temperature oxidation in ambient air. Germany: N. p., 1999. Web.
Kucera, J, Broz, P, Hajduga, M, & Glowacki, J. Decarburization and hardness changes of Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Si steels caused by high temperature oxidation in ambient air. Germany.
Kucera, J, Broz, P, Hajduga, M, and Glowacki, J. 1999. "Decarburization and hardness changes of Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Si steels caused by high temperature oxidation in ambient air." Germany.
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title = {Decarburization and hardness changes of Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Si steels caused by high temperature oxidation in ambient air}
author = {Kucera, J, Broz, P, Hajduga, M, and Glowacki, J}
abstractNote = {In the present paper the investigation of carbon diffusion and hardness changes in Fe-C-Cr-Mn-Si steels initiated by surface oxidation are reported. The oxidation anneals were carried out in ambient air. The measurements of carbon concentration and the metallographic investigation have shown that the steels decarburize expressively in the course of the oxidation process. The evaluation of the carbon concentration curves N{sub C}(x, t) yielded diffusion coefficients D{sub C} of carbon in the given steels. The dependence of D{sub C} on the concentration N{sub i} of alloying elements i is expressed by the use of diffusion interaction coefficients {beta}{sub C}{sup i}. The decrease of carbon concentration caused the increase of grain size in subsurface layers and the decrease of hardness HV. The dependence of HV(x, t) on N{sub C}(x, t) is expressed by the general parabolic relationship y(t) = k t{sup m}. (orig.) 24 refs.}
journal = []
issue = {7}
volume = {90}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Germany}
year = {1999}
month = {Jul}
}